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I just spent $40.00 on a towel! Ask me anything!! (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2012 OP
We need to see a photo of it! The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #1
It is really big & thick and has the Bay Blanket stripes on it. They Bay is applegrove Sep 2012 #3
I'm familiar with the blankets - love them. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #4
Do you know where your towel is ? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2012 #2
I love it. Hanging in my bathroom. I just hope it washes well but I suspect not because it is white applegrove Sep 2012 #5
There are only two appropriate towel colors: TexasTowelie Sep 2012 #6
What have you been smoking... ? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2012 #11
It's kind of a South Park reference. TexasTowelie Sep 2012 #17
Are you high? Wait Wut Sep 2012 #7
Now there's a cool and froodie dude who really knows where his towel is... n/t PavePusher Sep 2012 #8
Can i have your job? darkangel218 Sep 2012 #9
Hard for me to justify spending that much on something used to dry my balls after a shower Major Nikon Sep 2012 #10
LOL! TexasTowelie Sep 2012 #18
I keep mine in an old Crown Royal bag Major Nikon Sep 2012 #19
Regardless of the cost, always remember... Mac1949 Sep 2012 #12
wanna grab a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster? zbdent Sep 2012 #13
whoa! fbguy_144 Sep 2012 #14
100% cotton. My last one was 15 years old and threadbare so I splurged thinking applegrove Sep 2012 #16
Take it back! It'll just get old & worn out, and you'll look at it one day... Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #15
I would be careful when telling how much you pay for things. newcriminal Sep 2012 #20
... Kali Sep 2012 #30
How much do you spend on pillows? nt Incitatus Sep 2012 #21
I have the cheap ones. I'm now dealing with a foam pillow that has fallen apart applegrove Sep 2012 #22
For $40...does it do something special?! Chan790 Sep 2012 #23
It is thick, huge and a historical canadian colours. I figure it will do me forever. My bath applegrove Sep 2012 #24
And I was happy with my......... mrmpa Sep 2012 #25
Here it is: applegrove Sep 2012 #26
Why? HopeHoops Sep 2012 #27
I have not bought anything for three years. I've been really good. This was a luxury applegrove Sep 2012 #28
You don't have to justify it to anyone. *hugs* People would tell me I'm crazy for spending the dough GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #29
Ask your washing machine to be gentle on it. That's usually how they die. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #32
good for you Kali Sep 2012 #31
I did not know the blankets were part of history that far south. But it makes sense applegrove Sep 2012 #33

applegrove

(118,018 posts)
3. It is really big & thick and has the Bay Blanket stripes on it. They Bay is
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:14 PM
Sep 2012

what used to be called The Hudson's Bay Company, that had trading posts in Western Canada in the 1600s. They traded the blankets with the green, red, yellow, blue stripes on them with the aboriginals. It is a department store now. Iconic Canadian design. I've not every had such a thick towel.

http://www.thebay.com/eng/hbccollections-blankets-thebay?ad=test&gclid=CPm1lb3LpLICFcV9Ogod7XUARQ

applegrove

(118,018 posts)
5. I love it. Hanging in my bathroom. I just hope it washes well but I suspect not because it is white
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:15 PM
Sep 2012

with multiple primary colour stripes on it.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
7. Are you high?
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:21 PM
Sep 2012


I can't judge you. I've done the same, but that was when my paycheck included a couple more numbers at the end.

I hope it's fluffy and makes you smile.

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
10. Hard for me to justify spending that much on something used to dry my balls after a shower
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:38 PM
Sep 2012

The last towels I bought cost $7 for an entire set that included 2 bath towels, 2 face towels, and 2 washcloths. They are Egyptian cotton and feel quite nice against the twins. I got them on clearance and bought 7 sets.

I'm not saying I wouldn't spend $40 for one, but it would have to make me laugh every time I used it.

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
19. I keep mine in an old Crown Royal bag
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:23 PM
Sep 2012

So they are used to the feel of cotton. If I gave them something better they might demand I buy a whole set of $40 towels.

Mac1949

(389 posts)
12. Regardless of the cost, always remember...
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:47 PM
Sep 2012

A towel... is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have.

- Douglas Adams

applegrove

(118,018 posts)
16. 100% cotton. My last one was 15 years old and threadbare so I splurged thinking
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:00 PM
Sep 2012

it would last me forever. A really classic historical canadian pattern. The iconic canadian company that made it is now owned by Americans...so I don't know what the future will hold. We are facing much competition with American retailers in Canada right now. Many canadian retailers have gone under. Many US retailers are setting up shop. I hope the "Bay" is around for another 342 years, as the Hudson's Bay Company has been all the way back to when they were fur traders. But I doubt it.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
15. Take it back! It'll just get old & worn out, and you'll look at it one day...
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 09:56 PM
Sep 2012

and say to yourself, "I can't believe I spent $40 on that thing. What was I thinking?"

applegrove

(118,018 posts)
22. I have the cheap ones. I'm now dealing with a foam pillow that has fallen apart
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:24 PM
Sep 2012

but shop for a new one? No way. I've hardly shopped at all in the last 3 years.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
23. For $40...does it do something special?!
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:30 PM
Sep 2012

Turn soap into gold? Give out free hugs? Oral sex?

I'll stick with my $6 Target towels.

applegrove

(118,018 posts)
24. It is thick, huge and a historical canadian colours. I figure it will do me forever. My bath
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:42 PM
Sep 2012

mat was my grandmother's back in the 1950s. It is good quality too and has lasted forever.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
25. And I was happy with my.........
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 01:00 AM
Sep 2012

$6.99 Charisma towel I bought at Costco. 100% cotton, made in India, 5' in length. I washed it last week and used it today for the first time and it is so, so, soft and nice.

applegrove

(118,018 posts)
28. I have not bought anything for three years. I've been really good. This was a luxury
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 01:27 PM
Sep 2012

I could afford. It will last forever.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
29. You don't have to justify it to anyone. *hugs* People would tell me I'm crazy for spending the dough
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 01:47 PM
Sep 2012

I do on some of the things I like, but hey, I hardly ever buy anything and those are the couple of things I splurge on.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
31. good for you
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 01:57 PM
Sep 2012

sorry that you will now be judged harshly for this, but don't let it get you down, most of us know what a good person you are

I have spent "too much" on a few things in my life. Some things are worth it to us, they bring enough enjoyment, pleasure, nostalgia, history, connection, or other good feelings.

I see people wasting money on so much shit it really aggravates me when they turn around and pile on somebody else for enjoying a little extravagance once in a while.

I love those HB blankets and have been tempted on more than one occasion to get one. Last time I saw them was in a store that specialized in craft items for Native American buyers. That was in Northern AZ, in Flagstaff about 10 years ago.

applegrove

(118,018 posts)
33. I did not know the blankets were part of history that far south. But it makes sense
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 08:37 PM
Sep 2012

that in the 1600 and 1700s they would have been widely traded amongst various peoples of the West.

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