Recently I posted my review of MamaMade‘s Un-paper Towels. They have three snaps on each side and snap on to a paper towel roll for use as un-paper towels. I seemed to get a lot of flack for promoting an eco-friendly alternative that was pricey and the consensus was that the snaps were mostly unnecessary. If you get them without snaps then you can just fold them or place them on the table neatly, no need for snaps and extra expense.
I started to wonder, are these people right? Do I really need these snaps and is it that necessary to put be able to put them nicely onto a roll? Probably not.
Days and weeks went by. Our un-paper towels went from being used on a roll to being folded and placed into a bowl on the dining table. I give…perhaps the roll is just not necessary.
Then it happened. I ran out of dish towels and we had our un-paper towel on the handle of the stove. It continued to slip and fall off and I was picking it up off the floor over and over and over again. I went to the table, got two more and snapped then together to form a loop. I did give myself a pat on the back.
We can dry our hands without the use of paper towels or even dish towels and my un-paper towels have suddenly become even more of a great investment (although I got them to review at no charge).
Now, I am even more in love with my un-paper towels and due to this GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND of a discovery, I am glad I have snaps on my un-paper towels! Yay!
So am I as brilliant as I think or have you un-paper towel users seen this trick before?
I'm Julie, a former cloth diaper retailer who discovered a passion for the industry. Now, instead of selling cloth diapers, I advocate them and promote small businesses I love who sell and manufacture them.
I'm the wife of a fireman and mother of three. I have a daughter and identical twin sons.
Tynabee86 says
I actually think the ideas of snaps helps ease the transition between regular paper towels and a more eco-friendly version. I would never be able to sell my husband on a pile of rags, but I can sell these unpaper towels to him.
Valerie says
I like both styles of towels. I admit, I do kinda wad them up and throw them in a drawer, though.
Anonymous says
Im pretty sure ive seen where someone made a thing that snaps around your oven handle and has 3 extra snaps so that you could add an unpapertowel to it. But this works too, may even work better? No extra piece to keep up with that woukd also have to be washed as well anyway due to splatters.
Monique Eckert says
Love it! DS won’t allow towels to hang on the stove handle, this would fix him! Thanks!
Anonymous says
Great idea. I am constantly picking up oven towels that somehow end up on the floor.
Jennifer says
Wow! I always lose my kitchen towels to the floor, they slide right off the dishwasher handle (or oven, but we don’t often leave them there) – or the toddler steals them. I will be busting out my unpaper towels for this!
Claire Bujeaud says
Great idea!
Kaitlin says
That is brilliant I have been trying to decide if I want to try them or not and im pretty sure you just convinced me!!