Thursday, February 22, 2024

I am always searching for the “right towels” for after-showering. The easily available plush, lush, and oversized towels are beautiful, but their soft fibers simply move water dampness around. I search among towel stacks that I stumble on for a type that immediately best absorbs water. That has existed, for I have such a towel.

This good towel has been with me for years, does its job perfectly, and has become irreplaceable. I bought several of “it” long ago–cheap towels–when I was starting out on my own with very little money. Over time, some of those first towels became ragged and got tossed, or became lost, or whatever. Now, I find myself left with just a single really likable one.

In wintertime especially, stepping while still wet from a shower compartment can kind of freeze a body. When sudden colder air hits, there’s less discomfort if a “good towel” has done its work before one leaves the stall.

Yesterday, I was a checkout clerk in the Home Department. That Store stocks new towels for sale in plush and beautiful stacks. I went around feeling fabrics between my fingers, and no surprises, every towel felt too soft to do good work.

I might be an anomaly because yesterday many customers bought those plush, soft towels. Some even raved about the beauty and wonder of soft towels. I did my job by agreeing with them, finally recognizing that it’s high sales of plush that prevent finding rougher towels that (to me) absorb better.

I might have to create “good towels” on my own. There might be available toweling fabrics of various densities and different thread types. I’ll start researching and learn what’s possible. Maybe I could become a self-starter towel builder.

Dear Friends: Someday, I’ll share my ideas for improving bra designs. Diana