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La couleur est superbe.","reviewer_name":"Manon R."},{"date":"July 19, 2026","title":"Efficace","rating":5,"content":"Toujours aussi efficace \nLe gaufré","reviewer_name":"Lise P."},{"date":"July 13, 2026","tags":["Durability"],"title":"Dries Dish Well","rating":5,"content":"This product dries well, I’ve put them through the washer and dryer and the colour did not fade.","reviewer_name":"Rita B."},{"date":"February 14, 2026","title":"Perfect","rating":5,"content":"Exactly as shown. Great size, wrings out easily :)","reviewer_name":"Maria T."},{"date":"July 30, 2025","tags":["Value"],"title":"Quality product","rating":5,"content":"Would buy again","reviewer_name":"Hannah D."},{"date":"January 17, 2026","title":"Facile d’entretien","rating":5,"content":"C’est le 2e kit que j’achète. La couleur noire est parfaite car les taches ne paraissent pas. Par ailleurs, les linges de vaisselle de la même collection sont moins absorbants (essuient donc moins bien que anticipé).","reviewer_name":"Marie-France B."},{"date":"July 28, 2025","title":"Thanks, we are using and","rating":4,"content":"Thanks, we are using and find they are working out well.\nThanks again.","reviewer_name":"Gran's C."},{"date":"June 17, 2025","title":"PRACTICALITY","rating":5,"content":"SIMONS OFFERS AN EXCELLENT ONLINE SERVICE AND EASY RETURNS, IF NEEDED, AND MONEY BACK PROMPTLY!","reviewer_name":"MIREILLE J."},{"date":"February 5, 2026","title":"Top top top!","rating":5,"content":"Belle qualité, beaux motifs, au top! Ne sent pas mauvais après plusieurs utilisations, à condition de ne pas le laisser rempli d'eau et en boule. ;-)","reviewer_name":"Valérie D."},{"date":"February 19, 2026","title":"Absorbants","rating":5,"content":"Absorbants","reviewer_name":"Gaétane G."},{"date":"January 23, 2026","title":"Belle qualité","rating":5,"content":"Très satisfaite","reviewer_name":"Carole D."},{"date":"January 29, 2026","tags":["Appearance"],"title":"Mes chiffons","rating":5,"content":"Très belle qualité. Jolis et pratique.","reviewer_name":"Marie F."},{"date":"July 27, 2025","title":"J 'adore les multicolores !","rating":5,"content":"J 'adore les multicolores ! \nIls essuient bien également !!","reviewer_name":"sylvie p."},{"date":"January 15, 2026","title":"Fabuleuses lavettes,","rating":5,"content":"Fabuleuses lavettes,","reviewer_name":"Suzanne L."},{"date":"October 25, 2025","title":"Parfait!","rating":5,"content":"Format parfait! Pas trop petit et pas trop grand!","reviewer_name":"Sylvie L."},{"date":"October 25, 2025","title":"dishcloths, not tea towels","rating":5,"content":"this was my error but these cloths came smaller than expected - to me the image looked like full tea towels but they are definitely dishcloths. but, they are very absorbant and the colour is lovely.","reviewer_name":"Jill M."},{"date":"February 3, 2026","title":"Lingettes","rating":4,"content":"Correcte et essuit bien.","reviewer_name":"Louise D."},{"date":"February 14, 2026","title":"Chiffons","rating":4,"content":"Plusieurs lavages pour une meilleure utilisation","reviewer_name":"Lise L."},{"date":"January 22, 2026","title":"Parfait","rating":5,"content":"Parfait","reviewer_name":"Monic L."},{"date":"July 4, 2026","tags":["Appearance"],"title":"Chiffons","rating":5,"content":"Très belle qualité","reviewer_name":"Carole O."},{"date":"March 8, 2026","title":"Trop petit et rapetisse beaucoup","rating":2,"content":"Trop petit et rapetisse beaucoup au lavage","reviewer_name":"Lucie R."},{"date":"December 7, 2025","tags":["Material Quality","Value"],"title":"Bonne qualité","rating":5,"content":"Bonne qualité","reviewer_name":"Janine B."},{"date":"August 11, 2025","title":"Mes préférés!","rating":5,"content":"Mes chiffons préférés depuis longtemps; dimension idéale. Ils restent beaux très longtemps.","reviewer_name":"Ghislaine S."},{"date":"July 8, 2026","title":"Fussy","rating":5,"content":"Great choice! fabric substantial,sufficiently airy so not smelly. Pick your pattern great price et voila!","reviewer_name":"Karen W."},{"date":"February 8, 2026","title":"Minimalist checkerboard dishcloths.","rating":2,"content":"I bought these because of the Sale price.\nI expected some shrinkage, which did happen, but they are also NOT absorbent. \nI will not be buying dishcloths from Simons again.","reviewer_name":"Ann O."},{"date":"August 6, 2025","tags":["Value"],"title":"Parfaits à petit prix","rating":4,"content":"Parfaits à petit prix","reviewer_name":"Isabelle T."},{"date":"July 29, 2025","tags":["Value"],"title":"Very practical","rating":5,"content":"Not too heavy so easy to squeeze to remove excess water after cleaning a dish or countertop. Green colour is good as it doesn’t show small stains. Useful purchase.","reviewer_name":"Isabel W."