Washed them as soon as I got them out of the box and they survived well. The price was great for the number of towels. The sized were what I needed. What I liked particularly is that they do NOT have the stripe running through the towel that other high-end towels have. That strip does look nice, but in my experience when the towels are washed repeatedly after many years that strip shrinks and the towel doesn't fold or lay flat nicely (not to mention that it isn't as absorbent as the rest of the towel). So these were great.