where can i get some bathroom sets that last longer than about a year?

[raccoon]

[Beatlelvr]

1. Macy's, Penney's

I had a set from Penneys that lasted over 10 years.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. What in the world are you doing to them that they wear out so quickly?

Mine were purchased when I moved here, some fifteen years ago and are still going strong.

I probably got them at Target, but can't recall from that long ago.

[raccoon]

3. washing them in the washing machine. And no, of course I don't put them in the dryer.

I ordered them from online from somewhere.

One rug, the band around the outside of the rug, a lot of it came loose and now it's shedding badly.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. I wash in them in the washing machine, and of course I dry them in the dryer.

Sounds like you had the misfortune to purchase some poorly made items, which is unfortunate.

Again, basic stuff from Target will last years and years.

[Nanuke]

5. I only buy cotton items. They last forever.

[yellowdogintexas]

6. I have several cotton bathroom rugs which look somewhat like shag rugs

They do not have a backing on them. I bought them in 1998 when we moved into this house and they have been washed in hot water, bleached and dried on hot. They still shed!!!

This is the closest thing I could find in a hurry. I think I got mine at either Target or Mervyn's
https://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Craft-Reversible-Construction-Recommended/dp/