How do you like your towel?

kylith

The 'Stealing From Hotels' thread got me thinking.

Towels are probably the thing most often stolen from hotels, but I never do this. I leave them in the bathroom because I hate hotel towels they're too soft and don't dry you properly. I much prefer a nice, scratchy towel; it dries better and you get a nice exfoliating scrub off of it.

So, which do you prefer: Fluffy towels or Scratchy towels?

Tehachapi

Some people on here are rightly disgusting! Those towels have been up the arse crack of probably hundreds of people and you want to steal them?

Kojak

I like my towel clean....

stovelid

To dry excess water from my skin, generally.

booboo88

i usually buy my own towels, but has to be fluffy but good absorbtion too,

FatherLen

this is more boring than "whats your favourite humming noise?"

Mr. Manager

kylith wrote: »

I hate hotel towels they're too soft and don't dry you properly. I much prefer a nice, scratchy towel; it dries better and you get a nice exfoliating scrub off of it.

+1

J. Marston

http://www.esreality.com/files/placeimages/2010/76895-grandpa-simpson.gif

tallaghtmick

I like my towel high.......

FatherLen

tallaghtmick wrote: »

I like my towel high.......

you're a towel!

Teyla Emmagan

Scratchy? As in air dried until they are so rock hard you have to break them to fold them? No thanks. Not for this little princess.

I can't believe anyone would steal a towel from a hotel, that's gross. Especially as you can buy a brand new (fluffy) bath towel for under €20 in Dunnes..

Cormac2791

The good aul Egyptian bath sheets do the trick

soyawhatsup

Fresh from the radiator on a winter's morning, can't bate it.

booboo88

soyawhatsup wrote: »

Fresh from the radiator on a winter's morning, can't bate it.

i bloody love it actually everythin fresh from the rad in winter

WindSock

I have a very thin beach towel that does the trick better than the thick ones.
It also has pics of fishes on It, which is gnarly.

kylith

booboo88 wrote: »

i bloody love it actually everythin fresh from the rad in winter

I recommend putting your underwear on the rad, makes winter mornings so much better.

stevenmu

I like to keep it close to hand at all times in case of emergencies.

I always know where my towel is at.

tfitzgerald

Fluffy and clean and hust warm off a rad when possible

TPD

We have a really tacky 80s beach towel which says 'windsurfers do it standing up'. Nice and big and a bit scratchy but good and absorbent. Perfect.

kylith

stevenmu wrote: »

I like to keep it close to hand at all times in case of emergencies.

I always know where my towel is at.

Are you also a hoopy frood?

cosmicfart

this is how i likes my towels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towelie and i never forget to bring one of them on hols unless im off to the Dam!

borderlinemeath

Stiff and scratchy, can't stand the non-absorbant ultra fluffy ones. Fabric conditioner is not allowed in my house.

kylith

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Scratchy? As in air dried until they are so rock hard you have to break them to fold them? No thanks. Not for this little princess.

I can't believe anyone would steal a towel from a hotel, that's gross. Especially as you can buy a brand new (fluffy) bath towel for under €20 in Dunnes..

If you need to break your towel to fold it it probably needs a wash.

booboo88

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Stiff and scratchy, can't stand the non-absorbant ultra fluffy ones. Fabric conditioner is not allowed in my house.

wait til you smell the strawberry one......the amount of times ive had to stop myself from drinking it:o

borderlinemeath

booboo88 wrote: »

wait til you smell the strawberry one......the amount of times ive had to stop myself from drinking it:o

Comfort Strawberry & Lily? My sister uses it, either that or tropical burst, yep they smell lovely but I don't like the softness!!

booboo88

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Comfort Strawberry & Lily? My sister uses it, either that or tropical burst, yep they smell lovely but I don't like the softness!!

thats the one. i love the taste...i mean smell.... and the softness is a bonus

jokettle

I have never understood why some people insist that scratchy towels dry you better than fluffy ones. I know people who refuse to tumble-dry their towels because air-drying makes them scratchy and, therefore, better at drying. Surely the method one uses to dry the towel can in no way affect the drying (or, if you will, towel-esque) properties of the towel?!

I like them fluffy, and somehow I have never found myself to be in any way moist* after using them.



*I know your mind went somewhere dirty. Filthwizard.

