Not all microfiber towels are created equal. We collected microfiber towels from Walmart, Target and K-Mart. They’re “all purpose” type terry microfiber towels. We wanted to compare them to our 16″x16″ All Purpose Microfiber Towel. We put the towels through three tests; a touch test in which we compared how the towels felt to the touch, a weigh test and an absorbency test. We made a video of the test:

MICROFIBER TOWEL COMPARISON
Here’s a quick breakdown of the results:
Vendor | Size | Weight | GSM | Softness
(1-10) |
Grab
(1-10) |
Absorbency
(1-10) |
MW.com | 16×16 | 54 Grams | 337 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Walmart | 14×14 | 36 Grams | 293 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
K-Mart | 14×16 | 48 Grams | 332 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Target | 14×14 | 36 Grams | 293 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Clearly our towel performed the best. Keep this in mind the next time you see microfiber towels available at a retail store. Are they as absorbent? Will they grab and hold as much? Are they as heavy? Will they last as long?