While they may not be the best towels money can buy, I saw these Pinzon Bath Towels on amazon at about 60% off which is pretty good. Each set of two towels is 590-gram, 100% cotton and measure 54×28 inches. I think they are fairly plush but have the “shorter” loop terry material so they aren’t as shaggy as some other ones.

The towels have banded hems and there are coordinating washcloths and handtowels available. They come in Celery, Navy, White, Butter, Flax and Sky colors. The absorbency issue with towels like these seems to be greatly a matter of personal preference - take two people and one will tell you the towels are nowhere near absorbent and the other will say they’re perfect.