I think they're worth it. I don't have a dog accessible tub and dryer in my house, so sticking them in the tub and then rubbing them with a towel to dry isn't easy or sufficient (Fine with my mini doxie, but my mutt? Try lifting a 60 lbs porker who has no interest in the bath into the tub
) that and I only bathe our Elkhound once or twice a year.