The internet is debating how many towels you should own and no one can agree

Mon, 18 Feb, 2019 - 20:47

Rebecca Stiffe

The internet is debating how many towels you should own and no one can agree.

Social media user @advil posed the question to the twitter community, after he and his girlfriend could not agree on the optimum number of towels to own.

He said: "I said ten and she looked at me like I was crazy. We have zero frame of reference on the appropriate amount of towels in a household of two."

And thus, came the varied responses:

My random rule of thumb: Two full sets for each person in the house, plus a full set for each guest you have space for. If you have a dog, you need approximately 100 more. https://t.co/8aOce2GI3L
— Lauren Morrill (@LaurenEMorrill) February 18, 2019

12+
My father's rule of thumb was to have enough to skip laundry for 2 weeks. I keep enough for at least 3. https://t.co/NOwxrDcvlg
— R.A. Scientist (@CoquiTalksTrash) February 18, 2019

Some responses were a little more philosophical:

While others seemed to take the Monica from F.R.I.E.N.D.S approach:

As a couple you should own a minimum of the following

10 Bath Sheets
10 Bath Towels
10 Hand Towels
20 Wash Cloths

Preferably more https://t.co/CWqd8kp5vJ
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) February 18, 2019

Though not everyone agreed, and some were even more confused:

What the hell is a “bath sheet?”
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) February 18, 2019

my only towel take is that you can either be a "bath sheet" person or a normal "bath towel" person but you can't have both
— Ashley Feinberg (ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social) (@ashleyfeinberg) February 18, 2019

Exceptionally bad advice. Can’t get over how wasteful this is. I don’t know what sort of towel deprivation in childhood would lead this sort of towel hoarding as an adult.
— Aisha Sultan (@AishaS) February 18, 2019

We will leave you with this democratic response: