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Re: White or dark towels?mary Dec 30, 2010 5:53 PM (in response to lasherry)
I have used color towels and I end up going back to white towels.
The color towels fade so fast. My guests seem to be more
concerned over the softness of the towels than the color.
I buy the best white towels that I can and make sure
the housekeepers wash and dry them properly to keep
them nice and soft.
White or dark towels?slundeberg Dec 30, 2010 5:42 PM (in response to lasherry)
When we set up our condo in 2006, we purchased good quality white towels from Sam's Club. They are still in very good condition. I recently replaced the wash cloths after 4 years of rental use. I highly recommend that you stick with white towels - they can be bleached if stained and most cleaning companies require the white towels. Dark colors, although pretty at first, fade after several washings.
Re: White or dark towels?amyg Dec 30, 2010 10:37 PM (in response to lasherry)
Another vote for pure white White towels can be maintained easily with bleach and they have that fresh spa look. Even if you buy very good quality colored towels, they color will fade eventually and they'll look old before they're worn out.
Re: White or dark towels?sfvacationhut Dec 31, 2010 2:55 PM (in response to amyg)
I've never liked the aesthetics of pure white towels ... on top of that, they are usually bleached white with toxic chemicals. I use a combination of light-colored organic cotton towels and 100% bamboo towels ... in subtle colors like ivory, light beige, light taupe, and butterscotch yellow.
As a guest, I know I would appreciate having a variety of colors ... if there are a few people staying in the apartment, it helps you to keep straight, whose towel is whose, or which towels you've used already. However, I don't like DARK colored towels ,,, simply because they cannot be easily thrown in the wash with light colors. For that reason, all of our towels are light colors that can easily be washed. It works great for us.
Side note: I have found that the organic cotton towels are holding up GREAT, while the 100% bamboo ones are wearing out much faster. In the future I think I'll stick with organic cotton. I get them for a very good price at overstock.com. Just search for organic towels, and ... depending on what they have in stock, you'll generally find a good selection.
White or dark towels?sophie Apr 6, 2011 12:10 PM (in response to sfvacationhut)
I give a vote to bamboo towels. The Vera Wang at Kohls are amazing. I've never felt a softer towel and they hold up quite well. Also a vote for pure white. It gives it a luxurious spa feel. I do provide darker tan/brown for makeup removal
Re: White or dark towels?thefacilitator Sep 28, 2013 6:00 PM (in response to sfvacationhut)
Towels can be bleached with sodium bicarbonate (Baking soda) It leaves a fresh smell and works great as a cleaner and stain remover that is safe for the material and the guests.
Re: White or dark towels?mimseyme Apr 20, 2013 8:11 AM (in response to amyg)
Colored towels always seem to get bleach stains from cleaning products used in bathroom area. Got tired of little bleach stains that totally ruin a perfectly good towel and finally stick with white now for best bet.
Re: White or dark towels?lbcottage Jan 1, 2011 9:16 PM (in response to lasherry)
I also use a variety of calming colors - greens, tans, greys, browns, blues. I never liked white towels because I always found them to be scratchy and smell of chemicals. And since we have a septic system we can't use bleach products - we use natural stain removers and detergents. I purchase quality towels at very reduced prices at a great store here in Maine, so if the towels fade in a couple of years or get stained, I just replace them. I feel the colors give a more homey, less barren feeling to the bath.
Re: White or dark towels?tyann Jan 3, 2011 3:53 PM (in response to lasherry)
We do a color called latte - not dark, but kind of a light brown color. I agree that color gives more of a homey feel. Mine are the 100% pima cotton from Kohl's, and I have been very happy with them - soft, big, and don't unravel or bunch up.
The only downfall with the colored towels is when ladies wash off acne medication with them - this bleaches out spots and looks horrible. I ask my housekeeper to pull those towels when it happens.
White or dark towels?manouche Jan 7, 2011 4:14 PM (in response to lasherry)
I call it "The Shroud of Turin Effect" - what happens to my lovely ivory-colored, high-end fluffy towels when tired tourists rub off their make-up at the end of the day! This, after ignoring the thoughtfully provided make-up remover pads...Since I am the one who tends the laundry, I now "split the difference" and provide guests with the same towels as before, but I also offer a selection of colored washcloths for this specific use. It doesn't always work -
I am still treating stained towels, but there has been a little progress...The White Sales are coming soon, and I will stock up on more of my beloved towels - just chalk it up to experience!
And don't forget to write it off your taxes.
Re: White or dark towels?ventnorhappyourscottage Oct 30, 2013 6:39 AM (in response to manouche)
I do the same, white towels for the bath, but dark colored face and hand cloths, hoping they'll use these for makeup removal, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I hate using bleach all of the time, so try to see if it is necessary or not, but will try the baking soda...and also looking for a more natural alternative to bleach when it is necessary??? Any ideas?
White or dark email@example.com Jan 24, 2011 9:37 AM (in response to lasherry)
When I stay somewhere, if the towels aren't white I always wonder if they are really clean. If the towels are white, you can tell immediately if they are clean or dirty. We chose white for our two properties and use Frette Hospitality as our supplier. They are more expensive but they're worth it and they are what our guests require in a high-end luxury unit. That said, there's nothing worse than a white towel with stains. Ugh! We put our lightly stained handtowels in the laundry room and tell guests that these are for shoes, messy clean-ups, etc. But like Manouche said above, it doesn't always work.
White or dark towels?amyg Jan 25, 2011 10:21 AM (in response to firstname.lastname@example.com)
Cookquad, we do that too...recycle lightly stained washcloths. I take a black Sharpie and color a 1 inch or so mark on the hem and then place in a zippered bag in our cleaning caddy for guests to use. I like to recycle those zippered clear bags you get with window panels--they're the perfect size to hold 6-8 cloths. Then I flip over the cardstock insert and write "Cleaning rags for dirtier jobs. Help Yourself!" Guests have mentioned that they really appreciate the rags for spills and wiping down outdoor furniture.
Re: White or dark towels?sjde Jan 26, 2011 9:21 AM (in response to lasherry)
We have 2 mountain rental cabins. In the onewe've had 10 years we use white, and dark green in the one we've had 4 years and they have held up well. None of the sheets are white.
Re: White or dark towels?cindypuchner Jan 26, 2011 10:34 AM (in response to lasherry)
The first year I started renting I filled the bathrooms with high-end pale aqua towels. At the end of that summer season, the towels had bleached out spots caused by certain cosmetic and tanning products. Ever since, I use only white towels. I buy the best quality I can find for $10 or under (bath towel), and count on replacement being every other year. This has worked perfectly.
Re: White or dark towels?amyg Jan 26, 2011 11:25 AM (in response to cindypuchner)
I wanted to add that our housekeeping service only uses bleach when necessary in an attempt to save a stained towel. Most recently they've found real success with Tide Stain Release--basically a booster to your detergent. They say the liquid works better than the powder and it's been the best product they've found aside from bleaching to remove stains.
White or dark towels?pamela.flow Jan 26, 2011 12:43 PM (in response to lasherry)
I much prefer colored towels. I have seafoam green ,blue/gray and bright blue and have done well . They don't show minor stains and have a more homey look. I have colored sheets as well . It's easier to know which are king , queen and twin. I also have patterened dishes and feel it makes my property more distinctive and not sterile or generic. But then again, I don't wear black:)
White or dark towels?waikoloavrm Feb 1, 2011 9:53 PM (in response to lasherry)
I have been in the vacation rental business for almost ten years now and I have tried every color of towel as well as every brand and have found a high quality white towel to be the best option of you are going strictly for quality. Here is why I think:
1) If you look one of our bathroom photos at
http://www.waikoloavacationrentals.com/kolea-rentals/8c.html#photos you can see how the white towels do not really stick out and give the bathroom a much more cleaner look.
2) As mentioned previously, a guest throws in bleach with colored towels and you pretty much have to replace them to keep your standards up.
3) White linens are just a sign of cleanliness. Colored linens can hide stains, which is great if you are into that, but if you pick up a white towel as a guest you know it is clean.
4) The downfall of white goes back to #3, if you get stains on the towels the color does not hide them.
Overall I think it matters what your level of standards are. If you have high standards then go for something like a white Ralph Lauren towel. If you are more cost concious go with a colored towel from Costco or Wal Mart.
White or dark towels?pamela.flow Feb 1, 2011 10:23 PM (in response to lasherry)
I just think it is a matter of taste. I have been in the rental business 18 years and have 3 upscale properties and for my guests quality colored towels have looked best.I have never had a guest bleach them. I have bought Ralph Lauren and the super plush thick towels at Bed Bath and Beyond and Westpoint Stevens. I definitely believe in high quality towels , sheets , kitchen supplies and toilet paper. I also believe in putting out lots of linen.
White or dark towels?sonomaguy Feb 2, 2011 12:21 AM (in response to lasherry)
I agree with waikoloavrm - high quality towels for the bath and pool are important for that luxury experience.
We get white towels for the bathroom and tan towels for the pool. The tan towels wear well under outdoor use/suntan lotion etc while the white ones get less heavy usage. We put the tan towels in a basket by the door to the pool - so it's pretty obvious which towels to use.
Re: White or dark towels?michelle.gaddie Feb 2, 2011 3:29 PM (in response to lasherry)
We started off using high end white towels for guests to use. After the first year I changed the towels in all 3 bathrooms to different colors. We used green, tan and brown. Within just a few short months our housecleaner noticed they were all spotting. We have gone back to all white bath sheets as they can be bleached when needed. I do find it necessary to replace them at least once a year so they never look too old and used. I want our guests to enjoy the same comforts as we do.
Re: White or dark towels?sandyk Feb 3, 2011 11:44 PM (in response to lasherry)
I also believe in buying high end thick, soft white towels. A couple times a year I go through all of them and soak the ones I need to and usually get out the spots. I buy inexpensive white and light colored wash clothes. The colored clothes are rolled up and placed in a dish next to the sink with a sign stating they are for items that stain like removing makeup, mud, etc. The acne meds either pull the color or leave some orange spots but they are clean. This seems to make my guests aware to be a little nicer on my other linens. The white wash clothes are put with the white bath and hand towels on the towel bars and in the cabinet. I still go through a lot of white wash clothes as they seem impossible to clean, even with bleach. But they are inexpensive. My bath and hand towels seem to be treated fairly well.
FYI, Kohls has really nice white wash clothes for the price.
White or dark towels?eric.mueller Apr 6, 2011 10:31 AM (in response to lasherry)
FWIW I went through this too and ended up with white towels throughout (easy to bleach, easy to replace and match the color exactly), except for colorful beach towels.
I also found very affordable and high-thread-count white towels at Costco, FYI.
White or dark towels?epv Apr 28, 2011 10:06 PM (in response to lasherry)
This is a great threat, thanks to everybody for all the great tips!
I used light green towels because 1) the white ones seemed so messed up with make-up and other things that they ended up looking worn very quickly and 2) I really don't like the look of the white towels against our white walls... it looks too plain.
I've also learend from our cleaning lady that using Pinosol to clean the towels and linens is more effective than bleach and it doesn't wear the fabrics as much as bleach does.
Re: White or dark towels?sfvacationhut May 7, 2011 2:12 AM (in response to epv)
I have the same thing .... an all white bathroom ... white cabinets, white walls. I included a picture. Yes, if I wanted white towels, I could paint the walls a different color. But it's much easier to get towels with a little color in them. Also, we have an organic eco-friendly focus at our vacation rental. We have organic cotton towels and/or bamboo towels. We get them for a very reasonable price from overstock.com. Unfortunately white towels are often bleached with toxic chemicals. Maybe this is not true for the high quality, very luxurious ones.
And I must say, I really don't like white towels. I probably got that feeling from those cheap thin ones from budget hotels. I know you guys are getting luxurious ones, but for me, I'd rather not have pure white towels. I wouldn't buy them for myself, so why should I buy them for our guests? (By the way, some of our towels you see in the picture may look white, but they are ivory. )
Some people are saying that guests might be afraid that the towels are not really clean if the towels are not solid white. But ... if the apartment is very clean, why would anyone assume the towels are dirty? At least I hope none of our guests are thinking that way. Because we do not have even one solid white towel in the whole house.
Re: White or dark towels?dodgertown1 May 23, 2011 10:21 PM (in response to sfvacationhut)
We are with you. We like putting towels with colors or patterns. We have received many comments about our linens and towels not being run of the mill. Guests totally understand what is going on when they get the scratchy white towels. Our guests know that the owners are managing and cleaning our own units. We bring our own tastes into our condos. You can buy great towels at stores like Kohl's for the same price as the cheaper looking towels. We also don't let the towels become threadbare. Lord knows we have a lot of towels at home now that have been retired. We give many of these away to places like the Home of Grace for women or other similar places that have a desperate need for these kind of items. Even though we are not on the high end of rental rates we try to show that people can feel first class even without paying pent house rates.
Re: White or dark towels?mike-dfv May 24, 2011 7:14 PM (in response to dodgertown1)
If you have towels with color or patterns, doesn't that make it harder to replace a single unit that has been ruined? Finding solid white is easy, matching something else may not be.
Re: White or dark towels?dodgertown1 May 24, 2011 8:34 PM (in response to mike-dfv)
My wife loves going to the stores looking for towels and linens. We supply 8 bath towels in each of our condos. When she finds a pattern or color she will buy 12 towels as well as extra hand towels. From time to time we have to replace a lost or bleached towel but by the time you go through the extra 4 towels it is time to retire them anyway. We don't have anything against white and have used really fluffy ones that feel expensive but have usually found white with a simple colored stripe or two at the bottom for accent. I'm a guy and this is fun believe it or not. I want our places to stand out from the run of the mill.
White or dark towels?buzz May 25, 2011 10:05 AM (in response to lasherry)
White- white- white- White towels, wash cloths, and linens only white. Wash clothes are very important because if guests have a nasty cleanup they will hopefully use them (cheap and easy to replace) or paper towels. These items give your place a professional look and feel. Starch and iron the pillow cases and flat sheet upper edges. Use high thread count sheets and pillow cases good towels it goes a long way..
Re: White or dark towels?mercedes.hughesbrennan Sep 27, 2013 6:14 PM (in response to buzz)
Re: White or dark towels?twobitrentals Sep 27, 2013 6:19 PM (in response to mercedes.hughesbrennan)
Believe it or not, I have purchased some very comfortable sheets at Walmart, 300 thread count. The last sets I purchased were about $60.00 for the entire set/for a queen size bed. I actually do get comments about my comfy beds, but I also have feather bed toppers on the queens and a memory foam topper on the King. So, I can't say whether they love the sheets, or the comfortable beds. Hope that helps....and yes, I always buy white, makes the washing much easier on the cleaning folks to have all the same colors to wash
Re: White or dark towels?joan.l Sep 28, 2013 4:04 PM (in response to twobitrentals)
I have purchased those 300 count sheets from Walmart and they're holding up.
That said, EVERY time I go to Costco and Sams Club I walk thru their sheet section scoping for a markdown on their higher end sheets. Every once in awhile I score some awesome sheets for a low price. The color may not be a fav, but if they'll "go" with the color scheme of the room, I'll bite. I figure people would rather sleep on luxury sheets then fret that sage green (or whatever) wouldn't be their color of choice for their own home's sheets.
those nice 600 thread count sheets at Sams Club are very comfy. I was able to get a sage green queen set marked down to about $30 (and that was with 4 cases). Those feel like luxury! Too bad only the green ones were clearanced!
Re: White or dark towels?amyg Sep 27, 2013 9:08 PM (in response to mercedes.hughesbrennan)
Here's a link to ABC's The Lookout episode in which they talk to Consumer Reports on how to find the best sheet value.
I found it interesting that they said the manufacturers can't physically put more than 400 threads in a square inch, so when you buy sheets with higher thread counts, they are "jamming in extra thinner pieces of yarn".
I've purchased several different brands of sheets over the years and the most durable and long-lasting IMHO have been Kohls' house brand The Big One. The 275 TC sheets wash up crisp (like percale) and smooth. Never any pilling. Best time of year to buy them is the Black Friday sale. Last time I purchased them the day after Thanksgiving (2 years ago) they were $19.99 for a king set--a huge savings.
White or dark towels?lliliany.gomez May 25, 2011 10:21 AM (in response to lasherry)
One of the properties I manage in the Dominican Republic everything is white but the pool/beach towel. I would recommend you consider a light brown for the pool or beach, considering those are the towels that gets dirtier.
I hope this helps you.
Lliliany Gomez
White or dark towels?buzz May 25, 2011 10:26 AM (in response to lliliany.gomez)
Sorry I forgot to mention I have a separate set of towels for beach usage
Re: White or dark towels?stjvilla Apr 4, 2013 8:41 AM (in response to lasherry)
We feel this is mostly a matter of personal taste as there are pros and cons to each. Either pure white or a bathroom- coordinating color can look beautiful and upscale. We use light colors which complement the decor; pale aqua for one bath and pale apricot for the other. Our preference is to wait for sales and then buy the highest possible quality.
It's true that white can look very bad if not treated well. It can get stained easily and needs careful cleaning and possibly bleaching. However, colors can be damaged by bleach. For the first time in 14 years of renting we had this happen to a few of them -- right after we had replaced all the towels! Painful.
We would not use really dark towels in our tropical rental home, but they might be appropriate in the mountains. Your choice.
BTW we do not leave bleach out for the renters -- it's locked up in the housekeeper's closet.
White or dark towels?claudio.meira Jun 1, 2011 5:38 PM (in response to stjvilla)
We usually go towards beige or darker colors. White is very hard to clean even if you use bleach. I had white towels but some of the stains could not come out. Sometimes they came out white but you can still see a faded stain.
I buy most of my towels from Kohls where they have great sales on Towels. I bought some Vera Wang towels for $4 a piece a few weeks ago. When certain towels go on sale. I basically clean them out.
I saw some fellow vacation owners have tons of wash towels so they will be less likely to use towels for removing makeup or other items.
