Cheap but good quality towels?

[Maloneyb]

Need to replace all the towels in the house - they’re awful, mismatched and no longer soft!
but I can’t find anything affordable really..

so, any recommendations for hand and bath towels but good quality?

How cheap?

M&S ones are good quality for the price, but depends on your budget.

We've have some Primark ones that have lasted years, still thick and absorbent.

eBay! Lots of bundles of unwanted gifts etc, and also, if you're like me and not too fussed about other people's clean, freshly showered bodies, actual used sets going for an absolute pittance.

I also came to say Primarks are great, I replaced my Christy towels with them.

Cheap towels are cheap for a reason, look for better quality ones at a cheaper price. TKMAXX?

Mine are from Sainsburys and have lasted for years.

Dunelm seem pretty good for the price

Asda

Sainsbury's.

Dunelm towels are ususlly ok, wash ok and dont get thin quickly, or look in TKMaxx you might get lucky.

why do you need to replace them?
mismatch is fine, they will still do their job.

cotton towels get harder over time if not tumble dried. it's just a fact of life. no need to replace them.
microfibre towels stay softer but are rubbish at drying.

Hammam towels like this https://amzn.eu/d/1skpdzS

Cheap, dry fast, can use on beach. Mine have lasted six years or so and still good.

Generally, you get what you pay for.

The towels with the lines in them from IKEA - cheap and they dry super quickly!

I’ve got 4 bath sheets from Dunelm on constant rotation for 2 of us. They are used for at least one shower a day each and washed weekly. I’ve had them since 2009 and they are still thick and soft (after finding the perfect towel washing technique 😀)

My Asda ones have lasted 17 years and still going strong

Well, obviously, we all need to hear the towel washing technique! Don't hold out on us!

I have a couple of H&M ones, they're good!

Also John Lewis if you can get some in the sales! Very nice and soft

Agree with Dunelm and Asda. Lovely, long-lasting towels from both of them, which were really good value.

Primark - recommended on here a few years ago and the ones we got are good.

I haven't tried these yet but I've been eyeing them up since I found out about them- decent price and they specify the GSM count of their towels: www.absolutehometextiles.co.uk/bath-sheets/

Dunelm!

Matalan are fab and they always have discount codes

60 degree wash
About 2/3 of the amount of non bio washing powder recommended on the packet
White vinegar instead of fabric conditioner
Extra spin cycle at highest speed
Shake out well
Hang outside if you can or inside if it’s raining
Before they are fully dry, put in tumble drier for 10 minutes on hot (and I often end up with 10 minutes cool at the end of the cycle because I go off and forget about them)
Hang them up again to air
Fold and put away

If I think that they will dry fully before I have a chance to give them their 10 minute tumble dry, I’ll do that at the beginning. Potentially tumble drying all the way would have the same effect but a) there is the risk of over drying, which I don’t like, and b) it uses more electricity, which I’m trying to be more aware of

Complete faff but lovely soft towels and there are only two of us 😊

@Humdrumdumb

Thank you! Very helpful