sorta OT: can you help me find this bath mat?

[Nate Nagel]

I remember seeing these in stores a couple years ago, but not recently... I thought they were hideously ugly at the time, but then visited Japan and pretty much everywhere I stayed had one... and they're still ugly, but they're great. Feel great underfoot, and don't seem to hold damp like regular carpet-style bath mats do. So I'd be willing to sacrifice a little appearance for comfort and cleanliness.

here's an example:

unfortunately, googling for "microfiber bath mat" yields a lot of results that don't look anything like those and none that do. I could give up and order from jshoppers, but I really don't like any of those colors either.

BTW, I've been using Japanese washcloths for years as well, I can find those in Asian grocery stores, ever since a Japanese girlfriend introduced me to them and everything else immediately seemed inferior. They really do have some things figured out over there better than we do.

thanks

nate

[RicodJour]

Are these the things?

Do the same Google search and click on Images to search visually. It's much faster for such searches.

R

[Nate Nagel]

yes, thank you, and a better color selection too! I hate to have to order a bath mat from Japan, but hey, I want what I want.

I remember seeing them in stores here in the US a couple years ago, but they seem to have disappeared from the shelves.

nate

[RicodJour]

Don't give up so easily. That was just the first picture I ran across and I really was just interested in showing you my search technique for such things.

-Use an initial best-guess search term

-Click on Images, locate closest match and use that image's description as the new search term

-Search eBay

R

[N8N]

To resurrect an old post... I never got around to to ordering the above mentioned bath mats, but was in Home Goods last night with a friend (obviously I would not have been shopping at all yesterday left to my own devices) and they had them, labeled as "Lush Home" brand. So I bought two :)

Odd thing is, I can't even find *those* by searching online...

nate