Re: White or dark towels?k.rigganforce Jul 21, 2011 1:45 PM (in response to lasherry)
I use colored towels. Our unit is in Hawaii and we live on the mainland. I use the colors to determine how old the towels are so I know which to change out first. My new cleaner wanted everything all one color and at first I accommodated but after two years I realized I didn't know which were old and which were new since they were all the same. I went back to my old method and it's much better. We only go to the unit yearly. When I do the inventory I can look at the towels, look at the date purchased and determine if a replacement is in order. Because the complex has a septic system the use of liquid bleach is not allowed. I did, however, have one guest who ruined a new set of wash cloths & hand towels by bleaching them because he wanted "clean ones" every day. Needless to say he was charged accordingly and was told he was not welcome to return.
I want to add a little note here that I didn't before: I'm sure most of you know that to set the color in the towels before they're used, wash them in warm water and add 1 cup of white vinegar to the wash water. The colors do not run and they do not fade as quickly. I have towels that are 8 years old here at home that originated in the unit. The colors are still wonderful but I felt they were too old to stay in the unit so I brought them home. My friends have often commented on how bright my towels are compared to theirs.
White or dark towels?twobitrentals Aug 6, 2011 10:58 AM (in response to lasherry)
I have white towels, white sheets, etc. This makes it much easier on the cleaning folks when they are washing and changing sheets on the beds and hanging clean towels. As someone else said.....easy to replace, you don't have to try and match and if washcloths get destroyed they are inexpensive to replace.
I use Sams club for all of it and they are very very nice!
Re: White or dark towels?buzz Aug 6, 2011 11:55 AM (in response to twobitrentals)
yes yes yes and if you get wine stains or what ever soak in cold simple green mix with bleach for an hour
Re: White or dark towels?marilyn Mar 9, 2012 11:43 AM (in response to buzz)
We use thick color towels. With bathrooms mostly white, pops of color adds that nice upscale look. We use two colors per bathroom. Since the bathrooms are color coordinated, it is easy for guests to know which goes where as well as our cleaning services.
Re: White or dark towels?thaxterlane Mar 9, 2012 12:28 PM (in response to lasherry)
We use white or light colored towels. If I use a light color I stock only that color; I think it appears more professional than a combination of different colors and styles. .
I find white to appear freshhe , clean, and cool. We are a summer season rental (May - Oct is our entire season) and I believe people prefer white or light colors in the heat of summer. Dark colors, in my opinon are for winter.
White also allows you to determine the linens are clean. Dark colors may suggest to a guest that the towels (or sheets) have stains or other issues hidden by the deeper tone. But, that might be my own bias speaking . . . .
Re: White or dark towels?twobitrentals Mar 9, 2012 1:08 PM (in response to thaxterlane)
Whites, can be bleached when they get discolored...so I only use white on everything. Fresh and bright!
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Re: White or dark towels?swiss-house Mar 12, 2012 1:27 PM (in response to lasherry)
Hot tub + colored towels = big orange blotches on towels. We've tried all different brands, compositions (bamboo, cotton, cotton/poly mix) and colors (tan, brown, sea foam) it doesn't matter. Contact with hot-tub water ruins anything but white towels.
We started putting out dedicated white towels for the hot tub and asking that guests not mix them with bath towels, but inevitably, they end up together and you get to take a couple more colored towels out of rotation.
And as many have noted, there are many cosmetics that can cause the same effect - plus many cleaning supplies do so as well.
So we're fazing out all our colored towels and replacing them with Kohl's lowest cost white towels. They are relatively light weight so they are easy to wash, but with fabric softener they are incredibly fluffy - we get great comments about them in the guest book all the time.
And in our own bathroom at home, we now have the most interesting collection of orange "tie-died" towels you might ever imagine!
Re: White or dark towels?sophie Mar 12, 2012 1:31 PM (in response to swiss-house)
swiss-house wrote:
And in our own bathroom at home, we now have the most interesting collection of orange "tie-died" towels you might ever imagine!
I got a chuckle out of this as I'm doing some laundry this morning and I'm thinking to myself.....Wow..my guests have all my beautiful non-stained fluffy towels and here I am with all the reject towels in my own home!
Re: White or dark towels?marilyn Mar 12, 2012 4:24 PM (in response to swiss-house)
So why is it that we the home owners get the tie dyed towels? We bust our butts to have beautiful rental homes and we get the hand me downs ?
Re: White or dark towels?suzy.hurt Apr 17, 2012 11:17 AM (in response to lasherry)
I had to laugh at your reply Marilyn. I have tie dyed towels at our home as well. I was amazed how many beauty products must bleach the hand towels.
I have gone to all white towels as well. Bleach works wonders. Also Penny's now will take any returns if you have any problems. I buy their quick Dry towels as they dry fast for renters also take less time in the dryer and are bleachable. If have had a few where the threads have come apart but with thier return policy I just exchanged them with no problem. They are pretty inexpensive as well but look nice, fluff up well and do dry quickly-a must when you have many.
Re: White or dark towels?marilyn Apr 17, 2012 11:33 AM (in response to suzy.hurt)
It is amazing how guests manage to add colors even to the whites. Thanks for the J C Penney towel idea. I have been using Targets fast dry towels but they do not have an exchange policy.
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Re: White or dark towels?twobitrentals Apr 17, 2012 6:58 PM (in response to lasherry)
Just a side note......Sam's Club (no I don't own stock...haha) has a section for hotel/motel type things such as towels, sheets, etc. Probably most of you know that, but for those that say they are new......just check it out. I got the nicest, softest towels there and get lots of comments on them. My last guest commented on how wonderful all the linens were. All purchased at Sam's!
Re: White or dark towels?sfvacationhut Aug 11, 2012 11:22 AM (in response to lasherry)
For those looking for organic towel with some color in them, they have some at overstock.com right now that I thought looked interesting.
So far we've always had organic cotton or bamboo towels in light colors like ivory, taupe, beige. These are darker colors like periwinkle blue, sage green, and burgandy.
I'm not sure how those colors will work out ... I once had a personal bathroom that was done up in black and ivory colors, so I had the towels to match. The black towels were a nightmare with regards to attracting lint. So I'm "afraid" of buying darker colors.
However, I think I'll try these in the periwinkle blue and sage green.
They are $21.99 for a three-piece set, which is pretty good for organic cotton.
Also they have the all-over popcorn texture weave, which I really like. With these types of towels, it feels so much more effective, like you can really rub the dampness off your body, compared to traditional terry-cloth towels. But they are not scratchy at all ... they just have texture. And it seems like they are more durable. Also you don't have to worry about making them "fluffy" because they are not the type of towel that gets fluffy.
I'm still feeling a little concerned about the blue and green towels changing my color scheme ... because this is how things have looked up until now. But I think I will dive in and go for it!
Change is good, right!? I just hope it doesn't turn into a lint fiasco ...
Re: White or dark towels?amyg Aug 12, 2012 12:22 AM (in response to sfvacationhut)
I love the popcorn texture of your towels. It's a really nice touch and I'm sure guest will enjoy using them. You'll have to let us know how the blue/green scheme works out.
With four modest cabins to outfit, I have to keep my towel purchases more budget-minded so I use the Cannon towels from Costco (6 bath towels for $24; 12 hand towels for $15; can't remember the washcloth cost but they run about .40 each in a multi-pack). They only come in white but are easy to maintain and stay pretty fluffy after many washings. We've had a number of guests say they like the quality so I'm happy.
Re: White or dark towels?carol Aug 11, 2012 10:39 PM (in response to lasherry)
I'm partial towards all white towels. However, I think it helps guests keep their towels separate if there are colors, so I do have a few pale colors. I tried some dark blue towels and they lost color so fast they look too old to use now.
Thanks, twobitrentals, for the Sam's club recommendation. I purchased some @home towels from Target in February, put them into service in May, and some of them are starting to fray seriously already -- I won't buy them again. Now, would any of you attempt to return a towel that did not last 6 months?
Re: White or dark towels?sfvacationhut Aug 12, 2012 10:46 PM (in response to lasherry)
I came across this link with tips on how to display towels.
Happy decorating !
Re: White or dark towels?adobegirl Sep 19, 2012 3:38 PM (in response to lasherry)
I know this is a little late, but I have to chime in about the lighter towels. I have four vacation rentals and the darker ones do fade. But another thing keeps happening with the darker towels...they get bleach spots on them even though we weren't bleaching. After this started happening on my personal towels I discovered that it must be the bleaching action in the new "whitening" toothpastes! Go for the lighter towels!
Re: White or dark towels?msdebj Sep 19, 2012 3:50 PM (in response to adobegirl)
On my recent post Labor Day trip to inventory our VR I discovered 8 white towels and 4 sets of white sheets my housekeeper had put into the "damaged" bin due to stains.
I pulled out the hydrogen peroxide and Oxy Clean, and with a bit of patience, got every item back into perfect shape.
It may have only saved me a few hundred dollars, but those dollars go a long way when dealing with linen costs.
I can't do that with colored items.Tis why I stick with white.
Re: White or dark towels?crescentbeach4u Sep 19, 2012 4:06 PM (in response to msdebj)
Same here. We bought top of the line everything but made sure that its all white just for these reasons.
