1. I can pass judgement based on prior performance. It shows a trend.
I, too, am beginning to notice a trend...
Up to this point, you have provided nothing but a blanket statement without any real information, which is ironic, as you are bashing a company for doing the same thing.
2. The towels are "garbage" (I'll admit, that's a bit strong, lets say bargain basement quality) based on performance and over all quality (linting, breakdown).
Finally, two “reasons” for your position, but once again, here we go with the hyperbole…
Let’s try an exercise. See if you can spot the “bargain basement” towel in this picture:
Which one did you choose?
Their marketing philosophy (over hype and under deliver) is pretty lame as well. If they were professionals and cared about their customers getting the most out of their products, they would have a simple chart or basic info..like AG, the rag company, microfiber tech, etc.
As I mentioned in an earlier response,
we are in total agreement with your assessment regarding their marketing philosophy. Unclear descriptions and outlandish buzz words are their modus operandi. While it has no impact on the performance (or lack of) of their products, I feel it definitely “cheapens” the brand name.
3. I said I would never, now that I know better, use towel with questionable quality and unknown GSM on MY paint. As stated before, you can do whatever you like. ?Heck, use a crappy towel, get some scratches/marring..that's ok just use some Blacklight to get the "fresh, wet look".
Two things champ:
1. You can drop the condescending attitude, and
2. If you are going to claim to “know better”, be damn sure you actually do…
Let’s try an exercise using my Ozeri Epicurean digital scale:
Ready to go!
Weight of randomly picked CG "Garbage" towel:
Now, it just so happens that I was looking at towels a few days ago from a “tech” company that deals in “microfiber” and they have a line of towels with almost identical characteristics:
Size: 16 in. x 16 in. Check
Towel Weight: 64 grams (approx.) Check
Fabric Blend: 70% Polyester - 30% Polyamide - 100% Split Microfiber Check
Edge: Silk Check
Country of Origin: Made in China Check
Fabric Weight: 400 grams per square meter (GSM) What???
Obviously something is wrong with my assumption, because, after all, these are “bargain basement” towels. Time to do some further investigation:
Actual weight of 12 CG “Garbage” towels in grams (washed twice, thoroughly dried): 66, 62, 67, 61, 63, 67, 64, 63, 61, 61, 63, 65
- Average weight in grams: 63.58
- Actual measurements of said towels to the nearest 1/8 inch: 15.75x15.875, 15.75x16, 15.75x16.25, 15.625x15.875, 15.5x15.75, 16.25x15.375, 15.675x15.875, 15.875x15.875, 15.875x15.375, 15.675x16, 16.125x15.5, 15.75x15.75
- Average measurements: 15.97x15.63 inches, or 0.4056 x 0.3970 meters
As you are so concerned with GSM, or grams per square meter, let’s do some calculations based on the averages I obtained:
G/M^2 = 63.58/(0.4056x0.3970) = 394.85
Very interesting…
Now this is just a quick “cut and dry” method to get
an approximation of the GSM for these particular towels. To do a complete analysis, one would need to take into consideration the added weight of the silk banding, and subtract the missing surface area (the towels have rounded corners, not square)…anyone up for a regression analysis?
With that said, I think it would poor form to advise someone who doesn't know any better that its ok.
I feel it is poor form to claim to "know better" and provide blanket statements that are misleading, whether intentional or not.
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