I should have listened to Brenda (Nicky Household Towel Super Absorbant)

Member Name: mosaic369

Product:	Nicky Household Towel Super Absorbant
Date:	17/07/09 (116 review reads)
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Advantages: Makes you realise that the leading brands are not that expensive after all

Disadvantages: False economy

You don't realise just how useful kitchen towels are until you run out, which is exactly what happened to me a few weeks ago, so it was a priority to get some more on my next shopping trip to Tesco's. I'm always surprised at how expensive these things can be and look for the best value options in the supermarket. I normally stick to brands like Bounty (recently renamed Plenty) or Thirst Pockets as long as they are on offer. As there didn't seem to be any good offers available at the time, I opted for an industrial sized roll of Nicky super absorbent household towels at £1.36. The cost per sheet seemed a lot cheaper than any other brands, even Tesco's own.

The Nicky household towels are a perfect example of false economy. They are NOT super absorbent as claimed. They are thin and flimsy with very little substance to them. You can't even tear off a sheet without ripping it in half. They are useless at soaking up spills and you always have to throw them away after just one use. I usually try to reuse kitchen towels as many times as possible. Instead, I needed three sheets of these just to do a job that a single sheet of Bounty/Plenty could have easily handled.

If you have seen any of the Bounty/Plenty adverts recently, you'll remember Audrey - one of the "ladies" - struggling with an inferior quality kitchen towel, while Brenda gets the job done in a flash with the help of Bounty/Plenty. I felt just like Audrey (though I must add I don't look anything like him/her!) Isn't it funny how this poor value product reinforces the marketing message of a competitor's brand? Compared to this product, I no longer think Bounty/Plenty is too expensive any more. In fact, they're much better value for money.

Summary: I won't be buying this product again