Customer Reviews

Zwipes Microfiber 36-Pack of Cleaning Cloths

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3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(2)
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These are the best cleaning cloths I have ever used. I clean everything in my house with them. They don't scratch, they don't leave lint, and they clean like a dream. You don't even need chemicals - a little bit of water and these clean windows better than anything I've ever used. Just pop them in the wash and you're not using up paper towels. I've washed mine dozens of times and they are still going strong. Great product.

I love microfiber. It's wonderful. You can use it for just about anything. Clothing, upholstery, bedding, cleaning cloths - it's everywhere now and there's a good reason. It's incredibly soft, sturdy, and absorbent. There are variations in quality though. For all-purpose cloths, these are a great deal, and you stock up to boot. These cloths don't look that sturdy, but they are. Keep a dozen in the kitchen, you may never buy paper towels again. You can clean just about anything with them. There are better cloths for polishing glass, but these will work. They're also good for dusting off your keyboard. Why don't you do that right now? It probably needs it.

These would make a good practical gift for any teen or adult.

The first time purchasing these from Lowe's I really didn't have a clue about what a terrific product I was picking up - just labeled as cleaning cloths, so I grabbed some. When I started using them, it was incredible to see just how well these little wonder cloths worked on EVERTHING. Heck, I don't even need window cleaner for my windows anymore! Now I'm buying a whole bunch of them to share with my family and friends... as a single mom with limited time, these are a God-send in getting my housework done.

And a great bargain to boot. I see these for as much as $1.00 each in stores so Amazon's price structure is great.
I love these for my eyeglasses, mirrors and windows. All are streak free now.
If they have a downside it is shrinkage. I wish these were preshrunk as I like the size when new. The are much closer to washcloth size once put through wash and dry. BTW, be sure to wash these in a load you don't use fabric softener. No dryer sheets either. It affects the absorbency.

I did a little research on microfiber in general and decided to give this a try. I gave some to my mom who was the first to use it and she raved about it. I used it in the kitchen and it worked great! Just a little sprinkle of water on it and it attacks the dirt. Its absorbancy is nice too.

Things to keep in mind: wash/dry these by themselves since they will attract lint from other materials. Do not use fabric softeners - the oils will stay on them. Best used with a little water. These are not just for cars!

FYI - this will seem odd but hey it works. I have oily skin on my forehead and face. I use these to absorb it without having to wash my face every 2-3 hours. Its size is that of a washcloth anyway.

We have mostly all started to convert to LCD's and Plasmas at some location in our homes...whether its for TV or computer. Well, there are a few ways to clean them....buy a LCD cleaning kit which costs $$ or find a better cheaper and similar solution. Well I did just that.

These microfiber wipes not only help you clean a CAR.....they help you clean your flat panels without any liquid.

I have been using one to clean an LCD panel that sits in our Family Room....it gets dusty in there.... This puppy grabs all of the dirt and the best part is there are NO smudges.

Now I know sometimes we get stuff on our screens that needs that essential liquid touch....for that you should find a small bottle of liquid lcd cleaner so u can use it when necessary.

Regular cleaning with these will get the dust off and not scratch the surface.

UPDATE: 03/13/09 - Friday the 13th
These continue to amaze me in my office and in my home. I work for a medium sized company in IT and we have switched away from other types of fabric/paper cleaners to these Microfiber cloths. We use them on all of our LCD screens and on our larger then life Plasma displays. It has been months and I have yet to hear a complaint and or see a SCRATCH. THESE are perfect and a great value. Also...lets not forget the GREEN aspect of these....36 of these can probably replace hundreds if not thousands of paper towels....save paper...save trees. Simple Concept.

I thought I'd take a chance on these wipes because I was tired of using spray on products and tons of paper towels to clean. I have used these towels to dust plantation shutters, my stove top, wooden furniture, etc. It was amazing to me how it grabbed the dust without having to "dampen" the surfaces with a cleaning product. I have already washed them several times and they are still working as they did when new.

5 stars. Decent price for 36 towels. Three colors makes it easy to alternate colors each day to make sure the right one lands in the laundry basket or (as I do) segregate by room/purpose. They clean nicely. Not enough to clean hard-water+soao-scum off a tub without serious scrubbing, but they do a darn site better than a sponge on my toaster oven. For basically clean stuff, they do a nice job with just water. For dusting, wow. I hate to use the word wow for cleaning supplies. But wow. I dusted my entertainment center with a very effective and rather expensive fancy bird-feather duster, then dusted with these towels a week later. I can't tell you exactly why, but my electronics look clean now. Before, they looked no-longer-dusty. Now they look clean, nearly new, noticeably so.

