Product Review: 365 Everyday Value Brand Paper Towels
Compared to Bounty, this brand from Whole Foods won’t win on performance or softness. But next to other recycled paper towels, 365 Everyday Value is a contender true to its name.
First off, they are pretty inexpensive—two rolls for less than $2.00. Second, they are surprisingly durable. They aren’t going to be able to do any of those neat tricks we used to see on paper towel commercials, but I was able to wet/soap one, clean sticky kid hands, rinse same towel off and use for last wipe on fingers. And they are somewhat absorbent, removing a moderate amount of Grape juice (purple not white) off of the floor in a flash. Not bad for a recycled product.
Another bonus: 100 percent recycled materials, with a minimum 80 percent post-consumer content, and bleached without chlorine—that’s enough to make you feel downright good about yourself.
While they sometimes tear in half when you need them whole, and don’t immediately instill confidence that one, maybe two sheets will do the job, they do pretty well. Still, I may not be completely converted from my beloved Bounty. But this may also be because I don’t live all that close to a Whole Foods. Were there one next door, I may opt for this all the time. For now, I plan to stock up when I’m near Whole Foods and try to rely on Bounty as an option between trips. We’ll see how it goes.
PS- Liking the toilet paper, too. Go Whole Foods!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
The Whole Foods 365 brand is pretty good, but I think you can’t beat washcloths and rags. I use them for just about everything and just pop ‘em in the washer when they get gross.
Still, we are not a paper towel-free house. My mom and husband can’t kick the habit, and surprisingly, nagging has no positive effect.
Anyone have advice on selling conservation techniques to the ones you love?