Re: White or dark towels?ventnorhappyourscottage Oct 30, 2013 6:50 AM (in response to msdebj)
I recently started using the hydrogen peroxide and oxy clean combo too, and found I had great results, but only had used them on some vintage linens, not thinking to use them on the white towel stains...DUH! hitting myself on the head...
Re: White or dark towels?dodgertown1 Sep 19, 2012 4:22 PM (in response to lasherry)
This issue is the perfect catch-22. Pick white towels and every stain shows up. Pick color towels that hide some of the stains but then are subject to the bleach issues. We used to have people put the linens and towels in the bathtubs when they leave because that is what we did when we went on vacation. But, when we started having the bleach issue it was when the guest would clean out the tub with cleaner that has bleach in it. Then the dirty towels and linens would be thrown into the tub that is not rinsed out. We now have everything put on the bathroom floor. Another mystery stain on towels and linens are from face creams. My wife has spent many an evening patiently removing stains from white towels and linens. We have 6 places and have a mixture of white in some and color in others. There is no simple solution. I keep telling my wife that we do this work because it has been the most enjoyable work we have ever done. We work other full time jobs but the vacation business is just more fun. Except for stained towels and linens!
Re: White or dark towels?twobitrentals Sep 19, 2012 5:10 PM (in response to dodgertown1)
Face Creams? or make-up? Usually face creams are put on after washing and drying, so maybe you are saying on the sheets? Hmmmmm,
I haven't had any problems with my all white sheets/towels. I use white for everything so that the cleaning people can wash everything together and add the cup of bleach as needed. However, even with the "special" make-up remover towelettes that I leave in my VR home, our washcloths still get stained from time to time from folks using them to remove make-up......and then they need replacing. But I only have to do that about every 18 months and thankfully, it has only be the washcloths.
Re: White or dark towels?tylerma7 Sep 19, 2012 10:31 PM (in response to lasherry)
I bought forest green towels from Sears. I've had an awful time with finding yellow spots on hand and bath towels. So I bought towels this time from Costco. They have some sort of color guard in them and so far I have not had any problems. I have used Costco towels at home for years and they hold up for years and I think are a better value.
Re: White or dark towels?anja Sep 23, 2012 7:28 PM (in response to tylerma7)
I like to use mostly off white towels but I do have a few sets of cream colored, yellow and sea green sets of towels. I've tried different makers through the years and nailed down what I like best and stock up on those brands (ditto for the sheets). My favorites are those that wash well, don't wrinkle, keep their shape, stay fluffy, don't pull or fray and keep their colors. I go for Charter Club (Macy's), Costco's Charisma (the ones with the color guard) ....Ralph Lauren (I have a few sets of R. Lauren towels that last and last ...I bought them a long time ago...LOVE them)....and I have one set from Tommy Hillfiger that are holding up nicely. The Costco ones are really washing well and keeping their shape and softness.
I just had a middle-aged mother and adult daughter stay for 12 nights. They ruined 2 pillow cases ....they are very pale colored (sea green) pillow cases and now they have big bleached out areas in the shape of a face's cheek to forehead, where their faces were on the pillows....the shapes were definitely from "faces". It's actually bleached out. These two had slept with the same sheets for 12 nights (they didn't use the spares --- I am thankful, although the spares were all whites). And, they both used the same product on their skin at night, whatever it was. It was the first time, ever for me, that women bleached out pillow cases....I had read about this.
Three towels had tan-ish / orange-ish marks here and there...I suspect from a self-tanning product (??). I bleached the tanning orange-ish stains out the white towels with no problem. But, the very, very pale sea green pillow cases retain their "face marks" in bleached out white areas.
[I don't understand why anyone would bring self-tanning lotions to a tropical location.]
Re: White or dark towels?crescentbeach4u Sep 23, 2012 6:38 PM (in response to lasherry)
Speaking of white towels etc, BIGLOTS has Tommy Hillfiger white towels on sale for $6 per towel. They are of highest quality. We also picked up 600 thread count sheets for a king at $39 a set. Cant beat those prices.
Re: White or dark towels?adobegirl Sep 23, 2012 9:38 PM (in response to crescentbeach4u)
Doug...thanks for the head's up. I think I'll see if I can find the same deals at Big Lots in my neck of the woods!
Re: White or dark towels?crescentbeach4u Nov 8, 2012 7:10 AM (in response to crescentbeach4u)
Just as an update, we are still finding these really great towells still at BIGLOTS and still for $6
Re: White or dark towels?karenl Nov 7, 2012 6:08 PM (in response to lasherry)
I have a summer beach property, charged my renters $100.00 per week for beach towels, bath and kitchen towels. Bought 12 of each at Target...all white towels except for the beach towels. I always left laundry detergent for them to wash during the week or two week rentals...11 years later, I have replaced only 5 towels...the white ones always looked so classy and spa-ish! Each towel cost between $5.00 and $6.00, lasted along time.
I specifically listed how many towels I would leave in the contract, and over the years, I ended up with many stray towels and rarely lost a washcloth...Never had a problem.
Re: White or dark towels?puntodevista Feb 19, 2013 12:05 PM (in response to lasherry)
White Towels are the best way to go, I agree with the majority here in the thread that the Dark Color Towels unless with the most extreme caution will become faded and lose the "Luxuriousness" of the color.
White towels can be softened and taken care of but will last only a certain amount of time depending on your occupancy.
In our experience We have found that Microfiber/Bamboo towels (We use ours from Home Source) are great alternatives to standard towel. Not only if taken care of can get softer with time, but take less time drying (Helpingthe bottom line), are resistant to stains and seem to be much softer than the majority of your Costco or mid ranged Towels!
These towels require different type of washing but over all truly give the feeling of Luxuriousness and can withstand the wear and tear of a vacation rental!
The towel will cost twice of what a regular towell could be but the additional investment will make your clients really appreciating the luxurious touches of soft white Towels in their rooms.
Re: White or dark towels?ramonolivencia Feb 22, 2013 12:30 PM (in response to lasherry)
I think hotels use white towels since they have powerful washing machines that can clean them in ultra-hot water. However, I like to alternate with colored ones since they give a homey feeling to the vacation rental.
Re: White or dark towels?marym Feb 22, 2013 4:12 PM (in response to lasherry)
I'm going to white - for the life of me, I can't figure out what my guests do, but the colored towels always have what I thought were bleach spots on them. And then my cleaning lady told me it's ladies' makeup! Apparently there's something in it that acts like bleach.....? Learn something new everyday!
Re: White or dark towels?anja Feb 22, 2013 5:00 PM (in response to marym)
marym wrote:
[...] I can't figure out what my guests do, but the colored towels always have what I thought were bleach spots on them. ...] Apparently there's something in it that acts like bleach.....?
I'm not sure if there is makeup that would do this...[???].....but, there are products that women and men use that contain peroxide and other bleaching agents for cosmetic reasons. They can be skin lighteners and acne creams. I believe that some anti-age skin products can also stain / bleach. I haven't had "bleached" out spots on towels, although the pillow slips were ruined once.
I only know that two of my guests were using an anti acne product (they left behind an empty and an almost squeezed out tube of anti age cream) ....and of the four bed pillows that I have on the bed...the pillow cases on both sides of the bed were bleached out where their faces rested on them. One,or both of those products combined, did the damage. Perhaps it does the same damage on colored towels! Although I have no experience with these, another Owner once told me that she thought the strong whitening toothpastes can bleach out towels.
I use both cream and white towels which both wash very well (the oxygen products work for me when there is a stain).
Re: White or dark towels?sophie Feb 22, 2013 6:54 PM (in response to anja)
Something else that I think happens a lot is that people due their hair when they're on vacation. I put some light tan towels into my houses and I was noticing bleaching in just the exact spot on the towels as if a woman were to put her hair up in it.
It's frustrating either way. The white towels get stains on them and the dark ones get bleached!
Re: White or dark towels?anja Feb 22, 2013 9:17 PM (in response to sophie)
YES...you're right... some do dye their hair on vacation [I don't know why but I never imagined this happening].. There are at least four incidences at my place that I know of. One dropped the bottle, checked out ...but first covered the stained travetine floor tiles with a bath mat. Another woman left me with a shower curtain splashed with dark colored dye. Two young women traveling together left behind a "head stain" where one of them leaned back in a recliner (we found the henna box in the trash). And, then there was the strange orange haired lady (orange like clown colored)....walking up my driveway .... I wondered if it could be one of those people making rounds to do door-to-door religious conversion on me... ..then I realized it was MY GUEST ....she checked in with dark blond hair the day before! At least, all of her dye ended up on her head and not a spot elsewhere.
Re: White or dark towels?carol Feb 22, 2013 9:56 PM (in response to anja)
Anja: that's horrible about the tiles -- were you able to get them clean?
I recently learned that those white doilies that people used to put on the backs of chair were called "antimacassars" because in the Victorian age, men would sleek back their hair with a dark oil called "macassar". The doilies were needed to keep the oil stain off the furniture. Maybe we all should return to using antimacassars!
Re: White or dark towels?anja Feb 23, 2013 12:50 AM (in response to carol)
carol wrote:
[...] that's horrible about the tiles -- were you able to get them clean?
