So I noticed a few weeks ago that Wal-Mart had Shamwows on the impulse rack at the cash register and thought how odd that was. Fast forward to two nights ago when my washer decided to leak about half a basket full of water onto my carpet. Not wanting to use our towels on the floor, I decided to give the Shamwow a go. At $6 for two of the small ones, I figured it wasn't much.

I'll be damned if it didn't soak everything up. At the first go, it's no different than any other quality towel in soaking abilities. Where it impressed me is you can wring out almost all the water in one wring and go back for more (unlike most towels). I soaked up literally a half-basket of water from the carpet

Today I was feeling silly and decided to use one to dry off after a shower. Once again, it's the small one- about the size of a handtowel and much thinner. I didn't think it would get all of me, especially my hair, but it did! I entirely dried off with just one! I intend to keep a few around for washing the vehicles and soaking up messes on the carpet.

If you frequently dry things up, you might give it a go. I guess some things aren't all hype