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Where to Find Us

Skinny products are available at:
The HandCrafter’s Barn
2473 White Mountain Highway
North Conway, NH
(603) 356-8996
www.handcraftersbarn.com

Mini Skinny Towels only:
Portsmouth Soap Company
175 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 294-0379
www.portsmouthsoaps.com

True North Veterinary Hospital
1053 US Route 302
Bartlett, NH
(603)374-5130
www.truenorth.vet
UNAVAILABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Fairs and Fests

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020
The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co. will be at The Great New England Holiday Craft & Artisan Show at the Rim Sports Complex, 311 Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, NH. This is an indoor fair and you will be required to follow COVID guidelines by distancing yourselves and wearing a mask.

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020
The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co. will be at The Great New England Holiday Craft & Artisan Show at the Rim Sports Complex, 311 Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, NH. This is an indoor fair and you will be required to follow COVID guidelines by distancing yourselves and wearing a mask.

**Watch this space as show schedules are changing due to COVID-19.

Our History

Our company’s beginnings go back to early 2011 in Durham, NH. Michelle O’Donnell was taking a shower and tried to wash her back by grabbing the end of her square washcloth. She realized it COULD work if she first-skinny-washclothsmade her arms longer, but wait! What if she made the washcloth longer? So she cut up an old towel (left), saw that she finally COULD wash her back and the Skinny Washcloth® was on its way to being born.

She and husband Martin then realized the traditional towel could use a makeover, too, especially if you are going to have a company called The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co. Realizing that most large, traditional towels still have dry sections after use, they went to work making a smaller, more efficient and yes, skinnier towel.

The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co.® family continues to grow as we develop more Skinny products. With the beautiful White Mountains as a backdrop, we are proud to call the great State of New Hampshire home and Skinny corporate headquarters.

Our Colors

Our Colors We love ourselves some New Hampshire and why not? After all, this is the state that sent Franklin Pierce off to be the 14th President of the United States and where the inventor of Tupperware was born. And it was here that actress Bette Davis had eyes for a New Hampshire fella.

Each Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co.® product comes with a little card loaded with fun facts about places and people in the 603. Collect ‘em, trade ‘em, dazzle your friends with your new-found NH knowledge! Before you know it, you’ll be fluent in New Hampshirese. The words Pemigewasset, Androscoggin, Piscataqua, Chocorua, Ammonoosuc and Contoocook will roll off your tongue.

Our Products

All Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co. products are 100% cotton and are lovingly cut and sew by us in our home office in northern New Hampshire before they are lovingly packed and shipped to you.

We make everything on our four-thread Juki MO-6700 Series commercial serger. This overlock sewing machine cuts the edges of the terrycloth while sewing over the edges to create a finished product that is easy on the eyes yet can take a beating.

We are a family-owned business and like any family, occasionally, the odd duck will show up in the form of a new Skinny product, a new color or a new design. Boring, we are not. We’re always thinking of a better Skinny way.

In April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 virus, we began making face masks for the most vulnerable, including healthcare workers in New Hampshire and beyond. Soon, we expanded our donations to include the elderly, postal workers, bank tellers and restaurant workers who provide takeout. The list grows.

Our Core Values

At The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co., we hold near and dear:

Bath and Shower Time: And we totally love that there’s a simple way to wash your back by yourself.

Giving Back to the Community: If we make a buck—and believe us, during those tough, early days a buck was about what we were making—a part of that buck will be given back to the community.

Innovation and Creativity: We’d be nowhere without ‘em. Good thing we paid no attention to the naysayers. If you are in a position to discourage innovation and creativity, please don’t.

Customer Service: The only time we’ll ever yell and scream at you is if we have a bad phone connection because the service up in the sticks can sometimes be iffy, but even then we’ll apologize.

Respect for Others: Our parents and teachers who laid the all-important foundation would not have it any other way.

The People and the Spirit of New Hampshire: We came here for a weekend visit, three months later we moved here, and today our company is headquartered in the Granite State.

Our Team

Michelle O’Donnell, Queen of Cutting and Sewing

  • Born: In the 212 area code
  • Educated: Yeah, what’s it to yuh?
  • Guilty Pleasure: “Law and Order” and anything on HGTV
  • Secret Talent: Can twirl two batons

Martin O’Donnell, King of Shipping and Receiving

  • Born: In Country Code 44
  • Educated: But, of course
  • Guilty Pleasure: Any TV show starring a car
  • Secret Secret: Owns an impressive collection of kilts
    (Martin passed away in June 2017 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease, but he will always be a part of Team Skinny)

Fergus O’Donnell, Top Dawg

  • Adopted: From a shelter in the 949 area code
  • Bloodline: Questionable though to hear him bark it, he is descended from terrier and Dachshund royalty
  • Demeanor: 100% little dog
  • He’s not our Customer Service Manager because: See Demeanor.

Honorable Mention to photographer Karen Stancik

Our lovely photographs are courtesy of Karen Stancik who can take a photo of a pile of dirty laundry and make it look good. (Note: if the photos look like kinda homegrown, Karen did not take them! Blame us and our iPhone.)

Our Moose

Pencil Moose In 2011 we asked a favor of mega-talented illustrator and friend Laura Rankin, author of “Ruthie and the (Not So) Very Busy Day,” “Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny, Tiny Lie” and “Fluffy and Baron.’’ Our request was quite simple: we need a moose bathing with one of our Skinny Washcloths. We also want the moose to look like a “T” so he can double as the T in our company name. And oh, yeah, we don’t want his face shown but he needs to be cute. And not to put any pressure on you, but he will be a big part of the logo and The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co.’s identity for years to come so he will need to have some staying power.

When we saw her first rendition (above) we knew she had nailed it.

Once a splash of color and definition were added, we knew we had Our Moose ourselves a moose to represent our company in true New Hampshire moose style.

Our moose might not have a name yet, but he does have a trademark from the U.S. Office of Patents and Trademarks. And while he hates ticks, brainworm and motor vehicles, he is rather fond of girl meese, BRAKE FOR MOOSE signs, flannel plaid shirts and Skinny Washcloths®.

Shipping Info

Items ordered from The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co.® usually ship 3-5 business days after your order is received. We will ship to multiple addresses. Our delivery charges are based on each address. Regretfully, we are unable to ship internationally. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

Orders are shipped either UPS Ground or USPS and arrive in 3-5 after shipment, depending on your location. If you live in New England, you’ll be Skinnying faster than customers in, say, Alaska.

To ensure proper delivery, please provide accurate and complete shipping address information including street address and suite or apartment number, where applicable.

Shipping Costs

  • Up to $8.85: $3.85
  • $8.86 to $24.99: $7.95
  • $25.00 to $49.99: $9.95
  • $50.00 to $74.99: $12.95
  • $75.00 to $99.99: $14.95
  • More than $100: $15.95

Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and do not sell our customer lists, email lists or snail-mail lists to outside parties, including marketers. So if your phone rings around dinner time, it’s not us or anyone we know.

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Return Policy

We stand behind our products and want you to be fully satisfied with your purchase.

“We’ve got your back…” extends to our return policy. If you are not completely satisfied, please return it for exchange for the same product or credit within 10 days after delivery. For example, if a package is delivered to you on Oct. 1, it must be returned to us by Oct. 10. Indicate if you would like to exchange for the same product or a credit. After 10 days we are unable to make exchanges or credits, but if you request a credit within that 10-day period, you have six months to use it.

To exchange products or request a credit, return products to: The Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co., PO Box 2686, North Conway, NH 03860. Please include your name, address, email and a telephone number where we can reach you. We’re sorry but products that have been washed or used cannot be returned.