Yes... When we found it, the stain was still fresh ...the floor still damp... so she had to have done the dye job the morning she was checking out. I entered the cottage and started attacking it immediately after so I did get the red/brown color out. The tiles are 18" x 18" square and 4 of them were smear stained...and there was splatter on one wall, rather high up the wall. It looked as if she smeared it around when trying to clean the floor, herself. I understand that accidents happen, but then she put our thick, plush bathroom area "rug" right over the stain to conceal it before she came over to say "Bye" to us...and said nothing about the accident. We were able to clean the floor stain thoroughly by scrubbing it repeatedly a few times with a soap we use to clean the stone. It came out fine we think because we recently (luckily) had re-applied fresh travetine stone sealer on the floor and that must have prevented the dye from deep absorbtion. There was one wall area that also had splashes on it...and luckily it was the accent wall and I still had the can of that color! I had to repaint that wall of the bathroom that same day...we had new guests arriving the following day. I used my "trusty" carpet shampooer's hand-held attachment for upholstery on the chair with an oxi clean solution and the "head stain" was gone....it vacuumed it out with the shampoo! No trace of these accidents are visible.
Re: White or dark towels?lorraine.mcgill Feb 22, 2013 9:47 PM (in response to lasherry)
I have created a Facebook group for vacation rental owners to offer a place where we can discuss these sorts of issues as well as any other questions, concerns, suggestions. This group is not affiliated with any listing services and just serves as a place for us to communicate. It is a closed group so you need to request to "Join Group" (by clicking the button in the top right) then an admin with approve. This helps keep spammers from posting in the group. You can join by going to this page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/vacationrentalowners/
Re: White or dark towels?snickers.yap Feb 24, 2013 9:03 PM (in response to lorraine.mcgill)
Honestly I find the colored towels work great for us. We do have white towels in the mix, but most of them eventually get yanked because I cannot get them clean. I've had guests wipe the outdoor decs with new white towels so I''m not a fan.
I purchase about 300 plus towels a year to replenish those towels that get worn out - so for me price is everything. I go for the best quality I can get within the pricepoint and I do well with them.
Re: White or dark towels?tara51 Mar 17, 2013 8:15 AM (in response to lasherry)
I had my new towels ruined from bleach, I know the lady bleached her hair, I had stains on my shower curtain. Why can't they use the old pink and purple ones I left for that reason! One of my previous guest used the nice towel under the cat litter box. What is wrong with these people?
Re: White or dark towels?marym Mar 17, 2013 8:36 AM (in response to tara51)
I think it's the age-old battle of some guests figuring "It's not my house/stuff, so I don't care", or "Hey, I've paid for this so I can do what I want." There will always be those kinds of guests....
Re: White or dark towels?debbie.stolle Apr 3, 2013 9:52 PM (in response to lasherry)
From the number of posts and the different responses...it looks like the whites may have it.
I agree that it is a decision based on personal taste. While some mention that think a colored dark towel may be dirty...I can tell if mine are stained most definitely. I can also tell if they are clean and fluffy.
I am still using towels that are between three and five years old, never fade at all. Also there are new treatments in the color evidently that are making dark colored towels bleachable! (I noted this recently on some I bought at Target...but theirs are not thick and thirsty, I bought some designer patterns for my own home) This will keep those who use acne medicine from ruining towels...I hope they start using it for sheets soon because we have lost a few pillow cases.
While we keep absolutely NO BLEACH in the home for our guests use at all, they have access to stainlifting like shout. I purchase at Walmart....they have a line of towels that are thick and thirsty and I always get compliments on them...they are not inexpensive, I could get a better buy at Homegoods. But they carry them all of the time so if I need replacements they are available.
I have a rustic lodge and browns, greens, and tans blend with our decor while white would definitely look out of place...as a decorator the look matters very much to me. I know my towels are luxurious and clean and I think from the standards of my home, my guests believe that as well.
Re: White or dark towels?stjvilla Apr 4, 2013 8:43 AM (in response to debbie.stolle)
Good points, debbie. We have only just now purchased a full set of white towels in addition to our pale apricot and aqua. Recently we have had several incidents of bleaching by skin product (?) and, although white towels can eventually be stained so much they can't be cleaned and used, only one bleaching ruins our colored towels. There is no perfect answer to this problem, but certainly white towels are easier and cheaper to replace. (We still love our colors however!)
Re: White or dark towels?mimseyme Apr 20, 2013 8:09 AM (in response to lasherry)
White towels are the only way to go. They always look clean, they can be bleached and treated for stains. If you buy darker towels and mix them with white...guess what: the bits of colored cloth end up all over the white towels and vice versa. Stick with white for a clean sanitary look. I get white towels at Walmart Super Center (or Walmart) and they have a colored piping on both ends along the edge and the colored piping comes in many pretty colors. These are nice big bath towels for $4.00 each and they last forever. I find them on sale occasionally too. They have matching hand towels and washclothes too, but they are a little over priced. So I go to Kohls or Bed Bath & Beyond for just plain white bundled bargain priced hand towels and washclothes that hold up very well.
Re: White or dark towels?beachbumz Apr 20, 2013 10:03 AM (in response to mimseyme)
I do the same thing as mimseyme. I get one with a piping in it that adds color, but is basically white for bleaching. Works well.
Re: White or dark towels?cheryl.kometer Sep 2, 2013 11:46 PM (in response to mimseyme)
Sam's club and Costco have fantastic prices on White towels, washcloths and hand towels. At Sam's, the bulk packs are not in the area with all the other towels...they are in the "janitorial" section of the store. Costco they are with the regular bath towels.
Re: White or dark towels?evavrmanager Jul 24, 2013 4:06 PM (in response to lasherry)
The home that I manage is stocked with both white for bath use and dark if the guests have used suntan lotion or colored their hair or for taking off makeup. After departure of guests I go over to the house and gather the sheets for the laundry facility, take out trash and start some of the towel laundry. I did at one time think we had lost all of our white towels to make-up stains. I sprayed them with OxyClean, soaked them in hot water and OxyClean detergent. And I did them all by hand. They were restored back to new, bright white and fluffy. I love OxyClean and I also love the idea of hydrogen peroxide. I will need to research that one and try it on white towels at my own home first
Re: White or dark towels?annie196 Aug 22, 2013 1:46 PM (in response to lasherry)
I'm a white towel and sheet user. Bleach works great. Buy them in bulk to save money.
Re: White or dark towels?thefacilitator Sep 28, 2013 5:58 PM (in response to lasherry)
White is always better. Dark colors tend to fade and not look as sanitary. Also it makes it easier for housekeeping to launder. Facial cleansers such as Pro Active include peroxide which bleaches colors
Re: White or dark towels?vhassistant Jan 16, 2014 12:36 PM (in response to thefacilitator)
ooh, I hadn't thought about that but that makes sense! It's not so much that they fade but can easily be bleached as well.
Re: White or dark towels?dawn91 Oct 24, 2013 10:37 AM (in response to lasherry)
Well, the problem isn't usually bleach per se, it is the facial washes that contain Benzoyl Peroxide (Proactive, etc) I have had this problem in my own home. Most of my colored towels are splotchy from drying our faces after using this product. I have had the best luck with Ivory or very light beige towels. They are now marketing towels that wont fade from Benzoyl Peroxide. They are a bit more pricey, though.
Re: White or dark towels?jacobwilson8 Oct 29, 2013 6:28 AM (in response to lasherry)
As you said that everything in your room is white so it's better that you have white towels so that it matches your color texture of your room.
Re: White or dark towels?thesimones Nov 18, 2013 8:19 AM (in response to jacobwilson8)
Agree, stick with white. Easy to bleach, easy to replace and easy to see if they are truly clean. Makes guest feel better too.
Re: White or dark towels?vhassistant Jan 16, 2014 12:35 PM (in response to lasherry)
White for bath, Black for face size towels, colored for kitchen.
Have all white towels but leave a few face towels that are black and specify these are for make up. Your guests will appreciate that.
Re: White or dark towels?larkobx Feb 14, 2014 10:23 AM (in response to lasherry)
FYI, these micro-cotton towels are on sale on Woot today. I bought three sets for about $8.33/towel with shipping and taxes. The reviews say they're super soft and absorbant but on the thin side, which is perfect for drying quickly.
Re: White or dark towels?victoriam Feb 14, 2014 11:17 AM (in response to lasherry)
I actually use all different colored towels so that guests can remember which is theirs and use it a couple of times.
Re: White or dark towels?twobitrentals Feb 14, 2014 11:19 AM (in response to victoriam)
I would do this too, if it wouldn't take more time to wash/dry for the cleaners. All the sheets are white too, so that it ends up being only a couple of loads of laundry which can be done, while they are doing the other cleaning in the home.


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Conversations about same-sex marriage have increased since the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in recent weeks, but for those with gay family members, discussing (and sometimes debating) God's design for human sexuality is an ongoing challenge. Learn from our panel how they've wrestled with loving and listening to their gay family members in a culture that's making the issue increasingly explosive.
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If there's a person who understands sexual brokenness, it's Joe Dallas. Molested as a boy, Joe experimented sexually with women and men well into adulthood. He hoped that becoming a Christian would miraculously take away his desire to sin sexually, but it didn't. Instead, Joe traveled a long and Scripture-soaked road to sexual healing. Today, Joe helps other men navigate similar journeys, and in this interview, gives encouragement to those enslaved in everything from porn to homosexuality, showing that Christ plus committed action can bring freedom. His newly-released booklet is 5 Steps to Breaking Free From Porn.
