Midwest Trading Group Smart TV Solutions The Original German Shammy

by Midwest Trading Group

Product Features

• Ideal as a hand towel in kitchen or bathroom, great for drying pets and automobiles and soaks up spills like nothing else
• Comes in a 3-piece 20-by-27 set
• Safe, no-scratch material is great for any smooth surface
• Washer safe
• The item is 9-3/4-inch long

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 9.8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001R65GLO
• Item model number: MTG-SHAMDR
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,590 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Wiping off your car? Cleaning your kitchen? Or even drying your carpet stains? The Original German Shammy can do it all. Why waste money on paper towel, when the Original German Shammy can do what 20+ paper towels can't do. Some may call it the magic towel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They SUCK THE MESSES UP, just like advertised!, November 14, 2009

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One Tree in the Forest (Del Rio, Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Midwest Trading Group Smart TV Solutions The Original German Shammy (Kitchen)

I bought some Shamwows (well over a year ago) as soon as they were available in stores. The small blue ones in those packs are virtually useless. I wanted to get more of the gold ones which are larger and heavier, and chose these from Amazon. The said "original" and "Made in Germany" so I figured they would be at least as good and maybe better and I liked the (apparently) dark orange color because I could now have a set for clean clean-ups and have the old set for dirty clean-ups, and be able by color to distinguish the difference. BUT, these are actually the SAME gold color as the larger/thicker gold Shamwows. They do feel as though they may be a bit thicker than the Shamwows. I'm going to cut these in half as I did with the Shamwows because I find the 1/2 size to be more convenient and easier to work with when the "towel" is FULL of a liquid (weight-wise and dripping-wise). NOTE: the packaging (from these and from the Shamwows) say not to use fabric softener and not to dry them in a clothes dryer. I think that using fabric softener may lessen their absorbency a little, but mine get washed in a mixed load so I may never know. I have found no reason not to dry them in a dryer if you use one of the cooler/gentler cycles (like Knits/Gentle on my dryer) which I used instinctively from the beginning (drying them with my husbands T=Shirts, socks, and underwear, all of which are knits). If you don't know what to buy, I'd suggest these especially because they are eligible for FREE shipping from AMAZON, and the package only contains the more usable thickness and weight of "towel".

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars trust me it works like on TV, July 31, 2010

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not a huge fan of amazon "NHFOA" (NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Midwest Trading Group Smart TV Solutions The Original German Shammy (Kitchen)

works just like on TV, but you cant use it right outa the box....

it works best when damp, never use bone dry as it will just push water around and absorb nothing

but once damp, it prob holds 10-15x times its weight in liquid

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't get along without these cloths, April 1, 2011

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J. Clemmerson (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midwest Trading Group Smart TV Solutions The Original German Shammy (Kitchen)

I first started using these cloths when I was in Europe in 1990 and realized I could not get along without them once I had used them. They make great dish cloths, I cut a large Shammy up into four pieces and they are just the right size for wiping up counter tops and other kitchen chores. I like them so much that I took one large towel with me to China last year and cut it up and that one towel lasted me the entire year while I was there. They work so much better than a sponge. They have to be wet to work well, so they don't work to do things like dry your pet. They work great to dry your car if you wet it and wring it out first. I was a little concerned because my supply had run out and I didn't know where to get more, but thankfully I found them on this site. This German Shammy is the best one; others that I have used were inferior to them.