My husband used the decorative towels in his mom’s bathroom

At least it was to dry himself off and not say give the dog a bath or something.

We now have proof that Mr. padresfan does NOT read 2Peas over his wife’s shoulder, otherwise he would haven’t touched them with a 10 foot pole.  

I always feel like there is no towel safe to use in my MIL's guest bath. She has 2 different full sets of fancy towels tied with lace on the towel bar. She has 2 fancy towels folded almost like origami on the countertop. It's the fussiest old lady bathroom I've ever seen!

At my mil's house we get these towels that are between a hand towel and small bath towel in size. Dh says they are the same towels they had when he was a kid. They are beyond rough so you have to be kind of careful so you don't over exfoliate while drying off. I am positive that if there was a contest for worse towels ever mil would not only win, but all other contestants would bow down to her in shame for thinking they could possibly compete.

I’ve purchased brand new Lands End towels for my mom and I don’t know what happens to them. Whenever I visit, I get rough scratchy old towels, like Malibou’s MIL’s. 

My mom removed the decorative towels from the guest bath when the grand kids were there, until my DD (youngest grand child) was 14 or 15 I will admit to having decorated towels in our first home. They were just Walmart towels I sewed a fabric ruffle on to match the curtains and shower curtain I made for the bathroom, but the towels got used. It drove my mom bonkers

Some of my kids used mine too. I don't care..just one of those that has lace and cross stitch. Anything I care a lot about I put away when they come, but don't have much of that sort of stuff.

My mom has a double closet full of brand new towels and sheets. The ones that we had to use were thread bare. 10 years after I moved out, many of the same towels that were in the closet were still in use.

My Mom has decorative towels and everyone knows not to use them.

She has gifted me several sets of fancy, nice towels and I put them in the downstairs bathroom whenever she's coming over.

Jennifer

There was a thread about using guest towels on the old board—probably 10 years ago. It’s what got me hooked on the Peas! I can remember reading parts of it to my DH while driving.

I probably haven’t had guest towels for 20 years. I can remember some really pretty, frilly, embroidered peach towels that we got for a wedding gift. I had those hanging on a towel bar over the toilet. It was so impractical to hang a bath towel there, as it would hang over the toilet. The fact that there were multiple towel holders in bathrooms in those days says that you were expected to have nice towels and towels for bathing.

Nothing to add, except I am taking notes so I don't become the freaky old mother-in-law with weird towel practices.