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There are a lot of women's resources on relationships, but what about female sexuality? When it comes to a woman's gynecological and reproductive health, are there Christian guidelines? Counselor Joann Condie comes to the table with suggestions.
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As China Rebalances Its Economy, Western Companies Rethink Their Business Strategy
Beijing has repeatedly made it clear that it's more than willing to accept the short-term costs of a growth sacrifice to keep its development strategy on track. As the world's second-largest economy transforms from an export- and investment-led economic growth model to consumption-driven growth, foreign industrial companies are rethinking their China strategies, the Wall Street Journal reports.
China's economy grew 7.8 percent in 2012 from a year earlier, its slowest pace since 1999. Over roughly the past 30 years, total investment as a percent of gross domestic product declined from more than 50 percent to 46 percent last year.
As investment-led economic growth slows in China, foreign companies are finding it harder to make profits off big-ticket capital projects such as highways and airports.
For years, Dover Corp. (NYSE:DOV) made big earnings selling products such as heavy-duty hydraulic vehicle lifts and pumps to big Chinese industrial and construction companies. Last year, the Downers Grove, Ill.-based company posted sales growth in the "low double digits" in China, according to the report, compared with growth of more than 20 percent on a compound average basis between 2005 and 2012. China sales account for about $1 billion of Dover's roughly $8 billion in global revenue.
Dover isn't alone.
ABB Ltd. (VTX:ABBN), of Switzerland, said its orders in China fell 10 percent last year, while German chemical producer BASF SE (ETR:BAS) said sales growth to customers in Greater China -- which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan -- slowed to around two percent last year, compared with 13 percent in 2011.
China's placing its fast-growing consumer class at centerstage, and foreign companies are racing to reshuffle their product portfolio.
Last year saw China overtake the U.S. as the world's largest food and grocery market. This year, China is expected to surpass Japan as the world's largest luxury goods market, and by 2016 it's expected to overtake the U.S. to become the world's largest retail market, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
By 2022, China's expected to account for around one-quarter of the global retail sales generated by the 60 largest markets, twice as much as the U.S.
In 2012, around half of the country's 1.3 billion people were city dwellers. That could jump to two-thirds by 2030, or by around 13 million every year, according to the World Bank. Analysts expect China's increasingly urbanized consumers to seek better lifestyles.
Dover told the Wall Street Journal that the company is now putting greater focus on areas that touch consumers, such as food-labeling and packaging technology, which helps companies give shoppers nutritional information and helps fight counterfeit goods. "Chinese consumers will increasingly want to know what they are buying is safe," Michael Zhang, Dover's Asia president, told the Wall Street Journal.
More than 40 percent of growth in the global market for marking and coding, which includes equipment for printing bar codes, for example, is expected to come from China between now and 2015, Dover said, citing data from research company Euromonitor International.
Many Western companies are pivoting to follow. United Technologies Corporation's (NYSE:UTX) Otis Elevator unit is making more compact elevators, better suited to lower-cost, high-rise accommodations, to capitalize on a government push to provide more Chinese with affordable housing, the report said.
Demand for robotics is also expected to grow as Chinese manufacturers pursue increased productivity and workers seek better working conditions. ABB is setting up a research-and-development facility in Shanghai, followed by a plant to produce robots designed in China, for China.
According to BASF, Chinese cars have only half the plastic content of a European car, presenting opportunities for substituting plastic for metal. As auto sales continue to rise in China, BASF is hoping the surge in demand will help boost plastic-materials sales in the country as well.


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TWIC ID Card : In our modern day society, there are legitimate concerns about internal security. One of the ways that the federal government has responded to the situation is to pass laws and regulations which are designed to make it difficult to carry out attacks on vital areas of the infrastructure.
One of the more controversial such governmental programs involves the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (or TWIC). Originally envisioned as a shield against certain types of threats, the program has run into many unforeseen difficulties. Indeed, some see it as possibly exacerbating the problem.
We will be exploring some of these imperfections in more detail, but before we do, we will be answering some relevant questions. What exactly is a TWIC id card? What are some of its pros, and some of its cons? What are some of the major criticisms that have been raised? And, is it worth all the trouble?
Let's answer these questions.
According to the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) website, the Transportation Worker Identity Credential (or TWIC) is a government program that issues specialized biometric tamper resistant cards to workers of a certain class. The workers who are required to obtain one of these cards includes anyone who works at a government designated sensitive site such as military installations, docks, and other sensitive areas. These include members of the Merchant Marines, longshoremen, truck drivers, and anyone else who needs to work at sensitive sites without a security escort.
In order to obtain one of these identification cards, the worker in question hasto go through a rigorous application procedure. During this process, the individual is required to provide biometric information about themselves, such as fingerprints and insome cases retinal scans. In addition to this, they have to undergo a stringent background checking process. This is governed by the TSA, and individuals are investigated to ascertain whether they have a criminal or arrest record, and also to find out if they have been found guilty of one of many disqualifying offenses.
The card itself is fitted with a special microchip. This chip contains biometric data about the card holder. It can be scanned either by inserting it into a special reader, or in some cases it can be scanned remotely by special sensors.
Many analysts have predicted that eventually this program could be expanded to include many other industries and work sites, including chemical processing facilities, dams, and may even be required to work anywhere in the manufacturing industry.
As was mentioned earlier, there are some situations where it is important to make sure that individuals who access sensitive areas are properly vetted. There have been break ins and even shootings at sensitive military facilities. There have been attempts to blow up airports, and even passenger jets. This country has many nuclear power generation plants, and any breach of security at these installations could have catastrophic consequences for the nation at large.
Therefore, it is a good idea to thoroughly vet individuals who must work in areas such as these, and the TWIC program may be of help in this arena. However, the best laid plans often carry unforeseen consequences, and it is starting to seem like insufficient thought was put into the implementation of the program before it was introduced.
To illustrate this, consider the situation in the trucking industry. A huge amount of consumer goods are shipped from one corner of the country to the other, 24 hours a da, 365 days a year. These goods originate in many places, including manufacturing facilities and sea ports. Because some of the materials have been deemed to be potentially dangerous, the decision was made to require many truck drivers to undergo the TWIC application process.
But, there turned out to be a big problem with this. Each TWIC applicant is forced to undergo what is known as a Security Threat Assessment. Part of what is looked at during this process is a persons arrest record, any convictions that they may have had in the past, any current legal troubles, and even any indictments that they may have had. In many cases, the fact that the person may have been found innocent of a charge is not taken into account. And to make matters worse, for those who may have made a mistake in the past there is a lengthy waiting period.
The result of all of this? It just so happens that many truck drivers may have been arrested or prosecuted at some time in their past. Because of the TWIC regulations, it has been estimated that at least 40% of current truck drivers will be unable to pass the vetting process. And this at a time in which the trucking industry is short some 30,000 drivers, and counting. It is easy to see the massively negative impact these polices will have on the economy at large, and on these workers in particular (as an aside, if you are a truck driver, know your rights).
Another major issue is the fact that at least 26,000 TWIC id cards that were distributed nationwide have failed to operate properly. Each one of these cards will have to be replaced at a huge cost to the government, and therefore the tax payer.
There are many other ongoing issues with the TWIC program, and we will next consider some of the complaints about it.
One major problem seems to be that estimates of how many workers would need a TWIC id card were grossly underestimated. New York Port Authority Security Manager Bethann Rooney has weighed in on the situation. According to her, the TSA estimates for affected people were short by at least 65,000 people – and that was with only 70% of a return on survey. This means that for the New York Port Authority alone, some 100,000 additional people may have to be vetted, and who can say how many will pass?
Ms. Rooney also had something to say about the card readers themselves. She stated that during a recent deployment of the technology, the TWIC id card readers had a false rejection rate of close to 10%. This is in contrast to the 1% false rejection rate that was considered acceptable.
In addition, the program as a whole has already cost some $420 million dollars, and no end is in sight. The situation prompted the GAO, or Government Accountability Office, to issue a statement that questioned the original premise and whether or not it would have any contribution towards greater security(TWIC id card).
So the question remains, is it worth all the trouble? There is no doubt that the nation as a whole needs to be conscious of possible threats to security. Not to do so would be careless.
That being said, to blindly throw money at the problem without first carefully assessing the best way to address the situation is wasteful of tax dollars. In addition, it is proving to be an unnecessary hardship to many otherwise honest and hardworking citizens who seek only to look after their families. And putting out technologies before they are fully tested or may not even work simply exacerbates the problem.
The solution may involve carefully weighing the various costs the program imposes on people and the economy. In addition to this, careful consideration should be given to technology that can effectively meet the goal of reasonable levels of security at the nation's most vulnerable points. If this balance can be found, then the TWIC id card and any that follow it may ultimately prove to be an asset to the country, rather than a burden.


