Can you live without paper towels?

I am ashamed to admit that I can't. I even bought some of the Sham WOW chamois cloths and I still can't stop using paper towels. I know it's bad for the environment and all.......

NOPE! With a household of 4 dogs and 15 cats I am always cleaning up messes, cleaning running noses or watery eyes... I definitely use my paper towels everyday! could I use a few less..? Sure I probably could, but they are so useful. I also use them to put stuff on when I reheat in the Microwave.. Like muffins or even when I cook chicken nuggets- it helps soak up any excess grease. :-) Napkins just don't do the same kind of job.

I can definitely live without paper towels, and I do! They are such a waste of money and resources--people scream about the environment and how we are harming it and all the while they use at least one roll of paper towels a week when a good rag would do! I quit wasting money on paper towels long ago. I do keep a roll handy but the last owner of the house left a couple and they are still here. I use dishrags to clean up messes and dust with, towels if a spill is really big. As for soaking up grease from bacon or something, I saved some newspapers from when I could afford the subscription and I use those for that chore. Sheryl Crow was bemoaning how much toilet paper we use but paper towels are much more abusive and wasteful. That said, I do think they are wonderful if you have a doggie mess to clean up or if your baby's diaper leaks on the floor, etc. But they should not replace rags and towels, that's so wasteful of both time, energy and trees.

I could, but I don't want to. Without paper towels, washing all those wipe cloths I'd have to use to clean windows, mirrors, spills and my cats messes would just be more laundry than I want to deal with. I do buy the ones with the small sections, so I don't have to use a whole big towel for a tiny mess, but paper towels are right up there with toilet paper on my priority list.

I rarely use them. My dad bought me some when he was visiting because he likes to use them. I haven't even used 1 full roll since he left last month. If I didn't have a cleaning girl, 1 roll would last 6 months. The cleaning girl uses them. What can I do? I give her a roll for dusting and scrubbing.

i have cut back, I now buy the ones that can be used in smaller sizes. I know what you are saying to yourself because I have said it to myself. JUST DON'T BUY THEM. I have a whole bunch of excuses, but I had better just suck it up and get more washing cloths.