Absorbency is OK, not like a heavy-duty paper towel but it does its job. It's definitely worth every dollar big rolls last you quite alot depending the use, it should be softener but your looking at a commercial paper...I'm happy with it.....worth every penny.We use these instead of paper towels in a commercial kitchen, we use the Kimberly-Clark Professional In-site 09996 Dispenser for these and that We use these instead of Paper Towels in a commercial kitchen. Works very well, it cuts them at around 12 inches, they are tough and fairly absorbent although not as absorbent as household paper towels. Very happy with the saving with these. We have a Septic system so these are not used in our customer bathrooms. they are a little too tough to use under those circumstances. A few customers always seem to flush some and they are not designed for that. We use a thin and more lightweight towel in the bathrooms because we have a septic system, if you are on City sewer system you may have no problems. Like the savings with these.WIth thin towels I suggest the Kimberly-Clark 09992 automatic battery powered Dispenser. They even come with the first set of batteries and we are still using that original set after 15 months of use. You see the thin towels don't work well with wet hands, the towels get wet and tare off before the customer can pull out a towel using the in-site 09996 Dispenser. If you are using a thicker Towel like these here there is not a problem and no batteries needed.Very glad I bought this when I did as I couldn't find anything in the stores due to all the coronavirus hoarding! These are about 5x the weight of a 1 large paper towel roll yet. They are 1ply but you'd be surprise how much they absorb. When you wet them, they don't fall apart and they feel much softer when wet so you can use like a washcloth if you can't find any toilet paper! This box will last me more than a year, maybe even 2, so I may donate a few rolls to someone in need. I don't think I'll ever use regular paper towels again except for maybe decoration. I'll definitely be using these to clean around the house.Me encanto es muy bueno lo recomiendoAfter seeing how long these last, I won't go back to the usual store bought. Far better value for money. Not soft, not scored, moderately absorbent. Strong, practical and useful. Buy a box and don't buy other paper towels for ages to come.Over used these for the past 2 years and loved how long the 1000' length would last. However, with my most recent shipment in March, I noticed the thickness has decreased. It didn't absorb as well as before so it keeps ripping as I try to pull out the towel. I have noticed more waste and I need to replace the rolls more often.Could be little more absorbent.Paper towels last forever. The competition that sells in stores last a week or 2. I have 8 rolls left out of 12. It's been 2 months now