Guest Towels

[leahbee]

Went to Ikea today and saw a huge pile of guest towels which were not much bigger than a flannel. Now I have been a guest many times but never been offered one of these.
Does anyone use them and why not a normal towel, it just seems mean to me.

[EcclesCake]

Are they not towels for putting out for guests to dry their hands on after using the bathroom?

[EcclesCake]

Sorry, pressed submit too soon.

It just means that the guest has a towel to themselves and doesn't have to share the households germ infested hand towel.

[shaneystar2]

I inherited stacks of guest towels form my late ma in law.
She was German and they have them in the bathroom and loo for guests as they can use them once after washing their hands and place them in the receptacle provided to be washed .They then don't have to use towels that everyone else has wiped their hands on .
Much more popular on the continent than here . We use them though .

[EcclesCake]

Hand embroidered linen hand towels get fetched out when the great and good are visiting my Ma-in-law........

[leahbee]

Thank you.
Looks like I should have bought some. I still don't see the point though, surely your hands are clean once you have washed them.

[shaneystar2]

Yes but the towels you wipe them on may not be so clean !
Hence little guest towels .

[Tilly2]

When I have visitors to stay, I always put a bale of towels in the bedroom for them to use. Two bath towel, two medium towels, two hand towels and two facecloths, all matching.

[Prudie]

I always put 2 bath towels in their room when my daughter and partner comes to stay and they still use mine!

[gingejbee]

I bought a stack of these on my last visit to Ikea...useful for lots of things...and only 20 pence each!