Save us money in CA fees and bring your own towel. How hard is it to pack one in your gym bag? Also, how much money could the CA save by not having to wash all those towels each week? Not to mention, there is less risk of coming in contact with germs if you bring your own.

Buy towels that are a really ugly color with even uglier stripes or polka dots. That way, no one will want to steal them.

Now there's an idea...... I vote puce.

For every towel that gets stolen, CA will donate $1 to the Republican Party. All towel theft would stop immediately.

Thanks for the chuckle!

I don't think most of these thefts are intentional. I actually walk out with a towel on accident every few times I'm there, although I usually try to remember to bring them back.

I just had a nice interview with Bob Bellamy, the CA's director of the sports and fitness division. We spoke extensively about towels. Stay tuned, a follow-up is coming....

I once saw a patron yell at a gym employee for running out of towels. He was kind of annoying, basically replying to her complaint, "People use towels."

Since CA's towels are not exactly the highest quality, I find it hard to believe patrons are intentionally stealing them. I have walked out of the gym with a towel in my hands several times but quickly return them. Maybe this article will make people more aware of why the conversation of towels comes up annually at this time of the year.

I bring my own towel... simply because the towels supplied are barely large enough and from the CONSTANT washing and mandatory bleaching, degrade quickly. Not to mention, when I use my own towel, I KNOW who used it last.. just me. Yes, i have walked out with a towel before, but I have ALWAYS brought them back. But, people steal things out of lockers, so that just goes to show you.. people of all classes will steal anything that is not bolted down. Lose the towels... Lets get a juice bar / Sandwich bar going to replace the job loss of the "towel employees"