The Mia&Coco Electric Heated Blanket will help keep the chill away. (Image: Amazon)
It’s cold out, isn’t it? Sadly it’s also cold in, with people up and down the country battling the urge to stick the central heating on. A great way to get cosy and warm without shovelling cash into an energy company’s pockets is with a heated blanket, and right now .
The is £33.99 down from £39.99 at Amazon. There are eight colours to choose from, but it’s just the grey option reduced to this price at the moment.
With soft elements running through it, this blanket heats up very quickly to one of 10 temperature levels chosen via its controller attachment. It comes with an auto-off feature for safety, as well as a timer that you can set yourself.
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The machine-washable material is a blend of flannel and sherpa fleece, although be sure to detach the controller and its cord before sticking it in the wash. It’s already keeping plenty of nice and warm, with 4.4 out of 5 stars averaged from 8,863 ratings so far.
“The blankets wash really well and look nice when in use or loosely folded. There is a good choice of colour to match with room decor,” said one five-star review.
“I’ve owned this for over a month now, and I’ve been using it non-stop since the colder UK weather has arrived, and honestly I couldn’t be happier with this heated blanket!” said another five-star review. “It’s soft, cosy, heats up extremely quickly.” A third added: “Absolutely love this heated throw, it’s so warm and cosy. Lovely thick and soft fleece.”
The electric blanket is machine washable, so can be kept fresher for longer. (Image: Amazon)
Not everyone is convinced, however. “Good for taking the edge off but not really for keeping you warm. It’s not stiff like some blankets but perhaps that’s because there’s less heating element. It’s soft but beware, the inside fleecy white sherpa sheds!” Another said: “I don’t usually write comments, but I thought I should warn people that this blanket sheds. I wore black jeans and jumper when I first tried it and was unpleasantly surprised that it left loads of white fluff on them.”
For alternatives, take a look at this for £39.99 (down from £49.99). There’s also this at Debenhams which looks incredibly soft.