I haven't seen much in the way of towel hooks that are less. Have you tried Lowes or HD? they sell a lot of chrome fixtures and might have them a bit cheaper. The ones in your picture are cute.

Where are you putting these hooks? Do you want the screws to show? I would think if they are going in a wet area, you'd want concealed screws that could be installed with silicone and an escutcheon placed over the fastening devise.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lowes Robe Hook link

Be careful - many robe hooks won't hold a towel - they slip off easily. I bought some for a vacation home and what a waste of money. There was a thread dealing with this a little while ago.

Towels won't slip off if you fold the edge of the towel back as you hang it up. It puts more weight on the top of the hook. This works even on an almost straight out hook.

If you really want to get cheap, (or to determine if hooks work for you) just put up those Command Hooks from 3M. They can be put just about anywhere (even in wet locations) and removed w/o damage. Now they come in Chrome look, clear and white. Something for everyone!

Even if you have hooks with screws that show, you will only see the screws when the towels are off the hooks, when presumably you are otherwise occupied.

-Babka

Look for pre-made boards with hooks on them . Oftentimes, you can buy a board of three or four for the price of one of those hooks! EBAY is the place to go. Or Etsy. ;)

I'm looking for the perfect hooks too. Not sure what I want yet. I want heavy duty pretty ones that don't cost much too! I need to pinch dollars in order to afford some expensive shower doors and carrara tiles!

With regards to Command Hooks, I have recently just used just the sticky stuff, to mount a holder for a hand held controller device. Needed something that would hold some weight. I put the hooks back in the door. The sticky stuff is working great for the holder. Thanks Babka for your always popular Command Hook posts, lol. I love them :)

I have one of the Command Hooks - a large one - on the back of my door inside the shower/toilet room. I have a big thick, and very heavy, terry robe I hang there. I'm actually amazed that it has held up but it has.

Look on ebay and amazon.

I ordered these hooks. Haven't installed them yet but liked the options for hanging several items and folding out of way when not needed

Here is a link that might be useful: Triple hooks