Just for fun: My daughter and I have been debating which is more cost effective: paper-towels or napkin at the table. What do you think?

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Shanna Hall, I love selling houses!!!St. Louis, MO 314-703-1311 (Real Estate Solutions)

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Ajay Pandya

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Napkins?

Mar 01, 2018 10:13 PM

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Bob Crane

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I would need to pull out the packages and do the math.

Dec 07, 2019 10:47 PM

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Dipti Thakkar

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What does she like?

Jul 17, 2018 09:01 PM

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers

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Paper towels!

Jul 12, 2017 04:46 AM

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Praful Thakkar

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Shanna Hall napkins are cost effective!

Who wins?

Mar 09, 2015 12:33 PM

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Richard L. McKinney P.A.

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Ice cream! .... i always use napkins...

Mar 09, 2015 11:48 AM

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Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED

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We had cloth napkins growing up and they were tossed in the wash along with other things. That was practical. Now, with no kids at home, very little washis done and it's napkins because I don't do laundry as often.

Mar 09, 2015 11:30 AM

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Shanna Hall

Real Estate Solutions - Kirkwood, MO

I love selling houses!!!St. Louis, MO 314-703-1311

I am so surprised at the overwhelming response this question received- thank you all for taking the time to weigh in;)

Mar 09, 2015 09:13 AM

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Noah Seidenberg

Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL

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I admit I am spoiled with napkins. I like good large Vanity Fair type paper napkins. If we were really recycle conscious we would get some high quality cotton cloth napkins and throw them in the wash but alas, the busy schedule causes this. If I have a snack I will use a paper towel.

Great question, what does this have to do with Real Estate? Just kidding you got me to answer Shanna.

Mar 09, 2015 07:57 AM

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Debra Peters

Referral Realty - Manorville, NY

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I find inexpensive napkins at Target or Walmart. No need to purchase "dinner" napkins. I use linen napkins when I'm entertaining. Never thought about the cost of paper towels, but I would think they would be less earth friendly.

Mar 09, 2015 07:49 AM

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Kathy Streib

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We use a cloth napkin unless, as Ron & Alexandra Seigel said, we're having barbecue or something very messy.

Mar 09, 2015 07:38 AM

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Richard Robibero, e-Pro, ABR, SRS

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I was going to say sleeves as well.

We use paper napkins which go in our green bin.

Mar 09, 2015 07:10 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

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Shanna,

We prefer cloth napkins. Since usually make all our meals, we feel that it honors the time we spent making it. The only time paper comes out is with barbecued ribs, or dungeness crab or shrimps that you have to use hands for rather than utensils.

Mar 09, 2015 06:42 AM

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Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

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Probably napkins are more cost effective provided you wash and re-use them for a long enough period of time. Paper napkins/towels are a lot easier though.

Mar 09, 2015 05:21 AM

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Sari Levy

Lucid Realty - Elmhurst, IL

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I'd go with cloth napkins which can be used for quite sometime.

Mar 09, 2015 05:12 AM

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Sharon Altier

Coldwell Banker Realty - Elmhurst, IL

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I would not use paper towels for place settings at table, so source a less costly napkin.

Mar 09, 2015 05:05 AM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

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Of course it is a paper towel. Especially if you use one of those that does the half or third sheet tears. As compared to the cheap paper napkin, it can be more absorbent too.

Mar 09, 2015 03:39 AM

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Arlene Fisher Blaker

FitzGerald Financial Group - Owings Mills, MD

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paper towels but we use napkins

Mar 09, 2015 02:36 AM

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Bruce Walter

Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Shanna, the HOOSIERS in Indiana prefer their shirt sleeves! ^_~

Mar 09, 2015 01:33 AM

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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041

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Napkin.

Mar 09, 2015 12:50 AM

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We had cloth napkins growing up and they were tossed in the wash along with other things. That was practical. Now, with no kids at home, very little washis done and it's napkins because I don't do laundry as often.
I am so surprised at the overwhelming response this question received- thank you all for taking the time to weigh in;)
I admit I am spoiled with napkins. I like good large Vanity Fair type paper napkins. If we were really recycle conscious we would get some high quality cotton cloth napkins and throw them in the wash but alas, the busy schedule causes this. If I have a snack I will use a paper towel.

Great question, what does this have to do with Real Estate? Just kidding you got me to answer Shanna.
I find inexpensive napkins at Target or Walmart. No need to purchase "dinner" napkins. I use linen napkins when I'm entertaining. Never thought about the cost of paper towels, but I would think they would be less earth friendly.
We use a cloth napkin unless, as Ron & Alexandra Seigel said, we're having barbecue or something very messy.
I was going to say sleeves as well.

We use paper napkins which go in our green bin.
Shanna,

We prefer cloth napkins. Since usually make all our meals, we feel that it honors the time we spent making it. The only time paper comes out is with barbecued ribs, or dungeness crab or shrimps that you have to use hands for rather than utensils.
Probably napkins are more cost effective provided you wash and re-use them for a long enough period of time. Paper napkins/towels are a lot easier though.
I'd go with cloth napkins which can be used for quite sometime.
I would not use paper towels for place settings at table, so source a less costly napkin.
Of course it is a paper towel. Especially if you use one of those that does the half or third sheet tears. As compared to the cheap paper napkin, it can be more absorbent too.
Shanna, the HOOSIERS in Indiana prefer their shirt sleeves! ^_~