Aldi electric under-blanket - latest SpecialBuy snapped up by shoppers will help everyone sleep easy
27.01.2022 - 12:51
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With temperatures going down and energy bills going up, exactly how warm our house needs to be overnight is currently a hotly-debated topic of conversation, no pun intended.
I am firmly of the belief that when temperatures are regularly going down to -1 degrees each night, we need to leave the radiator on at least the lowest setting to take the chill off the bedroom.
My husband, on the other hand, basically thinks this is like burning twenty pound notes.
As the weather has turned I've tried a range of tactics to keep warm at night - from wearing hooded sweatshirts and socks to bed to spending £7.99 on Aldi's full length hot water bottle, but the bottom line is that I get very cold and my husband doesn't like to overheat.
The latest selection of Aldi Specialbuys includes a gadget that has left us both sleeping happily - an Electric Under-Blanket.
Currently reduced by £10 to just £34.99 for the double version (the king size one comes in at £49.99), shoppers have been snapping it up since it went on sale earlier this week, with dozens of reviewers giving it five stars.
Having got a chance to test one I can totally see why.
The blanket has an deep elasticated hem like a fitted sheet which holds it firmly in place so there's no concerns of it pinging off in the night if you're a restless sleeper.
It's well-stitched, thick and as cushioned as a posh quilted mattress topper, which is ideal because it meant there wasn't any problem with the innards of the blanket digging into us as we slept, especially once I'd put my normal sheet over the top of it.
Putting it on the mattress and making the bed was easy.
The cables were easily tucked away behind the bed so it didn't look messy or risk being any kind of trip hazard and the