I LOVE my electric blanket, I use it every night an even sometimes in the summer. If I get too hot I turn it off, the control hangs at the top of my bed

I too love my electric blanket. I just got it out of the attic a few days ago. It makes sleeping in winter so cozy.

I do sometimes turn it down or off around 2 AM, but sometimes it is on all night.

Nicole that was a wonderful gift from the company. If your winters are cold, electric blankets are great.

I have 3 electric blankets, Nicole....that I got at the "getting place". All were new and I forgot about them. I found them again and washed them and put them away. Now I can't find them. A few nights ago I was cold....with Jody gone...and I looked and looked and I have no idea where they could be. I know one is green, one is yellow and one is beige. I just don't know where they are. They must be in the bedroom that we are using for storage as we work on the house and the closet door in that room is blocked by a stack of screens.

My DM gave us a king sized electric blanket with dual controls about...oh...45 years ago? It could be zipped apart in the middle. DH sleeps too warm with just a plain blanket, so only I used 'my' side. I gave DS the other half when he moved into a somewhat underheated bedroom. (I don't know what became of that half.) For the last dozen years I've used my half under the mattress pad on my side of our bed. It warms up the bed before I get in. I usually turn it off before I go to sleep. (It was in the 20's here last night.)

How strange to receive an electric blanket (of all things) when you buy a SINK! Strange, but nice.

I just ordered a new one as my current one died. I love them. I turn it on high in the early evening when I shower. Later, it's wonderful to climb into a warm bed instead of freezing cold sheets. I use T-shirt sheets and even they are cold. I turn it down to low when I climb in. I hope my new blanket gets here soon!

I used an electric blanket for years, starting with sleeping in an unheated dorm floor on the top floor of the sorority house. In recent years, I have used a medium weight down blanket, but now I have asked DH for a new electric blanket for Christmas for those nights when I am already cold when I crawl into bed.

i have an electric throw that my sister gave me to help me stay warm when I am sitting in my den. It has several settings but I use the low setting and when I get to warm I turn it off and just use the the throw.

I'm hot natured and can't sleep with an electric blanket.

We don't heat our bedroom and it can be in the low 50's, high 40's in the room during extreme cold (°F.). We use a heated mattress pad and turn it on about 30-minutes before we go to bed. This takes the chill off the flannel sheets and we turn it off after going to bed, so it only runs about 35-40-minutes, tops. I couldn't stand having it on all night.....

We've had two of them over the years, and the last one we ordered from Hammacher Schlemmer -

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=87694&refsku=83435

and it has a very gentle heat (doesn't get over-hot even on HI), and there aren't any cold spots, which is nice.

-Grainlady

Yes, I have what they called a warming blanket. It never gets very hot, but totally takes the chill off. I turn it on high before I go to bed and it feels toasty by the time I crawl in. I like it because the wires are so fine that I can't feel them and it's not heavy.

I turn mine off as soon as I get into bed.

No I do not have an electric blanket. I don't think I need one, but if I were chilly I would go with the heated mattress pad.

Sue

No, we don't use one.

(Nicole, you didn't get it for free. You paid for it in the price of the sink. It is an odd combination)

Love them! I turn it on high awhile before bed, then turn it off after we're in bed for the night.

We have had one for many years with dual controls, we never use it. I sleep very hot. I have several fans going year round where ever I sleep. We do have a heated throw my husband loves and at times he will throw it over his side of the bed and we take it in the rv during the winter months, he puts it on the bed. I actually like to crawl into cold crisp sheets. I don't like cold feet though. My little dog would love it if we had an electric blanket on the bed.

Was I the only one that started reading: So this is what happened: I ordered a high end undermount kitchen sink... and was thinking "What the heck does that have to do with an electric blanket? lol

I haven't used one since last being pregnant eons ago--that was the safe-side recommendation at the time. Wouldn't mind having one to take the chill off of the bed sheets now, but it isn't a large enough issue for long enough to purchase one.

I prefer an electric mattress pad but since we got flannel sheets, I don't think I'd need it. Nice to get a freebie, Nicole!

Like many here, wr turn it on prior to going to bed and off once in,. But there have been winters that were so mild we never turned it on.

Sometimes in winter, we actually turn the AC off.........but not often!

I agree, a weird combination, a sink AND a blanket. I try not to over think freebies. :0) It had me shaking my head....

I should check the size of the wires....Ok....they are tiny....so that sounds good. It's fleece....blue....not my first choice of colors but OK.

Heating the sheets up...that sounds nice! Using it under the mattress pad also sounds nice!

I LOVE Hammacher Schlemmer...pure quality! Mines not that high end...

Marilyn....my blanket is kinda large...takes up a lot of room. I imagine you stored all 3 way out of the way... :0)

I think I should try it!

The last electric blanket I bought had a label saying NOT to be used as a matteress pad. It was a quality blanket, made in the USA. Never thought I would enjoy having one, but warm sheets and feet feel great.

OK.....I found a pic of it. The tag on it does not say if it can be used under a mattress pad.....nor do any of the write ups on it. Perfect Fit, fleece, low voltage...

Nicole, I would contact the manufacturer before using it under the mattress pad. I'm pretty sure they'll say don't do it. I use a heated mattress pad, but it's designed for that purpose.

No electric blanket here, I have an all seasons (lightweight) down comforter that I will replace with just a blanket cover (no blanket) during our rare periods of summer heat. We sleep with bedroom window open all year round....(although I will heat my flax seed pillow in the microwave and take that to bed with me).

My mother though completely loves her electric mattress pad. The last time hers quit heating without warning and needed to be replaced, it was a crisis....but she has a BedBathBeyond in her city and spent only one night without one.

I always worry that my cats would poke a hole where least desired, and so, no.

There was a time when an electric blanket would have been nice, however, at this age of 56, I have a built in body heater that comes on when it wants and turns off 5 minutes later...all night long....if you know what I mean. LOL.

I have used one for years as we turn the heat way down at night. I love how it warms up the bed before I get in, and I may turn it off later on.

FYI: There are only 2 companies in the US that make the blankets. One is Sunbeam and the other is in the Chicago area. Sorry but the name escapes me right now. If your blanket "dies", contact the manufacture for help. If it is the control they should replace it for free. Control malfunction is a major concern for them, so they aim to please. I am on my 3rd unit as the blanket is fine. Heck, they even replaced the control on one blanket after the puppy chewed on it! I was more than willing to pay for that one, but they said nope, they understood puppies.

Yes, I bought one for DH for his birthday. Our bedroom is the coldest room so I wanted it for him to warm up before bed then turn off. It is from Sunbeam, fuzzy and slippery. Says not to tuck it in at all, and slides down every night so have to take off the bedspread and re-position the blanket every morning (looks like a shar pei dog, all wrinkly). Can't just pull it up, it has to be re-positioned from the bottom. Major PITA, but it serves the purpose. I just wish they would bring back the old woven blankets with satin binding. and while i'm at it, fitted sheets that aren't elastic all the way around.

We have a heated mattress pad and love it.. I warm up the bed about 30 minutes before. Love crawling into a warm bed..