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Statement By Chancellor Frank T. Brogan, Chancellor, State University System of Florida, Regarding the Proposed FY 2011-12 State Budget after Final Budget Committee Conferencing
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delayloop wrote:White Tape and Party Time are on sale today at Phish Dry Goods:
amazon blurb wrote:Twenty years after its release, Phish's double-CD collection A Live One has something rare and precious going for it: it still doesn't sound like anybody else. Oversized, perverse, requiring an unusual amount of listener background knowledge? Yes to all. Yet the collective improvisations it captures, unprecedentedly coherent yet freewheeling and open-ended, are unique in rock 'n' roll.
This book considers the music and moment of Phish's ecstatically inventive 1995 live document, a mix of weirdo acid-psych, ambient moonscapes, vaudevillian Americana, and riotous arena-rock energy, all filtered through bandleader Trey Anastasio's screwball compositional sensibility and the band's idiosyncratic approach to spontaneous group creativity. It places Phish and their fandom in historical and cultural context, and picks apart the mechanics of their extended group jams. And it examines the mystery of how a quartet of nice boys from Burlington, VT could have been, all at once, one of America's biggest touring acts and one of its best-kept secrets.
hosemasterflex wrote:Looks like this could be a cool thing ... 160 pages on just this live album? Why's it in a book series named 33 1/3 - the same as vinyl record speed in RPMs? I guess it has nothing to do with a vinyl release. Yet.
1997-03-01 Setlist
SET 1: Cities > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Down with Disease, Weigh, Beauty of My Dreams, Wolfman's Brother -> Jesus Just Left Chicago , Reba, Hello My Baby, Possum
SET 2: Carini, Dinner and a Movie > Mike's Song -> Lawn Boy > Weekapaug Groove, The Mango Song > Billy Breathes, Theme From the Bottom
ENCORE: Taste, Sweet Adeline
Slip, Stitch and Pass songlist
Cities 5:19
Wolfman's Brother 13:50
Jesus Just Left Chicago 12:58
Weigh 5:29
Mike's Song 13:52
Lawn Boy 2:56
Weekapaug Groove 8:20
Hello My Baby 1:19
Taste 8:45
booztravlr wrote:Dude, totally agree with all your thoughts on ALO vinyl release. This arrived on the release day via Amazon Prime and I instantly went to the Slave. I always cranked up the CD during the quiet parts before the jam to listen to the crowd. On the vinyl, this is very pronounced especially when you turn it up to 11. Like you said, these are all definitive versions of the classics and the best part is they sound like you're in the arena with the band. The production quality on the vinyl/box/etc is all top notch. This will end up being the Phish vinyl release I'll most often go to in the future.
On a side note, as good as this sounds through my stereo system I highly recommend using (noise reducing) headphones. I'm pretty sure you've mentioned the benefits of them before but everyone else should really follow suite. It's really the best way to listen to music. Don't get me wrong, I still crank my stereo often too, it's just not as crisp.
booztravlr wrote:To continue the double posting fashion in this thread
Anyone own the MSG 6LP set? I wrote this one off when it was originally released due to the price tag ($130?) but now, after listening to A Live One a couple times, I got the itch to buy this. It can be had for around $150, which ends up being $25/lp. It's sometimes hard to justify paying that much for a single LP which is the same reason why I passed on the Dead Cornell 3 LP release ($99). My collection is pretty extensive (https://www.discogs.com/user/booztravlr/collection) so I don't really need this but...why not, right? I'm mainly just curious to hear about the sound, etc. from anyone who owns it.
themomadans wrote:I read the ALO book earlier this year. It's definitely worth your time.
Have been pretty tempted to get the ALO vinyl but haven't justified spending that much on a record yet. Might wait to find a used copy.
SS&P vinyl would be awesome if they can fit it on two discs so it'd be a reasonable price.
themomadans wrote:I read the ALO book earlier this year. It's definitely worth your time.
Have been pretty tempted to get the ALO vinyl but haven't justified spending that much on a record yet. Might wait to find a used copy.
SS&P vinyl would be awesome if they can fit it on two discs so it'd be a reasonable price.
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Walther Introduces Next Generation PPQ® – M2 Series
FORT SMITH, AR – New for 2013 and building on the great heritage of the original PPQ, Walther Arms introduces the new PPQ M2 semi-automatic pistol. Designed to be a popular choice for both law enforcement and personal protection uses, the PPQ M2 is backed by Walther's 130 years of dedication and technical expertise. The PPQ M2 is chambered in either 9mm or .40 S&W. The PPQ M2 features a striker fire action and is enhanced with a smooth pre-cocked trigger at a constant pull of 5.6 pounds for greater control and accuracy. With its short travel, light trigger pull and quick audible reset, the PPQ trigger design not only helps improve accuracy but also allows for a well-placed follow-up shot should the need arise.
Each PPQ M2 series comes standard with three different grip back straps to custom fit the firearm to the user's hands. With its sleek design, matte black finish and ergonomical Walther grip, this is a great choice for personal protection or concealed carry.
With an overall length of 7.1 inches (180 mm) and a barrel length of 4 inches (102 mm), this lightweight German-engineered pistol is perfect for either right or left handed shooters as the traditional button magazine release is reversible and easily accessed from a standard grip. It only weighs 21 ounces and has a capacity of 15 rounds for the 9 mm model and 11 rounds for the .40 S&W model. As with all Walther handguns, safety is paramount as the PPQ M2 series pistol has 3 automatic safeties. On top of the barrel, the PPQ is standard with a three-dot sight configuration with an adjustable rear sight for accurate shot placement.Additional features include a Picatinny-style equipment rail, loaded chamber indicator and tough polymer frame. For greater control and to improve handling of the firearm, the PPQ M2 includes front and rear slide serrations and an extended, ambidextrous slide stop. Manufactured to be easily and quickly disassembled and reassembled without the need of tools, the Walther PPQ is shipped complete with two magazines and a thumb loader. The manufacturer's suggested retail price for the Walther PPQ-M ranges from $599 to $699.
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Entering its 130th year, Walther has earned the trust of law enforcement professionals, recreational shooters, and athletes through its line of reliable PPQ, PPS and PPK pistols. Walther Arms manufactures and markets firearms of various calibers ranging from .22 to .40. For more information, visit www.WaltherArms.com.
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Lazaro Arbos, Nick Boddington, Vincent Powell, Cortez Shaw and Burnell Taylor round out the top 20 semifinalists on "American Idol"
"American Idol" goes live and voting begins next week
Top 10 girls compete Tuesday, March 5; top 10 guys compete Wednesday, March 6
Finalists announced Thursday, March 7, on FOX
Thursday, "American Idol" named the final set of guys who will join the Top 20. They are Lazaro Arbos, 21, from Naples, Fla.; Nick Boddington, 27, from Memphis, Tenn.; Vincent Powell, 29, from Austin, Texas; Cortez Shaw, 21, from Dallas; and Burnell Taylor, 19, from New Orleans.
The five guys who made it through tonight join the 15 semifinalists who already have made it to the top 20: Girls - Janelle Arthur, Aubrey Cleland, Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Zoanette Johnson, Adriana Latonio, Angela Miller, Breanna Steer and Tenna Torres; Guys - Charlie Askew, Curtis Finch Jr., Paul Jolley, Elijah Liu and Devin Velez.
Next week, "American Idol" will air on three consecutive nights and it will be up to America to decide who becomes a finalist. On Tuesday, March 5 (8 p.m.), live from Las Vegas, the top 10 girl semifinalists take the stage and sing their hearts out for America and the judges in hopes of winning America's vote. On Wednesday, March 6 (8 p.m.), it is the top 10 guy semifinalists' turn to perform. On the most dramatic night of the competition so far, this season's finalists will be announced live from the "Idol" stage in Los Angeles on a special 90-minute episode airing Thursday, March 7 (8 p.m.), on FOX.
Get to know all the semifinalists and watch/share their "Homegrown Talent" videos at www.americanidol.com.
At the end of each performance show, the phone lines will open for at least two hours and "American Idol" viewers will be able to vote for their favorite contestant(s) via the toll-free telephone numbers (1-866-IDOLS-01, -02, etc.). AT&T wireless subscribers can use their cell phones to vote by texting the word "VOTE" to the four-digit short code (5701, 5702, etc.) that corresponds with the contestant of their choice (standard text-messaging rates may apply). Additionally, fans will be able to cast their votes online at www.americanidol.com.
To vote online during the voting window, fans should visit www.americanidol.com and follow the directions. Fans will be required to log in using their Facebook account to access the "American Idol" voting page, which will feature the name and photo of each of the current contestants. To vote, fans will simply choose their favorite contestant, complete the security verification and submit their choice. During the online voting window, fans may cast up to 50 total online votes for that evening's performances. Only fans with a registered Facebook account in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast their vote(s) online.
You can "like" "American Idol" on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmericanIdol. Follow the series on Twitter @AmericanIdol and join the discussion at #idol. Also, follow host Ryan Seacrest at @RyanSeacrest, and follow the judges: @MariahCarey,@yo_randyjackson,@nickiminaj and @keithurban.


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You've certainly come across awe-inspiring, intrinsic and extrinsic parts of buildings that transcend the borders of your imaginations. You've got enchanted and enthralled by grids of colorful arrangements, appealing furniture, blend of lights with particles of life, and alluring designs that drown you in streams of amazement. Those wonders are products of the craftsmanship of an interior designer.
