Amazon Basics Ply Paper Towel Reviews Summary

Quality and Absorbency

Pros:

• "These paper towels are very durable but, they don't seem quite as absorbent as the ones I used to get from a recently defunct bulk company."
• "I can use it like crazy and never feel like I'm wasting, like before when I used the thick brand names."
• "They work great. And I go through a lot of paper towels, so buying it. This way involved was a great idea."
• "Works for what's needed: wiping up spills and splashes. Holds together quite well when wet."

Cons:

• "These towels are so thin, they are not very absorbent and they loose all texture immediately upon getting wet."
• "The Amazon Basic product is extremely thin. It is half the size of other brands with same number of sheets; and you have to use twice as many."
• "Towels are absorbent and hold up fairly well when wet. Our complaint is that they are practically impossible to tear off one handed."
• "The 2-ply keeps coming apart, it does not tear along the perforations, it’s ridiculously thin…. In summary, has nothing a passable paper towel needs."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "At first glance it may sound like a deal for the Sheets/Price but...You use TWICE as much if not more than say Bounty if you actually clean up anything with them."
• "I like Amazon’s toilet paper so I thought I’d try the paper towels but they’re really thin every time you go to Pool a sheet off the bottom rips."
• "These are good quality paper towels. However, I had to go back to my old (more expensive) brand because the tube on these is smaller than those on other rolls and doesn't fit any of my towel holders."
• "I'm used to the other brand that is a little softer and more absorbent. But Amazon'sbrand is good enough for all the critters have making Jesse's or putting it down in case of a mess!"

Cons:

• "I bought these because they were cheap and I figured “it’s paper towels, they’re all the same.” Now I know. These are really thin and very rough feeling."
• "For the price, we were expecting Costco Kirkland brand quality paper towels. These are definitely 'economy' type thickness. They are minimally absorbent as a result."
• "I bought these paper towels to try to save money but all I did was lose money. These paper towels are impossible to start each role and they don't even pick up the smallest spills."
• "Given that amazon basics usually does a good job at providing basic stuff at good quality level, I was pretty surprised at how thin and flimsy, thin, & non-absorbent these paper towels are."

Perforation and Ease of Use

Pros:

• "Even works pretty good to dry a wet 20 lb. dog off from the rain. I will keep buying as long as the price is reasonable..."
• "I've heard good things about this paper towel - but it was not something close to bounty 2ply which I usually get. It's pretty stiff, thin, absorbency is not as strong. But It's a good value for the money."

Cons:

• "These do not tear along the perforations very well in my standing paper towel holder. They are cheap and you do need to use a lot of them compared to more expensive ones."
• "These aren’t value rolls. They don’t last. They are paper thin and do not absorb any liquid, so I used twice as many to clean ordinary spills as I would have otherwise."
• "The center tube is too small to fit on my towel rack so I have to cut it on each end. really hate these paper towels. really poor quality and next to useless."
• "These are NOT Choose a size, but are more like 'you get whatever part of a towel you get'. These tear so bad, and even my husband hates them."