},{"date":"April 19, 2026","title":"Glad these are back!","rating":5,"content":"Glad these are back!","reviewer_name":"Linda W."},{"date":"July 8, 2025","tags":["Durability","Appearance","Material Quality","Size"],"title":"La qualité. La dimension. Sèche","rating":5,"content":"La qualité. La dimension. Sèche rapidement","reviewer_name":"Sylvie W."},{"date":"March 9, 2026","title":"Make the Ordinary Beautiful","rating":5,"content":"Dishcloths ate a necessity in the kitchen, of course, but why not make them beautiful. These look beautiful on the sink, yet also offer incredible practicality.","reviewer_name":"Rachel C."},{"date":"February 10, 2026","title":"Great kitchen sraple","rating":5,"content":"Good size, nice material and very absorbent.","reviewer_name":"Paula M."},{"date":"July 4, 2025","title":"Dishcloths","rating":5,"content":"Love these dishcloths and have been buying them for years for myself and family.","reviewer_name":"Julie B."},{"date":"January 14, 2026","title":"Great quality","rating":5,"content":"We buy dishcloths and towels from Simon’s every couple of years. They are fantastic and wear very well!","reviewer_name":"molly s."},{"date":"February 6, 2026","title":"Chiffons très absorbants. Satisfaite de","rating":4,"content":"Chiffons très absorbants.\nSatisfaite de mon achat.","reviewer_name":"carole t."},{"date":"February 20, 2026","tags":["Ease of Assembly","Appearance"],"title":"Coup de coeur","rating":5,"content":"Ils sont beaux ce qui ne gâte rien et. . . . très utiles. J'aime le tissu, leur format et. . . m'en servir. Faciles d'entretien.","reviewer_name":"Lucie M."},{"date":"January 18, 2026","title":"Amazing quality!","rating":5,"content":"Will definitely order more! Thick, heavy duty and a great color!","reviewer_name":"Megan B."},{"date":"April 19, 2026","title":"belle qualité","rating":5,"content":"Couleur et fonctionnalité parfaite.","reviewer_name":"Madeleine R."},{"date":"February 2, 2026","tags":["Appearance","Value"],"title":"Qualité","rating":5,"content":"Belle qualité et belle couleur","reviewer_name":"Céline P."},{"date":"July 28, 2025","title":"Black/White Dishcloths","rating":3,"content":"These take many washes before the black dye stops bleeding out in the laundry. It will stain light colours if one mistakenly gets in the wash with light colours - which happened to me. Otherwise - good dishcloths.","reviewer_name":"Marcia M."},{"date":"April 7, 2025","tags":["Material Quality","Value"],"title":"Excellent","rating":5,"content":"Produit de bonne qualité","reviewer_name":"chantal l."},{"date":"January 11, 2026","title":"Great colour","rating":5,"content":"Nice size and colour is great","reviewer_name":"Nancy P."}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/kitchen-dining/tea-towels-dishcloths/kitchen-dish-towels/minimalist-checkerboard-dishcloths-set-of-2--3502-3251601?colourId=61","deep_research":{"dimensions":{"recycled_cotton_insights":{"title":"What recycled cotton means for your dishcloth","entries":{"graceful_color_aging":"Recycled cotton’s less uniform dye uptake means the checkerboard pattern fades into a softened, vintage look rather than turning stark or blotchy — this patina is interrupted only by hot-water washes and harsh detergents, making cold-water care the key to a pleasing color story.","fiber_length_break_in":"The mechanical recycling process breaks cotton fibers into lengths less than half that of virgin cotton, so these dishcloths release loose short fibers during the first few washes — this intentional break-in phase results in a softer, more pliable texture that feels lived-in from the start.","lint_stabilization_window":"After 3–5 initial washes the cloths stabilize and produce visibly less lint than virgin cotton equivalents because the shortest fibers have been cleared, leaving a more coherent surface that won’t leave fuzz on glassware.","absorbency_without_barriers":"Unlike many virgin cotton textiles that arrive with sizing or optical brighteners that temporarily repel water, these recycled cotton dishcloths have no such coatings — the fiber’s slightly abraded surface from recycling wicks moisture immediately, so they perform out of the package and maintain peak absorbency when fabric softener is omitted.","mesh_bag_care_to_prevent_thinning":"The shorter recycled fibers are more vulnerable to agitation, so washing the dishcloths in a mesh laundry bag on a delicate cycle and skipping the high-speed spin cycle can triple their usable life compared to standard laundry handling."}}}},"handle":"minimalist-checkerboard-dishcloths-set-of-2-3502-3251601","storefront_path":"/en/kitchen-dining/tea-towels-dishcloths/kitchen-dish-towels/minimalist-checkerboard-dishcloths-set-of-2--3502-3251601","storefront_url":"https://ai.simons.ca/en/kitchen-dining/tea-towels-dishcloths/kitchen-dish-towels/minimalist-checkerboard-dishcloths-set-of-2--3502-3251601"}}