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interiors and exteriors of a space or building through the engagement of professional skills with the sole aim of creating a healthier and more aesthetically refined space for the pleasure of the end user.
Interior designers are primarily responsible for the functionality of space, its safety and beautification. They achieve this through deft estimation of space and what can fit in, and how best what can fit in can fit in.
The duties of an interior designer are in a typical class. They hunt and bid for new products, determine the client goal and specific needs, which of course vary from client to client. They consider the use of space and how it can be adapted to enhance mobility, sketch background designs like partition schemes and electrical layout of a building. Interior designers also help specify materials for furniture, lighting, wall decoration, flooring and plumbing features, creating a timeline for and estimating gross cost of project. Interior designers work closely with mechanical, structural, civil and architectural engineers.
Aspirers of interior design as a study course are opened to a trade that guarantees financial independence and reputable wealth of knowledge that grows in relevance with time. Interior designers are often required to create sketches and design blueprints for homes, hospitals, schools, or hotels through the help of Computer Aided Software (CAD). Objects with volume i:e (3 dimensional objects) are also built through the help of a Building Information Modeling Software (BIM).
As you would expect from similar ubiquitous fields of study, Interior designing is only a generic umbrella for other subordinate areas of specialization. Here are some classes of interior designers and their niche of operation:
Healthcare Designers
Healthcare Designers engage the evidence-design process in creating and renovating healthcare centers such as clinics, hospitals and residential care facilities. Their operations are often based on the outcomes of research majorly directed towards the enhancement of health facilities.
Sustainable Designers
As the name implies, designers in this class foster strategies that fuel sustainability of energy, indoor air quality, water efficiency, as well as specifying feasible and sustainable environmental products.
Universal Designers
These designers dominate renovation of spaces to create better accessibility. They enhance mobility and fluid transition of occupants or users of a particular structure or building. Everyone in one way or the other needs them.
Kitchen and Bath Designers
These are specialists in kitchen and bath appurtenances and entire make-up. They possess edgy understanding of variety of appliances, cabinets, fixtures, plumbing and electrical solutions for kitchens and bathrooms.
Corporate Designers
Professional workplace requires interior designs, for small office spaces and large scale volumes entrenched between the bricks and glass of skyscrapers. The creation of effective and functional spaces incorporated with designs and brand styling is their duty.
How to become an Interior Designer
As you have clearly seen, the field of interior design is a boundless space occupied by skills and knowledge. To become an interior designer, the need to attain a bachelor degree is without debate. When enrolling for a course on Interior Design, it is a necessity that prospective students evaluate critically the quality of tutors they are about to hire. Since the course is institution based, the qualification and reputation of the to-be institute must be placed in check; this is to validate the availability of the experience required and practicality of the course in the selected institute of choice. Most aspiring students prefer the Cincinnati college for its quality of experienced tutors and practical exposure that students gain during their course of study.
Job Opportunities for Interior Designers
There are a plethora of job opportunities that you're predisposed to as an interior designer. One enticing advantage is the ability to be versatile--to engage and fit in properly with other professionals in different fields especially in the field of engineering. It was estimated that interior designers held about 58,000 jobs only in 2014! The industries that employ interior designers include:
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• Furniture stores
• Wholesale trade
• Residential Building Construction
The avalanche of work opportunities for interior designers cannot be over emphasized. They are often exposed to a work environ popular for creativity and effectiveness. Most Interior Designers work full time. There are many too who are self-employed and yet equipped with the fullness of relevance that comes with a field notable for amassing daily popularity and versatility with a range of other cognizant fields.


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Carl Albert Softball Festival set Saturday, Sunday at PARC
When the 2012 Carl Albert State College softball season was made, a special event became part of it — its own two-day softball festival.The Carl Albert Softball Festival will be Saturday and Sunday at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex (PARC)."There's going to be some good junior college softball teams coming to town," Carl Albert Coach David Holt said. "There will be five Kansas schools, three Oklahoma schools and one Texas school. Most of these teams are Division I junior college, but a couple of them are Division II JUCO. It ought to be a great weekend. We'd like to see as many people as possible get behind this. I really think they would enjoy the competition. If people haven't seen a lot of college softball, I think they'll like it. We're definitely looking forward to it. We play three games on Saturday and two games on Sunday."ScheduleSaturday's GamesField No. 1 — Coffeyville, Kan., vs. Eastern Oklahoma State College, 1 p.m.; Allen, Kan., vs. Eastern, 3 p.m.Field No. 2 — Carl Albert vs. Seward, Kan., 11 a.m.; Carl Albert vs. Coffeyville, Kan., 3 p.m.Field No. 3 — Connors State vs. Allen, Kan., 11 a.m.; Connors State vs. Independence, Kan., 1 p.m.; Connors State vs. Barton County, Kan., 3 p.m.Field No. 4 — Paris, Texas, vs. Barton County, Kan., 11 a.m.; Paris vs. Seward, Kan., 1 p.m.; Paris vs. Independence, Kan., 3 p.m.Sunday's GamesField No. 1 — Coffeyville, Kan., vs. Paris, Texas, 11 a.m.; Coffeyville vs. Connors State, 1 p.m.Field No. 2 — Seward County, Kan., vs. Connors State, 11 a.m.; Seward vs. Eastern Oklahoma State College, 1 p.m.Field No. 3 — Allen, Kan., vs. Carl Albert, 11 a.m.; Allen vs. Paris, Texas, 1 p.m.; Independence, Kan., vs. Barton County, Kan., 3 p.m.Field No. 4 — Independence, Kan., vs. Eastern Oklahoma State College, 11 a.m.; Barton County, Kan., vs. Carl Albert, 1 p.m.


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KABUL, Afghanistan � Thursday was another bad day for girls in Afghanistan.
Four girls ages 5 to 8 who were at a wedding party in southern Helmand province went out to fetch water from a hand pump, and as they were carrying the buckets of water back one of the girls stepped on a hidden bomb, which exploded and killed all of them, according to Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the provincial governor.
It was another bad day for boys, as well. Two schoolboys on their way home, ages 10 and 12, tripped a roadside bomb in the Sarawza District of Paktika province in the east and were killed, according to Mokhlis Afghan, a spokesman for the provincial governor, Muhibullah Samim.
McCRORY, Ark. � Authorities say an 18-year-old Massachusetts woman has died after she was injured when a car struck a group of bicyclists traveling through Arkansas on a cross-country trip.
Merritt Levitan of Milton, Mass., was one of 13 cyclists traveling from Charleston, S.C., to Santa Monica, Calif., as part of a six-week trip organized by a Williamstown, Mass.-based company called Overland.
Levitan and six others were injured in the crash Tuesday near McCrory, Ark., about 90 miles northeast of Little Rock.
Overland director Jonathan Igoe said two people remained hospitalized in stable condition Thursday.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. � Discovery by police of illegal fireworks has led to the arrests of three men, including a New Haven firefighter who was placed on paid administrative leave.
State police and Madison and West Haven police found fireworks worth thousands of dollars in two homes and a trailer on Tuesday night.
New Haven Firefighter Robert Crisco was placed on leave Wednesday. He does not have a listed phone number and could not be reached.
West Haven Sgt. David Tammaro said such a fireworks case is common near July 4, but the quantity was significant.
Officers found boxes and containers of display fireworks, which are considered explosives, and consumer fireworks in a trailer.
Felony and misdemeanor explosive and fireworks charges were lodged against the three men.
SPRINGFIELD, � A Springfield fire official says a blaze that destroyed two homes may have been caused by fireworks.
Dennis Leger, an aide to Springfield�s fire commissioner, said there is a good possibility the early Wednesday morning fire was caused by fireworks. He says the cause has not been determined.
Leger says that at the least the fire is suspicious.
The fire burned two homes to the ground, displaced 15 residents and several pets and destroyed one vehicle.
WATERBURY, Conn. � A Bristol man has been arrested after authorities say he swung a machete at several people in Waterbury and pressed the blade to a woman�s neck.
Edward Donahue was arrested after police stopped a car he was driving early Wednesday morning. Police say they found a machete in the back seat.
Witnesses say Donahue was drinking beer and whiskey at a party. He was told to leave after he knocked a drink out of a woman�s hands and pushed her to the ground. Witnesses say he put the blade to the neck of a woman who was in the driveway before people pushed him away.
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Located in Lot 15. All other lots are for standard size vehicles only (Lot 14 is for RVs and oversized vehicles). A bus parking pass is required.
RV/Oversized Parking
RVs and Oversized Vehicles (any vehicle longer than 19 feet) must be parked in Lot 14. All other lots are for standard size vehicles only. An RV/Oversized Vehicle parking pass is required. If you have a vehicle in tow, you will need an additional standard vehicle parking pass for Lot 14 for $50. Please call our ticket office to order a parking pass for your tow vehicle at 817-892-BOWL (2695) or toll free 888-792-BOWL (2695).
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Limousines will be able to drop off passengers adjacent to Lot 1 on Randol Mill Road and in Lot 6. Limousine parking is available on Randol Mill Road and Lot 8. A limousine parking pass is required.
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