I bought some of these with a Christmas pattern at Whole Foods and loved them so much. I use them as a lint-free cloth for drying my hands before handling my contact lenses. For years I handled my contacts with wet hands and didn't know that it damages the contact lenses by creating cracks which can in turn harm your eyes. Now I know better. I then used paper towels for years and while they were relatively lint free, especially when I rubbed my hands together to get any bits off before touching my lenses, I didn't like the waste, so I tried these. I loved them so much! I've been using the same three for a couple years now for my contacts twice a day and they are still like new. I've had no problems washing them in the washer and dryer with t-shirts. They don't even pick up lint from the wash. I loved these enough that I bought these in this color (the blues) on Amazon and she still raves about them. She says she loves the quality and the color. Companies love planned obsolesce, but forget that when we love something, we tend to buy them as gifts for our friends! These are great. Perhaps their absorbency could be better, but really I prefer great quality to not be compromised by striving for absolute (and usually imaginary) perfection. These are great the way they are and hope they never change! . . . except perhaps for some great new patterns and colors to collect and gift.