Little Acorn

Fluffy towels do feel nice and snuggly, but I prefer really rough dry towels for drying myself. I just find they are better for drying myself, with fluffy ones I always get little pieces of towel stuck to me.
Fluffy ones seem to just rub the moisture around, whereas the "scratchy" ones seem much more absorbent.
The really dry hard scratchy towels are great for aiding with exfoliation too which is a bonus!:)

emeraldstar

FatherLen wrote: »

this is more boring than "whats your favourite humming noise?"

Mine is: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Saila

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Stiff and scratchy, can't stand the non-absorbant ultra fluffy ones. Fabric conditioner is not allowed in my house.

your confusing towels with sand paper, dont worry though your not the only one
going by this thread!

starbelgrade

Having a consistent supply of warm, clean & dry towels in the hot press is one of the main reasons that God invented women.

Senna

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Especially as you can buy a brand new (fluffy) bath towel for under €20 in Dunnes..

WHAT, a towel costs €20??? what kind of fancy pants towels are you buying.









I should add, i have never bought a towel in my life, thats what herself is for

Redonblonde

Senna wrote: »

WHAT, a towel costs €20??? what kind of fancy pants towels are you buying.
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Gigantic, fluffy bath-sheets, thats what. Long enough to wrap around even the chubbiest tub.

Darlughda

Get away with your soft and fluffy.

Hard and rough is the only way to go.

easyeason3

Having nice towels is important.
I wash mine at a 95 degree boil wash & then hang out to dry on the clothes line or on a clothes horse in winter.
By the time they dry they are very scratchy & hard.
But the secret is to pop them in the dryer for about 10-15 mins to soften them a bit. This means that you still get really good absorbtion & scratchiness without lifting a layer of skin off.

And yes, my life is quite dull that I put that amount of time into towels.

Saila

fertilised

FlutterinBantam

Before using a new towel, you should wash it.


Increases the absorbancy and dries one much better.

Personally I like mine medium sctatchy as one can give the auld ballbag a good 'rasping' leaving her 'singing' and clean.

Follow up with a good delve up the hoop, and into the washing machine for another round.

Coloured towels are safest,I avoid white if possible:cool:

Lady Chatterton

easyeason3 wrote: »

Having nice towels is important.
I wash mine at a 95 degree boil wash & then hang out to dry on the clothes line or on a clothes horse in winter.
By the time they dry they are very scratchy & hard.
But the secret is to pop them in the dryer for about 10-15 mins to soften them a bit. This means that you still get really good absorbtion & scratchiness without lifting a layer of skin off.

And yes, my life is quite dull that I put that amount of time into towels.

What about fabric conditioner?

easyeason3

MrsD007 wrote: »

What about fabric conditioner?

No, fabric conditioner makes them too soft & instead of drying the water off the towel it will merely smear the water across your body so you may as well just stand there & air dry.

Saila

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Before using a new towel, you should wash it.


Increases the absorbancy and dries one much better.

Personally I like mine medium sctatchy as one can give the auld ballbag a good 'rasping' leaving her 'singing' and clean.

Follow up with a good delve up the hoop, and into the washing machine for another round.

Coloured towels are safest,I avoid white if possible:cool:

ah no they're paper towels your looking for
yore doin it wrong!

veryangryman

I wonder if the 50-50 demographic is that women use soft, men rough.

Personally cant stand soft ones. Air-dryed towels are the stuff of ledge!

Lady Chatterton

I can't stand scratchy towels they would take the nipples off you.

easyeason3

MrsD007 wrote: »

I can't stand scratchy towels they would take the nipples off you.

They will if you rub, they won't if you pat.
Also scratchy towels are great for exfoliating.

Saila

ever since I seen olympic swimmers dry themselves after a drive I only give my self a quick wipe with a towel, you cant 'dry' yourself, just take the heavy water off! doesnt really matter how absorbent it is really unless you have really long hair..and even then.

Lady Chatterton

easyeason3 wrote: »

They will if you rub, they won't if you pat.
Also scratchy towels are great for exfoliating.

Life is too short, I love my luxuries, you can't beat a good quality fluffy towel from BT.

Skerries

Deise Dolly

emeraldstar wrote: »

Mine is: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Mine's mmmm-mmmmmmmmm.

The first one there, now thats the sound of a fridge humming and the second one, now thats the sound of a man humming. You never hear a woman humming. I knew a woman once, but she died soon afterwards...

Novella

I hate if the towel is too fluffy and you end up with little bits of fluff all over your skin. Ugh. Other than that, I don't really mind.