Well, when I first looked at him, I'm like they're awfully thin. That's probably why they dry so quick and then when I used it and hung it up to dry I was like hey this is pretty good. They come pre-washed but I washed two of them and they came out very soft. I definitely would recommend these. I didn't get them for the beach though that's what they're for for the beach, I got them so when I get out of the shower, I could dry off with a towel. That's not so heavy they're lightweight. They're thin and they will wrap around your whole body and they dry quick after you dry off with them. I would highly recommend them. They come in really neat cloth bag all of the towels are in this cloth bag bolted up with the drawstring on it so you don't have to use them all at once you could put the rest of them in your closet like I did and save them for later. I only use two of them and my son and my granddaughter wanted and wanted one so I gave them each one so I still have two left.