Bounty Towels review: Stink 60

Our last few bundles of Kroger Select-a-Sheet have smelled like corn chips when they never did before. I think the outer towels are worse than the inner ones. I can't smell the odor in the cabinet, only when I get an individual towel wet in my hands/close to my face.

I found your complaint when I googled about the same smell. Mine stink like gasoline when they are wet. I thought it was a fluke until I started on the second roll. Had to throw them out.

Yes. I just ordered, and I have the same issue. I purchased from Sam’s.

I did.

Yes, I googled “Bounty paper towels smell when wet” I’ve used Bounty for years and this is the first time I’m experiencing this. They smell like dirty feet or like someone mentioned above, that corn chip/B.O. smell. It’s gross!

I've had the same problem with Sparkle. I just purchased the printed paper towels (6=12 rolls) from my local Publix, and they smell AWFUL! I contacted Sparkle, but I'm also going to call Georgia Pacific, who makes the Sparkle paper towels. OMG! I would NEVER wrap anything in this foul smelling paper towel. I haven't even wet it, and it smells terrible with a chemical smell!

Yes! I quit using bounty because they do smell like cat pee! And what’s more Charmin that I buy at Costco also smells like cat pee. This is not a contamination they’re getting inside my house. This is something that is coming directly from the manufacturer. Home Depot also has the problem of having Charmin smell like cat pee. Nobody is telling us what this cat pee is. Nobody wants to address the problem. What chemical are they putting in this product that makes this stink like this?

All the No Name Brand and PC brand paper towels here smell like benzalkonium chloride (BAC).

It is a disinfectant approved to kill covid so companies are spraying everything with it. The air in grocery stores in Canada is filled with the chemical. I wear a 3M mask because I have an asthma attack after being in the store now. I don't why they are soaking paper towels in it but I have returned packs or just thrown them away when they smell contaminated from this stuff.

They are awful. The use to be the best soft and absorbent. They are absolutely horrible. This company should be ashamed of the product their putting out. I am going to start buying another brand. Awful awful paper towel.

We have purchased Bounty from CostCo for years. This week, our batch was tainted just like described above. I literally could not stop gagging and eventually vomited. Now, I can’t get the smell out of my nose or a taste out of my mouth. What nastiness is this foul product? After most of my life being a Bounty girl, I’m done. This can’t be healthy for anyone.

The smell was too much for me. I tried to return them to King Soopers and they refused to accept the return. I left them with the store manager. I'm done unless Bounty makes this right.

I purchase my bounty towels from Target and I have noticed the exact same thing.. the past couple months, they smell really gross after they are wetted, I’m not sure what is going on either. Extremely disappointing given how expensive they are. I thought it might be a weird on off those but no, it’s been consistently like that the past few months I’ve been purchasing them so might need to seek a new brand.

Mine smell like chemicals as well. they probobly recycled some toxic stuff and made paper towels with them.

I also bought a large pack of Bounty Advanced paper towels from Costco that are supposed to be more absorbent. But, they are very thin and not very absorbent. They also emit a really off putting smell when wet so are difficult to use.

Yes I have and was wondering if it was just me! I’m not buying them anymore if this is how they are going to smell now… like other posters I don’t want to put food product on these paper towels anymore.

Not just Bounty towels...Kirkland brand from Costco have some scent added, wet or dry doesn't matter. Last purchase finishes my need ever to go for Costco towels..