Not worth the money.  The "stripe" is only on one end of the towels - cost cutter!  The hand towels changed color once washed and are more yellow now.  Still shedding lint.  The absorbency is good and the thickness is pretty normal, which is fine.  So hard to find good cotton towels as they are mostly made out the country with cheap, short staple cotton.  I'm sticking with the name brands-cost more, but quality is somewhat better.