Zara McDermott has shared the £40 electric heated blanket she’s been using to stay warm this winter as she calls it ‘the best value’ and ‘the best thing I’ve ever used in my life’
This winter we’re all in favour of finding clever and cost effective ways to stay warm without always having to resort to turning the heating on, which is why heated blankets have become a game changer. Typically costing pennies to run, you just need to plug it in and throw it over you and it’ll keep you warm without spending a fortune on heating.
If you’re after one that comes highly recommended, Zara McDermott has shared that she can’t live without the CURECURE Electric Heated Blanket Throw, which costs £39.99 on Amazon. After posting a snap of it on Instagram, Zara wrote: “This electric blanket is ‘the best thing I’ve ever used in my life” before adding it was: “The best value one I could find on Amazon.”
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The £40 electric blanket is double sided, with a soft ribbed flannel on one side and fluffy sherpa material on the other, and is thick and warm enough to keep you cosy even without turning it on. The thick material also helps trap the heat in, so you’ll stay nice and warm long after you’ve turned it off.
You can choose from six different temperature settings which range from 30℃-45℃, with heated wires running the full length of the blanket to make sure you’re warm from top to toe. The CURECURE Electric Heated Blanket also comes with a timer setting that automatically shuts off, with the ability to choose anything from a one to 10 hour timer.
Usually most heated blankets are a single person size, but this one measures 180cm by 130cm which makes it a good size to be able to share with someone else. It also comes with an extra long power cord so you can move it around the room, whether you want it on the sofa, wrapped around you while you work or draped over you in bed.
You can choose between a khaki brown colour or a grey/green shade, and Amazon shoppers have also been praising it for how effective it is. One wrote: “It is nice and soft. I like the length and width. Can just be used as a blanket.”
Whilst another agreed: “This is a lovely electric blanket. Simple to use. The thickness of the blanket can be used even without the heat. It warms up quickly not excessively hot but cosy warm. My son absolutely loves it and it’s a perfect length for full body. Width wise you could sit two people under it. Really good price. Worth the money.”
One shopper had less success, writing: “Bought this for my mum, she was over the moon with it, delivered to her door in matter of hours, simple for her to use, toasty and warm within seconds. She loves the colour too. After one day it stopped heating up just getting slightly warm in small patches, started very promising but returning it now as its useless.”
However another praised it, saying: “Lovely large blanket heats up very quickly and cable good length for plugging in. Very easy to use and timer good. Colour is good and also warm enough when not plugged in.”
Elsewhere, Boots has currently reduced the Dreamland Intelliheat Warming Throw from £69.99 to £49.99. It heats up in five minutes, costs 1p an hour to run for up to seven hours, has six different temperature settings and a one, three or nine hour shut off timer.
Dunelm also offers the Fleece Electric Throw for £32, which comes in both taupe brown and charcoal grey. There are also six different heat levels, and it’s fully machine washable.