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Thread ID: 72055 2006-08-27 20:43:00 Towel efficiency Cicero (40) PC World Chat
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481004 2006-08-27 20:43:00 As anyone noticed how new towels don't seem to dry one as well as older ones? Cicero (40)
481005 2006-08-27 21:02:00 I can't say i have noticed :( personthingy (1670)
481006 2006-08-27 21:12:00 Yes, always been that way, same with tea-towels. Washing them all before their first use helps. pctek (84)
481007 2006-08-27 22:54:00 Soak the towels in cold water overnight which should help. wmoore (6009)
481008 2006-08-27 23:50:00 New towels always seem to need a few washes before they are as absorbant as older ones, especially cheap ones, but the really good quality Egyptian cotton towels are great. Arbuckles (www.arbuckles.co.nz) have some good tips on caring for towels and they mention something I have heard before but not tried - soaking in salt. They also recommend not using fabric softener. FoxyMX (5)
481009 2006-08-28 02:13:00 Got them at Arbuckles,saw salt thing,but still seem not to dry.
Still I think as said,time will fix them.
Cicero (40)
481010 2006-08-29 07:53:00 Are you not "drip dry" Cicero? (hope I got those words the right way round...) godfather (25)
481011 2006-08-29 08:26:00 Surely fatuous replies suggest that the latter may apply to the sender? Cicero (40)
481012 2006-08-29 08:30:00 I've got some lovely Egyptian cotton towels that have been washed heaps of times now, soaked in Napisan, soaked in Vinegar and water, soaked in really hot water (not all at the same time mind you!) without any luck. They feel soft etc, but I might as well try to dry myself with a plastic bag all the good it has done. :dogeye: Jen (38)
481013 2006-08-29 08:43:00 Well so long as they work, that's all i care about....

Jen, i'm shocked, you lost your moderators icon thingy....
personthingy (1670)
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