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" The Claim:  Though necessity may be the mother of invention, infomercials often invent the need they intend to serve. A jarring edit up front seems to confuse the problem for which the $20 Wearable Towel is the solution: &amp;quot;You want to stay covered after being wet, but your towel just won&amp;#039;t let&amp;quot;\u2014the viewer hits the awkward edit then\u2014&amp;quot;Robes are heavy and hot\u2014and towels with fasteners? I think not.&amp;quot; So the Wearable Towel fills some unnamed, unknown need for a hydrophilic textile that &amp;quot;keeps you totally covered, and gives you the freedom to use your hands.&amp;quot;  The Test:  Measuring the tool&amp;#039;s absorbency and fit after numerous dips in the Esopus Creek.  The Verdict:  Fine as a towel, converts to clothing more easily than other towels, but falls short as functional apparel when compared to traditional garments.  The Details:  The Wearable Towel doesn&amp;#039;t have to be sopping wet to cause a bit of discomfort\u2014one glimpse of a toga-clad reflection in the mirror will do the trick\u2014but even a hint of dampness reminded us why the towel only occupies a transitional role in the process of going from wet to dry. The feel of moist fabric pressing against the skin conjured memories of sodden college football games or earning the wilderness survival merit badge in a deep-woods deluge. Those memories, and the resulting staph infections, stand out as wardrobe situations to avoid repeating. So the toga party that began with a shoulder-slung Wearable Towel soon hit a snag, but we continued slurring the lyrics to &amp;quot;Louie Louie&amp;quot; in dry clothing tailored to fit a human body.  A careful examination of the Wearable Towel revealed it to be a standard nonwearable towel with a twist: This is engineered to include a series of holes. Now, before taking the scissors out to mod the linen closet, it must be said that those holes are very nicely stitched, and some careful research appears to have gone into their placement and design. Sourcing the towel itself, according to inventor Zoni Stein, also required rigorous quality control. Stein acquired towel samples from nine manufacturers worldwide before deciding on the towel mills of Turkey, source of &amp;quot;the best towels in the world,&amp;quot; he says. It is a nice, fine towel\u2014plush, fluffy, quick-drying and much less costly per square foot than the other infomercial rags, the Shamwow and Zorbeez. Ultimately, it&amp;#039;s a perfectly satisfactory large bath towel, even if dressing up in it just isn&amp;#039;t your style.  But if you do see yourself among the models in the Wearable Towel ad\u2014rising in a toga to retrieve the morning paper, lounging in a tunic while reading Haute Living magazine\u2014then Zoni Stein&amp;#039;s product is ready to meet your needs. As he says, &amp;quot;You could go to Bed, Bath &amp;amp;amp; Beyond, buy the same towel for $40, and you couldn&amp;#039;t even wear it.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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