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Wash once a week, replace as needed which is probably 10 years or so. Then they become dog towels.

I am a bit perplexed no one is writing about washing in 60*C or above.

Guys, this is common knowledge, innit?

Depends. I have an accuute sense of smell. Before it smells bad, it stops "smelling nice" usually a 3-4 day grace period. In that range, I wash them. It varies because in winter, the heat register dries them pretty fast, in summer, less so, but the HVAC fan constantly circulates so since they dry fast, they keep longer.

In the summer, I'll do less than a week sometimes because I'll shower more than once a day because sweat. They stay wet longer and get "unfresh" faster.

Huh, I never thought about replacing them ….

• used to wash towels when they stink, and I was good about hanging them to dry so I didn’t have to wash them
• now I wash towels weekly, religiously
• beach towels never get replaced. They tend to be cheap scratchy towels anyway, rarely used and easily get lost, so keep them until I no longer have them. Actually these days they’re more likely used to dry my dogs feet
• bath towels … huh. Still on my first “real” family set and my kids are in college. They still work, but new ones are probably fluffier. The benefits of buying in bulk from Costco

We do exactly the same as you, with one difference. For bath towels we have 2 sets and alternate them, so as we wash one set, we put out the others and put away the washed ones when done. Only replace if they fall apart, I don't know how long that takes, maybe 15-20 years? So maybe yes with one set 8-10 years sounds about right?

Kitchen towels wear out faster, harder use and hot water wash with bleach. Bath towels last a long time, cold water wash then dryer.

I change my towel when it starts making me stink again right after a shower.

I wash mine about the same, but I only buy new if they start to fall apart or no longer dry properly. Even then, they go into the scrap towel drawer and are used for dirty jobs. Eventually they'll get too dirty and I'll get rid of them.

I wash weekly. My bathroom has a tendency towards dampness.

They stay around until they start fraying and then they go in the retired towels pile, for pets and spills and such, and once they are embarrassing to hang on my outside line i throw them out.

I’ll soak in vinegar water every so often to reduce the limescale that builds over time and that helps keep them fresher looking, but mostly that is a losing battle.

Pro tip: don’t use scent beads or softener products. They reduce absorbency (and they’re nasty chemicals that smell terrible but apparently I’m the only person who thinks that).

There are three of us in the house, and I wash them weekly, more or less.

As for replacing them, I don't know what to say. We destroy towels in about ten years. My mom had towels that were 20-30 years old and as good as new.

Use bath towel, then that bath towel becomes bath mat for next shower, when I have no more towels wash them while impatiently waiting to shower.

I replace them as soon as they don't feel "rough" anymore. I hate soft towels. That ends up being probably once a week. Never bought new ones.

I swap out my bath towel once every 3-4 days. When there’s 3 or more in the hamper, I wash them.

I’ll use these towels until they wear out.

For towels that are sized for hands, I change those once every 1 - 2 months.

For towels used on the body, about 2 - 3 months.

I wash my towel after ever use.

Swap everything on a Sunday for clean, thats towels sheets, teatowel etc. They live on a heated towel rail so dry out well between uses.

We have a few sets of nice towels, just got two more last year after a decade or so.

Animal shelters are always keen to take old towels.

idk, after 4 or so uses. I have super dry skin so my towels never get stinky. I'm washing them long before I notice anything. Humidity being very low where I live also plays a part I"m sure.

Some of my towels may be older than me. I got a pile of hand-me-downs from my mother when I moved out and uh....I still use a few of them until they are dilapidated enough to become garage oil rags and then I buy a replacement. Nothing in my bathrooms matches!

Face towels are a different story. I replace them after a single real usage. Probably just as old though.

When they start to bend and crack

Heck man, I use RIT dye on older towels so they look nice again. So 2-3 decades so far on my towels. was 1-2 times a week

You guys have more than one towel???

Once a week or two depending on how much other laundry I've got.

I'll replace them when they fall apart.

Whenever I can hold them flat and horizontal without bending when grabbed by a corner.