These are very large and soft towels but not as thick as I was expecting. One of the towels I received had some threading coming off the towel; nothing scissors can't fix. I don't believe the threading will affect the long term quality of the product. I have not washed or used the towels yet so I can't speak to the absorbency or lint others have mentioned. Most new towels produce a lot of lint so I expect that to be the case with these. I will update my review if needed once I use them.