Are Waffle Weave Towels Really Better Than Terry Cloth? |
There are two things you should know about Savannah, Georgia before you visit. One, it is teeming with ghosts, and two, it is exceptionally and oppressively humid. Last fall, I spent a week there in a bed and breakfast, and the owners made sure to leave neither the moisture nor the malevolent entities unchecked. They painted the ceiling of the inn's wraparound porch haint blue, a light blue shade that wards off ghosts, according to Gullah tradition. And to combat the humidity, they stocked each room with fans and a generous stack of waffle weave towels. It had never occurred to me that one type of towel could be ideal for a certain climate, but the owners made sure that nobody left their establishment without knowing this fact. On the bathroom wall hung a handwritten message that read, "Waffle weave towels are far superior to terry cloth towels in absorbency and drying speed, making them ideal, if not necessary, for the year-round humidity in Savannah." They were right. Day after rain-soaked day on this particularly damp vacation, the towels delivered on their promises to dry out by the evening. By the time I was headed back to New York City, the waffle weave towel propaganda had successfully infiltrated my brain. Click through to read more about how waffle weave towels stack up against other types, or shop some of my favorites directly below. —Wilder Davies |
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