MICROFIBER TOWEL COMPARISON

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:

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?

Written by

Brett Haney
President at Microfiber Wholesale

Brett Haney has been in the cleaning business his whole life, as the third generation owner of this business. He enjoys sharing the knowledge that he's gleaned from customers and vendors alike and has had the opportunity to do so in trade publications as well as here on MicrofiberWholesale.com

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