I purchased this robe strictly for logistical purposes as the new place I moved into had no towel bar near the shower. Instead of dripping puddles and freezing to death to grab a towel across the bathroom, I ordered this robe and installed a heavy duty suction cup hook on the glass shower door. I was very pleased with my new post-shower experience! This robe is a thirsty sucker, I slip it on immediately after my shower and a few minutes later Im feeling pretty dry. I leave the cuffs unrolled to dry off my face and lower legs, and other important areas ;) I am a bath robe convert! I wish I did this earlier.

However, there is one downside to owning such a thirsty robe. My new place has a front loading washing machine, which Ive never used before. It turns out that the load must be fully balanced before it can start the spin cycle, and it will try to re-balance it numerous times if unsuccessful. After tossing the robe in the wash for the first time, I came back to a sopping mess when the spin cycle failed. I didn't understand what happened, so I reattempted the spin cycle only to have it fail 3 more times. I ended up having to hand-squeeze the robe out before placing it in the dryer for a couple of hours. I swear the robe felt like it had soaked up 5 pounds of water! Online advice suggests to wash heavy items with several other heavy items so that the machine can balance it out, perhaps adding several more bath towels would have done the trick. I will try it the next time, but in general maintenance of this robe is going to be a lot more work than I ever would have expected. Nevertheless, I don't regret buying it.

Im 53, 120 pounds, and Im swimming in size small/medium, however it still works perfectly for me like an oversized bath towel. It falls about 5 to 6 inches above my ankles.

UPDATE: My second laundering of this robe was a success! In addition to the robe I added two large bath towels, eight hand towels, and a few miscellaneous clothing items to the load.  I came back when the load was done and everything was wrung out properly, so it was a spin cycle success! My final thoughts are that I still love this robe, but it has altered my laundry habits. I now have to plan on doing whites less frequently and in much larger loads. Practically all my white towels have to go in with this baby!