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?
