Review: Cobra Green Micro-Chenille Wash Mitt

[ziggo99]

I bought these back when they were on BOGO since my friend really likes them and I needed to replace my two year old Carrand wash mitt. It wasn't worn out, but I figured it was time to replace it.

First Impressions
Since I had held one before, I knew they were big and fluffy. Good start

Usage
The elastic band was too loose for my wrists, but then again I have small wrists. But, they did hold more soapy water than the Carrand, because of it's larger size. However, the larger size combined with the loose fitting wirst cuff made it so it constantly turned in my hand, not all that great.

The Real Issue

I've been using it a bit, three, maybe four washes with it. But when I went for it yesterday, I stuck my hand in it while getting it out of the drawer, and I could tell something was amiss. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

First, the elastic was already coming undone as the sew. My Carrand mitt has unstitched in on place, but it's been used for two years and washed many times, and it's not coming undone at the the part where I think it would be strongest, and I remember my friend telling me that his elastic had come undone on his too. But it's the next two that made me unhappy.


The entire inside lining is falling apart. It feels like a spiderweb now, and I don't know what it feels like wet since I put it back and didn't use it. I still have a new one in my closet from the BOGO, but I have a feeling it will do the same thing. Is this common practice for this mitt?

Summary
At $10 a pop, I can't suggest this mitt. Since I paid $5, I'm not as disappointed, but I was expecting a good quality mitt that would last a long time. I hope this was a fluke, but my gut feeling says it's not.

[Blk5.0]

Yup I had the same thing happen to mine but it's holding in there it has been threw quite a few washes so I can't complain. Wish it was a tad bit more durable

[qaz393]

LOLLOLOL, this is pretty sad. my local walmart (canada) sells a similar mf chenille mitt at $5 each and it seems much much better than the one u have in the picture

[Audi X2]

Griots makes both microfiber wash mits and pads.
I prefer the pads and find the quality and durability to be excellent.

[loudog2]

LOLLOLOL, this is pretty sad. my local walmart (canada) sells a similar mf chenille mitt at $5 each and it seems much much better than the one u have in the picture

I agree!! The one from the autoparts store had a better inner lining. The older blue ones AG had used to have had a good lining, but not the new ones. I had a thread about this before. Dwayne switched them out(actuallly still owe me one) for a blue instead of orange. He said the blue still had the better liner. It didn't!! Watch out for that inner foam getting stuck in your mf towels.

I did what Ceedog said, ripped the whole liner out before using the others.

[Buddy]

Very good review...Thanks...

[LegacyGT]

I agree with your review 100%. I bought a Cobra Chinelle mitt thinking it was the same thing as my existing one that I was replacing, and found out quickly that it was much lower quality.

My mitt lining fell apart after the first use (pulled inside out to better show the inside):




My old mitt, that I have had for over a year still looks pristine, so they are very different products:

[john b]

Griots makes both microfiber wash mits and pads.
I prefer the pads and find the quality and durability to be excellent.

send it back and get the griots

[shrtbull]

send it back and get the griots