AmazonBasics Quick Dry Bath Towels Platinum Reviews Summary

Softness and Texture

Pros:

• "These towels are very soft and absorbent."
• "These are a lot softer than I expected them to be and have held up in the wash so far."
• "These towels are wonderfully soft and absorbent."
• "These are super soft, large and really absorbent."
• "These towels were extremely soft. Much softer than I anticipated them."
• "These are some beautiful large face cloths. Super soft and absorbent."
• "These clothes were soft, attractive, quality."

Cons:

• "The lint produced by these towels is quite extraordinary. After a short while the towels feel nothing like as plush as when received."
• "They lost their softness quickly but other than that we loved these cloths."
• "They do lose their softness after a while."
• "These towels are very soft, but shed a ton of lint and are not durable."
• "These towels are not color fast. I have light spots all over them that occur while being used to dry hands, not from the wash."
• "However, they are very linty."
• "Only soft with first use and then not very soft."

Durability and Quality

Pros:

• "I've washed them several times and have had no problems."
• "These remind me of thick hotel style towels. My family and I really love them."
• "These are very well made towels and will last as while!"
• "They're so well made, the edges don't curl."
• "We have washed several times without any deformation, loss of softness, or excessive lint."
• "These are fairly soft, but what I love is how well made they are."
• "These are very absorbent and soft."

Cons:

• "I have never had a hand towel that has so much lint when using. After numerous washings still can’t seem to get rid of all the lint."
• "Some of the loops also pulled out on the initial wash, leaving the new towels looking very used."
• "Washed before use and the towels shredded everywhere."
• "They do tend to get beat up in the washing and drying process, I wouldn’t imagine them lasting for very long."
• "Half of these came apart after one wash and the other half came apart within 3 washes."
• "These towels shed until the fabric is gone. I have washed the towels 4X and still had small cotton balls EVERYWHERE!"
• "These towels are such poor quality, they started falling apart the first time in the washer machine."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great value for the money."
• "I didn’t expect quality wash clothes at this price. These are soft and thick."
• "Bought as prime day deal for 7 dollars or so apiece. Surprised by the softness and quality."
• "For the price my expectations were low so I was surprised by the quality of these face cloths."
• "These are great cotton washcloths, 12 of them for a reasonable price. When they arrived they were washed and dried and came out perfect."
• "Good for the price."
• "Great value well worth the buy."

Cons:

• "I thought they were a little pricey, but I haven't purchased towelling like this for a while."
• "It’s a great size and beautiful color though! Just not worth the price."
• "While the towels are nice, the cost for the bath towels (Amazon Basics) is expensive in comparison to the value you get with the hand towels and the wash cloths."
• "These towels are everything you could want in a towel. They are super soft. The color is vibrant."
• "Very cheap. Doesn’t absorb water at all."
• "These towels are not especially absorbent."
• "These towels are terrible. If you use them to dry your face, it'll leave little pieces of lint all over your face, especially if you have stubble."

Color and Appearance

Pros:

• "These towels are the perfect shade of blush pink I was looking for, for a while!"
• "I bought the blue set because it is my husband's favorite color, and it is a very nice, but somewhat unusual color."
• "We got the blue color and it’s beautiful."
• "Good quality, attractive color same as it appears in picture."
• "Overall very great quality and really good colors."
• "These hand towels are the perfect softness."
• "These towels are everything you could want in a towel. They are super soft. The color is vibrant."

Cons:

• "The problem with these is the color leached our with the first wash."
• "These towels would be five stars if they weren’t bleaching after the first few days of use."
• "I liked the softness of these towels but they are not colorfast and your face products will leave bleach spots."
• "After the very first wash the grey color is coming off in spots."
• "The color changed from blue to green the first time I washed."
• "After the first wash my pink towels look like they came in contact with bleach. (They didn’t) The color is gone in come spots completely!"
• "These towels are not color fast. I have light spots all over them that occur while being used to dry hands, not from the wash."

Functionality and Use

Pros:

• "Love these towels. They served its purpose for my massage therapy clients. Full coverage no matter what size the body type."
• "Can be useful for many things, including washing face and body, even sopping up moisture from kitchen counters, polishing silver, etc."
• "These are perfect for people who have contact lenses and need to have a particle free finger to manipulate the lens."
• "These towels are on the thinner side, but not so much as to look cheap or cheesy."
• "No lint. Very absorbent and soft towels."
• "These towels are what I was looking for, but they're not quite as large as the description leads one to believe."
• "These towels are on the thinner side, but not so much as to look cheap or cheesy."

Cons:

• "It smelt bad 1 day after use, while I the other towel sold by amazon doesn't smell even 3 days after use."
• "Washing them left tufts of lint all over my other clothes."
• "These towels are nice and thick yet absorbent."
• "Unlike other towels that I have owned, this one is really fluffy and it doesn’t absorb liquids well."
• "These towels do not absorb water at all."
• "Towel does not dry off like regular towels and I feel like it still leaves me damp."
• "Towels have a plasticy non-absorbent feel to them."