The towels themselves are a very good size. Large enough to stitch a drawstring around the edge and attach to my swiffer mop, large enough to cut into 2 very useable towels, and certainly large enough to clean and dust, rotating often, and do a good amount of work with one towel (versus using up multiple towels and having to throw them in the laundry before reuse). Not that that's much of an issue, with a 36-pack, but I use 12-each for kitchen, bathroom, and general cleaning. Come summer, some will get parceled out to car care, others to dog drying and other miscellaneous jobs, so 12 of each color is a good 7-day supply for 3 zones, with a few lost to other tasks.

I use the towels to manage different rooms, because I can do a 5-minute clean before bed to keep things pretty clean without a major, time-consuming job. Wipe down sinks and counters every night, and nothing gets terribly dirty. One towel color for the kitchen, 1 for the bathrooms, 1 for misc. cleaning (dusting, dog, floors, etc.), toss them in the washer, and I'm off to bed to wake up to a clean house.

Seriously, I feel like a dork writing such a long review of cleaning towels, but these are impressive and they add more ease to my life than they cost. The towels themselves are pleasingly thick. They wash nicely (I use a mesh bag to keep them together). They are thick enough to scrub, thick enough to absorb moisture without saturating quickly, yet not water-repellant. I tried them on exterior windows (one left streaks, I'll try two next time; 1 to clean, 1 to dry/polish), interior mirrors (nice job), counters, switch plates, sinks, dusting, LCD screen, floors, sides of the toilet, tub - overall, very good, superior to terry towels, vastly superior to shop towels, superior to paper towels, generally superior to sponges - leaving my house cleaner. Initially, the novelty of a new item led to trying them on un-cleanable problems to see how they did. I have a 1970s toaster oven (which works like a champ, while every new toaster oven dies within 3 years), and it looks lousy. It's still dirty, but scrubbing with microfiber did much better than all of the cleaning chemicals and scrubbing I've tried before.

I don't place a high value on cleaning and the next new cleaning "miracle," so the price was a lot to spend on cleaning towels. These have exceeded my expectations and I feel they were an excellent value and an excellent purchase. Next time I dust off the sewing machine, I'll stitch a couple of them into dusting mits, mini-towels, and potholders, and get even more value out of them, even with rudimentary sewing skill. Highly recommended. (EDIT: Probably not safe for pot-holders, might melt, though I haven't tried it)

These cloths are incredible!
Over the past few months I've been trying to simplify my life and make house cleaning easier for myself and these little beauties are one of my greatest discoveries.
As the other folk have said they clean just about everything. I bought the set with three different colors & I keep each for a different purpose.
- The blue are in my kitchen. Great for mopping up spills & cleaning dishes & countertops, but best of all they can clean the microwave in a flash and the cabinets and door handles etc are so easy, now I can do them while the kettle is boiling and be done before my tea is ready! You can use a cleanser if you want but I find that mostly they work great with just plain water - squeeze them out really well and use a second dry Zwipe to polish, if necessary. And yes, they are a huge paper towel saver, and that's good for everyone.
- The green I keep for the "dirty" jobs. Floors, base boards, walls etc. They seem to work kind of like the Magic Erasers, but they don't wear out. You can get sticky grime and unknown splashes to disappear with just a few wipes.
- The best for me though are my yellow Zwipes which I keep in the bathrooms. I have two or three in each bathroom and in the evening before bed I simply wipe down mirrors, basins and faucets and they stay so clean they glisten. Again I wring out the Zwipe really well and use a second to dry and polish. It only takes a few minutes and, honest, my bathrooms look amazing! (I keep a green cloth in each bathroom for the toilets)
I really don't know how they work because they are soft but they can "scrub" off soap scum etc with very little effort and leave your surfaces shiny & clean - I guess it's all those tiny surfaces that do the trick.
Whatever it is & however it works, they really are great.
Now I'm not a germophobe, in fact I think the world is a safer place with a few germs in it, so if I can keep my house clean with just water for the main part and do an anti-germ wipe down every couple of weeks or so then that's great with me - I have a McCulloch Steam Cleaner which I love for that actually - but as I said you can always use a cleanser if you choose. The great thing about using just water, of course is no rinsing, and that's a huge time saver.
Well - who would have believed that I could say so much about a simple little cloth, but really, you have to give these a try. They will make life easier for you - who likes to clean anyway? And then both you and your house will look great!

In my opinion, these microfiber cloths are only just OK. When I opened the package, I found bits of lint stuck all over them, as mentioned by a previous reviewer, and I was distributing the lint wherever I wiped with the cloths. The quality is also just so-so: they are not very thick and not all that soft either, but they're sufficient for wiping things down. While I'm not as happy with the cloths as other reviewers may be, the price is great for the amount you receive. However I genuinely don't think they are as amazing as many have made them out to be, and while I will continue to use them in an effort to decrease my paper towel usage, I definitely will not be buying anymore of these in the future.