Pros & Cons
Pros
Cotton seems to gets softer the more you use it. The shedding is normal and will become less over time.
Nothing skimpy or cheap about this blanket. We are both hot sleepers and both enjoy this cooler blanket.
I have a tendency to get warmer as the night goes on. We sleep with our thermostat set at 59-60 f at night.
Cons
This 'blanket' is the consistency of a slightly thick dish towel. The blanket is sooo rough to the touch. It's a waffle, it sheds fibers, it is not soft feeling.
It has shrunk from a king to maybe a full and it has only been washed 3 times. And it seems to be shrinking more each time i wash it. I wash all my laundry in cold water and dry on low, so it should not have already shrunk and thinned by half, nor sho... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Im very pleased with the softness quality and size
I havent washed it yet so im not sure about the washability but so far im very pleased with this blanket
Update november 25 2021i am quite impressed with the weight and warmth of this blanket
Thats actually a sign of high quality pile
Price
This was a practical purchase at a great price
Competitiveness
Yes i would defintely buy it again
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It may be a bit too much for the dead of summer in some locales
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I was expecting a much thinner blanket with a looser weave
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The weave on this is fairly tight for a cotton thermal blanket
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It does feel kind of like a waffle weave thermal shirt
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The blanket did shrink despite my washing in cold and drying on low
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The blanket does hang enough down the sides to cover up with but just comes short of being able to tuck any blanket in on the sides
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Because they are made of lots of 100 cotton in a commercial factory they will be full of loose cotton fibers
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That means they will shed a lot of lint in both the washer and dryer when they are first laundered