I loved the color of these towels and decided to add them to my second bath. I always wash towels a few times before I use them. The first thing I noticed after washing them is that the color ran on my lighter-colored towels. The lint trap was also full of the color of the towel's lint. Any other colored towels I've had have never done that after purchase. The towels held a smell to them after washing them as new as well. It took the extra couple of washes to get the smell out. My other towels in that load were fine. After using and washing and using a few times, the color is still running in the washes. I don't think we will continue to use these towels.