We've been trying to reduce our paper towel consumption for a while and it finally took getting these and taking down our paper towel holder so we have to get it for the times when it's not great to use something reusable (dog accident, soaking up bacon grease, etc). We keep these as our "fancier" napkins for use with guests and have more casual ones with loop on the corner that we can hang and use a few times before washing. These are really soft! They will get a bit wrinkly but if you smooth them out between the washer and drier it reduces this a lot and we don't feel we need to iron.