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Posted by Rob
Terry Tea Towels February 04, 2019 08:55PM |
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Re: Terry Tea Towels February 05, 2019 04:48PM |
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Re: Terry Tea Towels February 05, 2019 09:14PM |
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Irene, a terry tea towel is made from material like a normal towel, but usually of a somewhat thinner weave. The ones on the Queen Bee website look more like Dobby tea towels, which are not fluffy like terry tea towels.
I found these on the 1-day.co.nz website, which I think is the sort of thing you are looking for, Rob. You could sign up with 1-day and hope they become available again soon. At $10 for 2 packs of 5 towels, they look to be a very good bargain!
[www.1-day.co.nz]
I found these on the 1-day.co.nz website, which I think is the sort of thing you are looking for, Rob. You could sign up with 1-day and hope they become available again soon. At $10 for 2 packs of 5 towels, they look to be a very good bargain!
[www.1-day.co.nz]
Re: Terry Tea Towels February 05, 2019 09:59PM |
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Re: Terry Tea Towels February 05, 2019 11:30PM |
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They're the only ones that dry properly aren't they. I managed to find a three-pack of them last year, I think in Briscoes, but lines of merchandise change like the weather these days and you can't find the same thing twice. They were thinner than they should be and also smaller than the average bear tea towel but I bought them anyway because they were GENUINE TERRY TEA TOWEL(!) after all......
For those not sure what terry tea towel is, as Lorna says, it's like a thinner version of bathroom towels. This tea towel image, particularly the stripes at the bottom, show the fabric quite well [www.aloveofdishtowels.com] and here are some vintage ones on ebay [www.ebay.com] Most of what comes up in a "terry tea towel" internet search are NOT terry tea towels.
For those not sure what terry tea towel is, as Lorna says, it's like a thinner version of bathroom towels. This tea towel image, particularly the stripes at the bottom, show the fabric quite well [www.aloveofdishtowels.com] and here are some vintage ones on ebay [www.ebay.com] Most of what comes up in a "terry tea towel" internet search are NOT terry tea towels.
Re: Terry Tea Towels February 06, 2019 04:23AM |
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If you can't find them, I'll have a look next time I'm there (I go quite often, they have a good café). They have a bunch of square display tables all the way down the front of the store and they're stuffed with a variety of things like cleaning cloths and plastic containers, and the terry tea towels turn up there sometimes (I don't think that stuff is the kind of thing that would make it onto their website). I buy them whenever I see them as you're right that they're hard to come by.
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Re: Terry Tea Towels February 08, 2019 09:24PM |
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I still have terry teatowels that I bought back in the early 80s from Woolworths when it was a variety shop not supermarket. Not the prettiest designs but excellent for the dishes.
There are these on Trade Me [www.trademe.co.nz] . They do look thick too
Clare
There are these on Trade Me [www.trademe.co.nz] . They do look thick too
Clare
Re: Terry Tea Towels February 08, 2019 09:27PM |
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Maybe buy these terry ones online from Countdown as they look nice [shop.countdown.co.nz]
Re: Terry Tea Towels February 13, 2019 08:23PM |
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Thanks so much to everyone for the helpful suggestions Our local Mitre 10 did not have any left, but eventually agreed to try other branches for us. They came up with 20* - only took a week to travel 1 hour's distance - unfortunately they are very poor quality & I can't see them lasting long, but I guess they are better than nothing.... We use them for drying pots, so as the good linen ones will last longer. I make most of our linen & cotton ones, so terry are the only sort we need to buy. [* Half will be for my brother, who kindly gave us the ones he had just bought when we couldn't find any a year ago. When he returned a week later, there were no more to be had...] Thanks again!
Re: Terry Tea Towels April 26, 2019 05:09AM |
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Our local Postie (used to be known as Postie Plus) store had good terry tea towels in stock today for $3 each. They had one nearly identical to the one in this picture with "The Simple Things" printed on it [www.chefscomplements.co.nz] , one with green and blue hens all over it, one with fruit all over it, etc.
They're a good size - 40 x 69cm and they're reasonably thick - certainly a much better size and quality than the Briscoes ones.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/26/2019 05:15AM by J1.
They're a good size - 40 x 69cm and they're reasonably thick - certainly a much better size and quality than the Briscoes ones.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/26/2019 05:15AM by J1.
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