()As a prolific book reviewer here on Amazon, it's a bit of a departure for me to be reviewing bath towels.What you may not realize is that the towels are an essential book reviewing tool...I read the books in my bathtub.Now you know.All joking aside, I have to admit that I was very pleased with the quality of the Pike Street towel set.The list price of $130 is absurd, but for $24.95 they're a bargain.The towels are soft and fairly plush.As others have said, they're not luxury towels, but are of a good quality for everyday use, and are much better than what you'd see in an average hotel room.My set are the cream color, and they're a rich, French vanilla of a cream.
So far they've held up superbly to laundering.And my set did not have any hanging threads that others have complained of.However, my favorite thing about these towels is that they really are generously sized.It makes a difference.I usually purchase bath sheets rather than regulation bath towels for my home use, but these bath towels are large enough to wrap myself up in comfortably.Even the wash cloths and hand towels are larger than you'd typically expect, which just gives the towels extra absorbency and utility.For instance, a folded hand towel makes an excellent pillow when reclined in the tub with a best-seller.
()I intentionally waited a while in order to write this review.I wanted to see how the towels would hold up over a few washings, how I'd feel about them after they'd been subjected to regular use.I'm pleased and a little surprised to say that I like them better a month down the line than I did when I first received them.I find myself more, rather than less, likely to reach for one of them instead of my old favorites.
When the towels were new, I was unsure about two things: they had a kind of funny smell, first of all, a new product smell that didn't tickle my nose the right way.That went away completely after the first washing.Now they smell nice and fresh and like detergent, like towels should.The other thing was the color.The picture doesn't really capture how vivid the green is it's called pistachio but if I'd been on the naming committee I might have gone with something more like "moss" or "lichen."The green is a little more vivid than what I see on my monitor (monitors vary, so don't take this as a given)the stock photo is more pastel than the towels themselves (I'm holding one in front of me).I think the color is a pretty vivid one not so pastel, after all an acid, spring green with a strong yellow undertone.It's a color that pops, rather than fades.So the color wasn't quite what I expected, but I've grown to love it anyway.It's distinct, complex, and pleasing to the eye.
They provide what I'd call a "brisk" toweling experience.I don't mean that as a euphamism; it's not a criticism at all.I've noticed that towels come in two distinct types.There are towels that are "plush" and others that are "brisk," and higher and lower quality examples of each.I find it a little odd to dry off with a plush towel it's like rubbing myself with a big velvet blanket, which doesn't feel right to me, especially in the morning.So I like a good brisk towel.These are soft, well-made, but they provide enough friction that drying off feels brisk and energizing.
I'd definitely buy this brand again, and do recommend it to others.
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()With lot's of guests visiting, I was eager to get a new set of towels.
While I was pleased with the size of the bath towels, the hand towels are HUGE as are the washcloths. The hand towels hung stupidly on my wall racks.
I didn't believe another reviewer when they said the towels snagged within the first three washes until I received and washed these towels. Sure enough, one of the bath towels came from the dryer with a long thread hanging off the middle. I have front-open machines, so it's highly unlikely they snagged on the equipment.
That said, they are soft and it doesn't appear the decorative trim is shrinking in the dryer as some of my other towels do.
Overall, a good towel set for a very decent price given the quality of the material.
UPDATE: After three more cycles of house guests and uneven use of these towels, I find that the more frequently used ones are fading in color rather quickly. I'm quite surprised given how light they were to begin with, but it's noticeable.
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I am so disappointed withthese towels. The selvages are ravelled and ragged and several towels had thin spots where the loops had not caught.I cannot expect these towels to wear well at all. These towels are not worth the price I paid, (The 'original' price advertised is totally ridiculous!) I will not purchase items like this online again.Save 67% Off
