Optima Collection Platinum Level Complete Bath Set, includes 4 Bath Towels, 4 Hand Towels, 12 Washcloths, and 1 Bath Mat, 100% Eco-Friendly Pre-Consumer Regenerated Cotton

These are great, thick, soft, absorbent, perfect size, great price, high quality.

Two different members of my family have said that these are "like hotel towels" - but I'm not sure they meant the same thing by that. :)The idea is that these towels are made of leftover cotton that would otherwise be tossed, which is eco-friendly. I like being eco-friendly - I do the "normal" things like recycling all I can, using low-energy bulbs, turning off lights, etc., but don't go overboard with recycled paper towels or toilet paper or such, because I admit that sometimes I'll sacrifice a little eco-ness for a good quality feel.This towel set is decent in price for what you get (I did receive mine for free from Vine) and they are not bad at all. I will NOT say that they are "luxurious." I find them to be Target style quality - not awful, but nothing special. The eco-friendliness of them is better than a cheaper towel, but I find them to be a little less plush and a little smaller than I'd love.My husband said they were "like hotel towels" and for him, that means that they are OK, do their job, but aren't fabulous and feel a little thin. My son said they are "like hotel towels" and for him that was a big plus because they dry quickly. I found that after I washed them before wear, the stitched band on the bath towels had already pulled a little tight, but otherwise they did fine. They are absorbent and dry quickly. I will also say that I was surprised to see "no bleach" on the washing instructions, because to me, one benefit of a pure white towel is that occasionally, it's great to be able to use bleach to totally refresh them.I would prefer 20 washcloths and 4 hand towels in the set, but it's great to have so many washcloths overall - I'd just like the balance to be a little more on the towel side.If you're not looking for super plush towels - for just family use or maybe even a beach house bathroom or something, these would be a great set.

This collection of towels is pretty fantastic. On the ethics/warm and fuzzy/feel good side of things, the towels are made of regenerated cotton in an attempt to make them as sustainable as possible. That's a buzz phrase I had never heard of before. Essentially this means that the towels are meant to be as green friendly as possibly by not involving any fertilizer, pesticides, landfill usage and other things that pollute or damage the environment. That's pretty sweet, right? Essentially regenerated is a step above organic if you believe the company putting this out. Even if you don't though, why wouldn't you choose a product that does less damage to the world around it than one that does. Unless of course it comes down to price for you.The truth of the matter is that a lot of people would be far greener if they could afford it. It's the same reason why MacDonalds gets business from below poverty line wage earners. Sure they'd like to have a nice salad but for the same costs as buying all those vegetables, you can get a couple items off of the value menu. So the people in question think short terms rather than long term because they simply can't afford to. Cost can be a big factor in any purchase simply because otherwise we'd all be driving Porsches and eating fillet mignon three squares a day. The good news is that in the case of these towels, the purchase price is more than reasonable. Sure $90 sounds like a lot for TOWELS, but once you let that sticker shock wear off and see what you are actually getting, it's a really good deal.For $90, you get: four bath towels, four hand towels, one bath mat and twelve washcloths. A high quality bath towel runs you between 10-20 PER TOWEL and her you are getting four with a whole bunch of other things. So you're essentially buying in bulk like you would things at a Sam's Club or BJ's. Heh. BJ's.... Anyway, Buying this large package costs you more up front, but you're actually getting a better bang for your buck than if you bought all of these items separately, even from other companies. So you get high quality products for an extremely good price. What's not to love. Oh yeah, the fact these only come in WHITE. Well, that's the price you pay for buying something without any dyes or chemicals. You get a single choice. Really though, white is a fine choice for the bathroom and color is nowhere as important as say durability or absorbency.Overall, this is a fantastic collection well worth picking up, no matter who you are.

I had a fantastic experience with these towels from start to... continued use. Right out of the box, they don't have any weird smells or unpleasant starchy feel. Immediately soft and plush feeling even before they're washed! The set of four of everything was very nice, since some towel sets only give you 2 hand towels. My husband wishes that the full size towels were bath sheets (a few inches larger) but this size is the standard and it fits perfectly in the linen storage.I used one as soon as it came out of the dryer. Plush and fluffy! I was so pleased - no scratchy feelings, no weird edges. I did dry these on regular temps and they haven't done that weird shrinking along the edge binding and trims that has happened with quite a few of our other towels. I really hate that phenomenon because it's difficult to wrap the towel properly when it's tapered toward both ends. So far, it's been a few washes and these haven't even started to do that.They aren't a "bright" white, more of a candlewhite, which doesn't bother me but might be an issue if you're trying to match a particular color scheme. I think you'd have to bleach them to keep them perfect, but it's not important enough to me to worry about that. My priority is comfort and durability and these score very high on both of those.