Pottery Barn's 100% Turkish Cotton Hydro Cotton towels were some of the most luxurious-feeling towels that we tested. They also dried quickly and absorbed water well. This top towel line's color won't rub off or bleed in the wash either. This set shrank some after we washed and dried the towels â but that proved about average across our test.
Keith Paschall is a  producer and director, known for The Amazing Race (2001), Rap City (2000) and American Dream (2008).
William F. Shughart II is F. A. P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Mississippi. He is editor in chief of Public Choice, the fieldâs leading scholarly journal.