Why It's Time to Replace All the Dish Towels in Your Drawer — Dish Duty

Do you remember the date that Kate Middleton and Prince William got married? I do, because my friend Marnie (hi, Marnie!) sent me a commemorative dish towel all the way from London to celebrate the occasion (which happened on April 29, 2011, if you don't remember).

I have a somewhat large collection of dish towels; ones I've gotten as gifts, or bought myself, or props I've taken home after photoshoots. Some are really display-only — the ones that get changed out seasonally and hung when guests come over — and others are the true workhorses. The one thing I've learned about those working dish towels? Mine pretty much all have to be replaced. And it's probably time to replace yours, too.

Here's why.

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