Soft or Scratchy?

[Judas Priest]

How do you like your towels?

I like mine scratchy; I seem to be able to dry myself off quicker with a scratchy towel

 

[Dingman]

Scratchy. After running them thru the washer, drying on the rack rather than the dryer seems to enhance the effect.
I also don't like big, heavy towels that are just hard to handle and hang onto. I like the smaller, lightweight towels, I still have no trouble drying.

 

[E.Man]

......I seem to be able to dry myself off quicker with a scratchy towel

Probably because 'Fabric Softener' works by treating the material in such a way that makes it softer but less absorbent.

 

[Swokie63]

Absorbent..!! The soft ones just don't do it. They just slide around, spreading the moisture everywhere..
A big, dry, rough towel will drain the water right out of you...

 

[The Fuxtor]

Try to explain this to my wife.....

 

[old_tv_nut]

Never thought of soft vs.scratchy, just absorbent. Of course, in an AZ winter (and most of the summer), you will dry off just by waiting; unlike southern FL, where you use a towel and then wonder why you're still wet.

 

[Bill S]

Scratchy. I find new towels to be less absorbent than older towels.

 

[Mystic]

Have I ever considered this question? I think not, but now that I face it, in a public forum no less, I will shout it to the highest mountaintop: Scratchy: I prefer a scratchy towel (experience).

 

[Mystic]

^^PS: ****ing "auto(in)correct" just tried to deposit "pubic forum" in the above statement. What the **** izzat about? Is this ****ing 'droid OS'd device some kinda "woke" no-goodnik? I already knew it was a "no-Godnick", but this latest stunt, well, this is unacceptable. Bad phone.

 

[Mystic]

How do you like your towels?

I like mine scratchy; I seem to be able to dry myself off quicker with a scratchy towel

If you'd used the term "rough" instead of "scratchy" it would have elicited a(n) "LOL".

"Who prefers to dry with a rough towel?" It's gotta ring to it.

 

[sanford12]

I've got thick plush towels and they sit in the closet
because the don't absorb. No fabric softener because I'm allergic to the fragrance they use in it. The cheap thinner towels work best

 

[BigElCat]

Scratchy.

 

[KingBubba]

+1 for scatchy. My wife has always thought I was nuts. I can now show her this thread to show her that I am not alone.

 

[Robisme]

Scratchy.

My son used to complain that our towels weren't soft. I told him that soft towels just don't seem to dry as well. He argued, so I bought him a nice soft towel.

He hated it.

Rob

 

[hdewees]

Fabric softener will make your towels soft - and also is like Teflon - do not use it on your towels if you want to get dry.

 

[AudioZeether]

scratchy, soft towels are not that absorbent

 

[ZebraBlvd]

I miss the smell and feel of clothes that were hung on a "Clothes Line" on a sunny day to dry. So I guess I am in the scratchy category.

 

[WillVT]

I never thought of it as scratchy vs. soft, as someone mentioned above. I just think in terms of quality. We have two towels that are fairly old, and they are soft AND super absorbent. Then we have some ones that are newer, and not as absorbent. I think it has to do with the quality of the cotton terry cloth, and the weave type.

As a cook, I also am picky about my kitchen towels. Terry cloth is the best for absorbency.