The Thrill of the Spill (Tesco Value White Kitchen Towel)

Member Name: Smokindave

Product:	Tesco Value White Kitchen Towel
Date:	26/07/09 (75 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good value, absorbent.

Disadvantages: Not the most absorbent.

Kitchen roll is one of those essential items that I seem to buy almost every week in an autopilot sort of way. With the kids knocking over everything that contains liquid within their reach, we go through loads of the stuff. So when it comes to stocking up; quantity rather than quality is what I go for.

The Tesco value Jumbo Kitchen Towel contains 2 rolls of 120 sheets each. The packaging of course is the basic value no frills, clear plastic with some limited product information on the back. For those of you who like to know some of this information then can I just say that you need to get out more! This is what it says:

2 Roll x 2 ply towel.
Average 120 sheets per roll.
Sheet size 218mm x 208mm approx.
Total area 10.88m2 approx.

Apart from the obvious important warning about the dangers of suffocation, some environmental information and the Tesco pledge regarding customer satisfaction, we are just left with the bar code to complete the story. Okay so I am being somewhat flippant now, why don't I just tell you how good it is?

So firstly I am glad to report that there is no frilly pattern, pretty flowers or cute animals anywhere in sight. The paper has a small simple diagonally running indented square pattern throughout. As cheap kitchen rolls go this one is pretty good. It does an adequate job of wiping up spills, not the most absorbent I have ever used but remember it is price per spill that counts. For those really thick kitchen rolls be prepared to pay a lot more than the £1.24 for this pair. Having said that I can remember no so long ago paying nearer to £1.00, so maybe good value just got a little dearer.

All said and done Tesco value kitchen roll is still my preferred option for cleaning up spills and it does so without any fuss. There are plenty of more expensive and even cheaper rolls on the market, but for our needs this one suits our purpose just fine.

Summary: A good value kitchen roll that performs well.