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Post by bc2ca on Apr 27, 2022 1:08:35 GMT
No set time for us. Our current towels must be 7-8 years old I think and will probably get replaced in the next year. Every family member has always had their own color. We still have wedding gift towels that are 26 years old in the gym towel pile. We do go through a lot of facecloths though. I buy a few sets every year.  |
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Post by whipea on Apr 27, 2022 12:23:08 GMT
Random. When I want new colors or they are getting the very used look.
Funny thing, I keep some towels to use as dog and fish tank towels. Some of those towels are from my childhood home and are over 50 years old. They are still sturdy, Cannon brand towels.
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Post by chlerbie on Apr 27, 2022 19:31:08 GMT
I'm not really sure. I have some that I know I've had for a long time, and some that are just a year or two old. If I change things around in the bathroom, I'll often want a new set to go with what I'm doing, but I still rotate the towels we have. When they start to feel thin or whatever, I use those for "dirty" jobs, leave some in the car, etc.
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pilcas
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Post by pilcas on Apr 27, 2022 21:19:22 GMT
No set timeframe. If I’m in a store and I see a good sale or if I see an attractive towel I will purchase. I demote my older ones to the garage for cleanup jobs whenever I notice one is looking ratty.
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Post by tyra on Apr 28, 2022 14:42:05 GMT
Do we need new ones? Eh... but it has been 9ish years since we bought new towels. They are in okayish shape so my husband is resisting. By Christmas I WILL have new towels though, I am putting my foot down lol
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Post by mayceesgranny on Apr 28, 2022 15:01:34 GMT
I generally purchase 2-4 new towels each year when they are on sale. I will then pull out old towels from the rotation and move them to the rag pile.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 28, 2022 16:44:33 GMT
I really look forward to when my towels wear out and I can buy new ones. There's something about new towels.
I'm alternating between 3 sets, only buying new when they fall to bits. 1 set of the towels I'm using now was purchased when we first moved to Singapore in 2005. They're getting ragged and threadbare. 1 set was given to us by my Mum when we moved back 10 years ago. The other set I bought on staff discount about 6 years ago.
We've been talking about getting the bathroom replaced since before Covid hit. I'll buy new towels when we finally get round to that, and manage with what we have until then. The current towels wearing out might even be the deciding factor to getting the job done!
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Post by Sue on Apr 28, 2022 21:15:57 GMT
I have at least a dozen ivory-colored, large, fluffy, towels, and what do we always reach for after bathing but our oldest, thinnest, towels that we've had for at least 40 years. There's just something about them. They seem to be easier to handle and they're more absorbent, I think. I do buy several hand towels yearly. They take a beating around here and need replacing often.
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