I’m sure you’ve seen the ridiculous Shamwow commercials by now and asked yourself “do Shamwows work?” I must, somewhat reluctantly, say these things really are a great towel to have around the house.
I’m kind of a paper towel junkie, and it’s really bad for everyone — expensive for me and harsh on the environment. The latter never really deterred me from using paper towels for everything in the kitchen, but since going on unemployment, I’ve had to really save some money. I tried, at behest of my girlfriend, using dishtowels in the kitchen. But one spill and I had to wash the dang things — lame.
So, in my depths of kitchen towel despondency, I saw the commercial for Shamwow for the 100th time. Could it be, a sign from the almighty TV? Probably not, but it got me interested. So I looked up some Shamwow reviews and found that people actually seemed to like them — even people that weren’t on the commercial!
So I ordered myself a batch of Shamwows, and boy was I Shamwowed when they came….
OK, maybe not Shamwowed, but they really did the trick. (Now would be a good time to watch this video. My crappy camera died two times, and even on the third try with a damp Shamwow, the thing soaked up all the water.)
The deal I found came with eight Shamwows — four big ones and four little ones.
We go through about one of these a week in the kitchen. And they can really soak stuff up, I’ve spilled an entire bowl of tomato soup and it was just gone, the only thing left were my oyster crackers — which the dog ate. We use the big one for everything we used a towel for: soaking up spills, wiping stuff down and an impromptu oven mitt. The little one makes a good dish rag or dusting rag. I also use the big one as a sham for the car — it gets rid of the water spots before I wax the thing.
The only problem I have is that you can’t put them in the dryer. I had to throw away two of the things after I tried to dry them quick. The weird fiber seems to just get eaten away. So do not put Shamwows in the dryer!
Buy It Or Not?
Buy it. Try to ignore how annoying the commercial is and pick some up. They’ve saved me probably $100 on paper towels since I got them. Buy Shamwows at www.shamwow.com and get eight towels for about $20 — a great deal on any towel.
