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| It's been a while since a bought a bundle from Costco, and they no longer carry them, at least in Atlanta area. Which is surprising because this is the South.
I have a feeling that flour sack towels might be disappearing because the newer generation does not have any idea how great they are!
They will give us what we demand, and apparently there is no longer a strong demand for flour sack towels other than for FANCY people. Is this going to be the lost generation that gives into commercial brainwash, or are there still some people out there that are aware that the Flour sack towel RULES?. The big buck stores ...one called "Williams~something" is charging an arm and a leg for what used to be the STANDARD kitchen towel all across rural America.
It doesn't matter what a kitchen towel looks like.
There is nothing better than a great flour sack towel. Every home needs a few dozen for various tasks, but not at the price of.... "Organic Flour Sack Kitchen Towel, Set of 3, $14.00" Stand up American women and bring the flour sack towel back!
I will say that old flour sacks are fantastic for cleaning and shining everything in the house, and have a multitude of uses in the kitchen from rising bread dough, drying dishes,...and I won't go on. (great for cleaning stainless appliances)
If anyone has an affordable source for good flour sack towels...please post! |
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| Julie gave us a great source for all kinds of kitchen towels, including birdseye and flour sack. It's called American Chair Store but they have a variety of versions of flour sack towels, 10 for $18-$25. |
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| I'm not a lady over 50 but, I couldn't agree more. The Vermont Country Store also sells them. I'm attaching a link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Vermont Country Store
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- Posted by westsider40 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 1, 11 at 23:43
| Ikea has look-a-like flour sack towels for $.50, I think? check Ikea. |
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| Target--I can't remember the price, something like $6 for 4. These are probably thinner than most flour sack towels but they are still really absorbent and a pleasure to use. I didn't know anything about flour sack towels until another customer suggested them as I was standing in the aisle studying what was available (years ago, now.) I found my favorite coffee the same way (different store). So, flour sack lovers, speak up when you have a chance! |
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| I found a Target receipt from several packs of flour sack towels I bought recently (some for my daughter's first apt and some for my sister since she comments on them when she visits.) Price was $4 for a pack of 4. |
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| LOVE MY FLOURSACKS! Another one under 50 that knows the value of a good thing! Now I'm nervous and think I should stock up! I even keep a few that are in new condition to use when we have company! There are a few that look horrid but still work for every day! ;-) Next to cloth diapers for dusting adn polishing these are a must have! |
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- Posted by mabeldingeldine (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 7:52
| I can't speak to the flour sack towels, but one of my favorite gifts from my DH ever was a lot of old linen calendar towels he purchased on eBay. I think it had 15 towels, all of them linen, with calendars from the 60s-early 80s. Many of the prints were songbirds, those are my favorites. I've used those towels for years and years and they just get better -- lint free and softer with every use. I might regret sharing this knowledge -- maybe I'd better hit eBay and see if I can score enough towels for the next 20 years! |
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| I bought a 12 pack from Amazon that turned out to be great - I didn't realize my old flour sack towels were so thin before getting these. I highly recommend these: Flour Sack Towels Commercial Grade 12 Pack 28in X 29in price is $28.47 (Prime eligible) They're just so much heavier than any I've had before (and it's great to have a dozen of them!) -- after getting them and trying them out, I went through and tore up all my old towels for rags because I so much prefer these to any of my other towels (size, heft and absorbency) -- they work for everything. Sorry, I know I sound like a shill, I swear I'm not, but they're just a great product and pretty good deal for a dozen. |
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- Posted by mtnrdredux (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 8:39
| I got some on etsy |
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| I also buy mine from American Chair Store. I do embroidery on them and use them as gifts. I love the Deluxe ones. Best quality I have seen and really nice people work there. Trudy |
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- Posted by leia_in_lalaland (My Page) on Fri, Dec 2, 11 at 8:47
| Every time I go to Ikea I buy a handful of their white cotton towels with the red stripe. They're the only ones I use for drying. I use microfiber towels (they used to carry them at Costco) to set the hand washed dishes/items on before drying (I'm not a drying rack person). |
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| Thanks so much for these sources! The ones from my mother (who passed away years ago) are getting quite thin now. The only other place I've been able to find them is at a few estate sales. I refuse to fork over the price at "Williams-something"! |
