# Tell me about your microfiber towels **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 7, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microfiber-towels/520299 "2009-12-07T05:46:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microfiber-towels/520299/1 "2009-12-07T05:46:16Z")
Your microfiber dish towels and your microfiber (or micro-blend) bath towels, that is. I just discovered the joy of microfiber dish towels via Amazon, but paid nearly $5 a towel for each, which I now realize is crazy. So, tell me about your favorite microfiber dish towels and bath towels. I currently have a great bathsheet that’s 20% modal (beech) and 80% cotton, but I’m sure I can do better! Is cleaning with a cleanser not allowed with microfiber? Will they disintegrate if I use anything but water? I’m currently in the “everything needs to be wiped with these babies!” phase of it all. ---
**Author:** ![sharding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sharding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sharding)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microfiber-towels/520299/2 "2009-12-07T06:32:08Z")
Hmm. I have some microfiber towels, but not as bath towels. Not sure I would like it as a bath towel, but to each his or her own… I have no idea if any of these would be appealing to you, but a while back I bought a whole bunch of different types of bath towels and gave them a test drive. I posted a blog with my impressions. [Sean Harding/blog : Too many towels](http://sharding.org/blog/2008/04/21/too-many-towels/) FWIW, we ended up going with Matouk Milagro, which we’re still very happy with. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microfiber-towels/520299/3 "2009-12-07T14:57:50Z")
**sharding** , you’re absolutely right, pure microfiber would be a bit “sticky” to totally towel off in; I guess I thought there would be some blend varities. What you did is a fantastic idea, and I’m going to do it with your top 3 - get a handtowel or wash cloth, since it is part personal preference part overall absorption, etc. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microfiber-towels/520299/4 "2009-12-07T15:09:21Z")
I’m a travel-light fanatic, so I keep microfiber towels around. I try to travel to warm places, so I’m fine kind of blotting with a tiny towel. I’m also a cheapskate which means I buy the ones meant for drying cars from the auto section. Usually they are half the price you’d find in the travel section. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microfiber-towels/520299/5 "2009-12-08T06:27:59Z")
You’re absolutely right, I too was misled by the “dish towels” on Amazon, and have since found some much cheaper alternatives in the automotive section. **even sven** , they must be even MORE expensive in the travel section - empty 3oz bottles for liquids are $1.50 each! ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-microfiber-towels/520299/6 "2009-12-08T15:19:46Z")
I found mine at Dollarama…