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5.0 out of 5 starsUpdate: Compare Quick-Dry vs Regular version
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2019
These towels are good quality; they are not 'luxury'/high quality, but definitely better than low quality/economy towels. They were packaged well, in a plastic bag inside a corrugated box. There was a new material type smell to the towels, but after the first wash before use (which the instructions say to do), that smell was 100% gone, leaving them perfect. They are well made, the hemming on the ends and sides is solid, and no threads/hemming has come undone in the time I've had them and it doesn't look like that will be an issue at all. These are made in India. I can't say why they chose the name 'Quick-Dry', as that usually indicates something that, when hanging in air, dries itself more quickly than normal; that is not the case at all with these towels, but the do work better when used to dry something.
Comparing the Quick-Dry vs the Regular version (both AmazonBasics, both same size hand towels):
Quick Dry:
- Extremely soft, more than typical, very nice feel to them
- Dries hands more quickly/easily, soaks up any water it touches instantly, makes better contact with skin
- Wet towel does not dry any quicker than a regular towel, it dries about the same
- Has a texture with a look and feel more like very short fur
- Ideal (and preferred by me) for drying anything that is wet (from hands, to a wet counter)
- Not the best for using as a washcloth (like if you want a big soaked cloth to use to wash your counter/floor)
- Made in India
Regular:
- Typical soft cotton towel feel
- Dries hands like typical towels, not quite as quick to absorb as the quick-dry
- Wet towel dries normally
- Has the typical cotton towel loop texture, course but not rough at all
- Great for drying anything that is wet (from hands, to a wet counter), but the quick-dry works even better
- Ideal for using as a large washcloth (like if you want a big soaked cloth to use to wash a counter/floor
- Made in India
In comparing the two types, it looks like they are both made exactly the same way, perhaps by the same company/factory, using different material, so the only difference is just that, the material.
Recommendation:
Both are nice towels, but when used to dry something wet (hands, body, counters), the Quick-Dry is definitely better, and by far the better choice for many reasons. I definitely recommend them.
Interestingly, it is quite the opposite if they are used as washcloths, when both are soaking wet and used to wash/scrub something, the Regular is definitely better for that alternate use.