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| Hadn't thought about four sack towels for years. But I do use towels in the kitchen. Chef towels from Sams. A pack if .50 a piece. They last forever, I use new ones for a while and then when stained they head for cleaning. Never noticed any lint. These too have a red or blue thin stripe, maybe the same as mentioned. It is interesting to me how many people in my kitchen seem to be lost without paper towels. |
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| whoo hoo!!! Thanks everybody for all the great tips!!!!! I wish our Costco still carried them! I also go to the auto section in Costco and buy a big stack of their terry shop clothes every couple of years. These are GREAT for so many things! I use them for cleaning, kitchen, and you name it. I think it's like $17 something for 40 or so. Can't beat them! They don't compare to flour sacks because nothing can, but they really come in handy for lots of things. Love 100% cotton!! |
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| I grab a pack every time I see them at Ross, TJ Maxx, or Marshall's. No way I'm paying more than a couple bucks each. |
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| I'm definitely under 50 and love them too. No one else I know uses them. I rec'd a set of 2 patterened red/white ones as a wedding shower gift 12 years ago. I thought they were ugly and they stayed in the cupboard for a few years. I don't remember how I started using them, but now I love them and won't use anything else. Had them on my Christmas list about 2 years ago (and rec'd them too!). Sadly the original red/white ones are no longer - threadbare and full of holes. I found a 6 pk at my local Midwest grocery chain, Meijer. I like that they are thin enough to fit into the nooks and crannies of plastic food storage container covers to get every last drip out. Plain white is my style :) |
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- Posted by newbieremodeler (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 13:07
| Under 40 here and love my flour sack towels! I still have a few that my grandmother put small stamped designs on. They dry better than anything else! They also fit into a glass! :) |
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- Posted by threegraces (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 14:14
| I cannot convince my hubby to use them. He doesn't think they are absorbent enough. Flour sack towels are all I ever knew growing up! |
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- Posted by Capegirl05 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 18:08
| I bought some at Bed Bath & Beyond but they weren't the real thing. I agree...there is nothing better than a REAL flour sack towel for drying dishes, etc. I also really like the Williams-Sonoma dish towels (the thicker ones). They are around $20 for 4...I know that is high but they last forever and clean up great! I have had my set of 4 for 5 years and I swear, they look brand new. I will check out amazon for the 12 pack of flour sacks! Great deal! capegirl |
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| I am reminded of the few dresses that my mother made out of flour sacks for us girls when we were young. "In the old days" the sacks were printed and my grandmother must have made dresses too. My DM got printed sacks from her DM because we were in the city. My DM grew up on the farm. I remember one cute little dress when I was under 5, that had a white background and dark blueberry colored berries all over it with some green leafs? Or maybe every thing was the same color, a deep blueberry color. It had a gathered skirt and a peter pan collar, & slightly puffy capped sleeves. Of course it had a sash to tie into a bow in the back. I now live on my DH's family farm. We have a shed that has all sorts of things in it. Here is a picture I took several years ago. Oh BTW, I use terry towels. I don't like how wet flour sack towels get. I don't worry about lint:) |
This post was edited by enduring on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 11:27
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| I've bought the towels from Amazon that someone suggested above. They're great. Everyone should give all the young people in their life a pack of flour sack towels for a Christmas (or Birthday or whatever) gift this year, so they know what they're missing! |
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- Posted by nancy_in_mich (My Page) on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 4:13
| In the past I have bought the ones from Vermont Country Store, and I liked them best for being well-woven and truely square. But I won't pay their price and I get funny bias-skewed ones cheap somewhere, instead. Notice that the ones in the Vermont Country Store link above are, "currently not available.?!!!" " |
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| I was just looking for some last week. I struck out at Target and TJ Maxx. I love Williams Sonoma dish towels, but I won't pay that much for the flour sack ones. I bought the $0.75 one at Ikea, which is okay but it's really thin. I'll try the ones from amazon or chair store. |
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| I bought some based on some post here previously just received those sack towels, looks good for the price not thin but decent quality |
Here is a link that might be useful: flour sack towels
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