Cop’s Wife: How old are your bath towels?
Lori S: You are so funny! Many of them are 14 years old as we received them as wedding gifts. I commented a few summers ago that in today’s world we should receive anniversary gifts as so few people stay together anymore so my Mother-in-Law bought us some new ones.
Tara S: I have some from our wedding 8 yrs ago and maybe some older than that. LoL
Leah: Mine are 12+, which begs the question, ‘why don’t we get new ones more often’? They lose so much fluff and volume, they are not that expensive, AND you can tell yourself that a shelter dog someplace needs that old towel SO much more than you do! Win win! Maybe some shopping later!
Angela B: I think the newest towels I have are probably 18 months. The rest…much, much older.John C: Too old…. We are trying to use them as long as possible….
Lilly W: From 10 years to 2mo. So how long more can I hold on to them?
Cop’s Wife: Well, this question came to me as I was using 8 year old towels to scrub a three year old’s poop out of the carpet. I thought, “Why do I still have these?” Then I realized I still have the towels I bought to use in the dorms in ’93 (though those are specifically for dog bathing now). I did however buy some new ones today before I posted this and before I knew I’d be cleaning up doopage. The ones I’ve been using regularly are @ 3-5 years old. I thought I was pretty good about clearing them out and donating to the animal shelter, but alas, I am failing in that department as in so many others.Marnie E: Funny you should ask… we just bought new bath towels tonight! Prior to that our bath towels we’re ~3yrs. We have towels from when I was in grade school (dog towel use and other icky things) and beyond! :) I don’t know really why we have so many frickin’ towels though to be honest AND the ones we’re replacing today will go in the linen closet too- I call myself a pack rat!
CPA: I still have my dorm towels too! They are the towels we use when our other towels are all in the wash. The towels we usually use are about 3 or 4 years old. And I still have the towels from when we got married. Those are our guest towels - they hardly ever get used so they are still fluffy.
Average Jane: I still have a few that are now 20 years old. My most recent ones date back from our recent (a few years ago) bathroom remodel. However, I’ve learned my lesson about buying crappy Target towels and I’ll be replacing them fairly soon.
Trish O: You crack me up!!! I think that I have cleared the towels out before Jeff and I got married. Why don’t we update these more often? They really aren’t expensive when compared to the other junk we buy!
Goldilocks: Most of ours were bought when we moved to this house a little over 4 years ago, but there are a few we have still have that we received for our wedding over 7 years ago. They all seem to be in pretty good shape still, but I am in the market for a new set for the main level bathroom that I’ll eventually get to match a new shower curtain — when I find one I like!
So seriously, how old are your towels?
The beach towel I use is a little mermaid towel I got for my third birthday…I am 21 now. So that one is about 18 years old. We have a bunch of other really ancient towels from before I was born but they’ve been turned into cleaning rags so I doubt they still count as towels. :D
I took a couple of towels to the vet this summer that were 35 years old. No kidding. The sad part is, except for the hem on the side finally coming unstitched, they were still in great shape, even though they’ve been washed a bazillion times. I’ve bought lots of towels over the years and even the expensive ones tear up pretty fast.
We just replaced our four, eight and 15 year old towels with the best towels I have ever wrapped around my body.
Kind of pricey, $35.95 a towel, $54.95 for a bath “sheet”, but worth every penny since they come with a lifetime guarantee… Hammacher Schlemmer…
Pulling one of those off the towel warmer on a cool morning is WONDERFUL!!
They should have an expiration date. And I should replace my wedding gift towels before my 13th anniversary in a few months. Sad little, non-fluffy things.
These are things that boys do. Boys do these things that allow them to be boys. Naughty, filthy, and perfectly imperfect. This does not make them an asshole. Please let your boys be boys. And don’t train them to be girls, or put them up on a blog.
Varun,
You are the latest in a long string of ignorant spiteful assholes to post on here. It’s her blog. She can post what she wants. If you have never called your kid a curse word you either a.) Don’t have kids. Or b.) Are a disillusioned moron who thinks your kids are the epitome of perfection. Either way shut up. I’m tired of you self righteous douches bagging on her for being such a great mother. Acceptance and encouragement are the things a child needs most in this world. So for the children’s sake I hope you have none. Otherwise they’ll most likely grow up to be stifled unhappy shells who walk through life knowing that the one person who is supposed to love them unconditionally would only care about them if they conform to what he/she says. So in short, you are the asshole. She is the 5star parent
Interesting question… The ones my kids use range in age from 6 months (my sons birthday) to 4 years old. They get a new towel (usually big character beach towels) for birthdays and Christmas! But the ones my husband and I use are only about 3 years old (to match when we tiled our house and changed up the bathrooms). But I KNOW we have towels from when we got married- almost 8 years ago- and they are stashed in a storage tote for a ‘special’ occasion- what really? Don’t ask me- I do some weird things sometimes!
No matter how hard I try…my Husband still uses the dog towels and beach towels to shower.
12-17 years. It does seem odd, when you think about it…
I just opened a trunk in my garage that I haven’t looked in for ages… in the top portion: hand towels. Bunches of them. Monogrammed with my mom’s initials… and faded. “Those are still good,” I thought as I closed the lid and pushed it back.
I’m going home tonight and putting them in the Goodwill pile.
Thanks for the wake up call…
I’ve been thinking a lot about our towels lately, too. This is a touch freaky. And I’m really glad I’m not the only one. I have towels from the dorms - 1994. They are used for camping and dog washing. Or when they are the only clean ones in the closet.