Sunbeam Herringbone Camelot Dreams Heated Electric Warming Blanket, Seashell Off-White

My husband and I bought this blanket to keep by our sofa and use on cold winter nights while watching movies, so that we're not as tempted to turn the house thermostat up.

When it arrived I opened it and plugged it in to make sure the heating elements were working correctly. I was impressed that the blanket control has 10 different heating settings in addition to the on/off switch. The only thing I dislike about the blanket is that the fabric is really very thin which makes you notice the big wires running throughout the blanket. To remedy this I decided to slip the entire blanket into a cotton duvet cover (the wire connection simply emerges from the semi-open closure at the end of the cover). This small addition makes the blanket much more comfortable and stylish in my opinion, if you are using it in this way as opposed to traditional use on a bed where presumably you would have a layer of sheet between body and blanket. I am thinking a flannel duvet cover might be an ideal solution, and I will try that in the future. The price of the blanket was wonderful, we paid around $60, on Amazon. When we started looking at blankets, most of the models were $100 plus! That would have been definitely too much for a blanket this thin, but around the $60 range seems just about right.

Usage of the blanket is a breeze, simply plug in, set dial and relax. The blanket heats up quickly and evenly. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed blocking the chill out of the night air as we enjoyed scary movie night, and our circa 1910 home didn't have to have it's furnace gobbling up extra fuel.