Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My boyfriend asked for a weighted blanket for Christmas, and I attempted to do some research. I quickly became bogged down in conflicting reviews - and found the whole process rather frustrating. As Christmas loomed, I eventually had to throw caution to the wind and just hit 'add to cart' on something. I chose this blanket & cover set. In a blatant display of ignorant bravado my boyfriend requested 'the heaviest blanket possible.' I deferred to the accepted wisdom of 10% of his bodyweight. Long story short -- my bf loves the blanket. He tells me almost daily. I do suspect a big part of the love is the soft, 'minky' cover. It's pretty fantastic. He doesn't find it too hot, but bear in mind it's January in Winnipeg Manitoba. If you aren't familiar with Winnipeg, we literally made headlines for being colder than Mars. Google it. I too love the feel of the blanket, but often find it too hot. That said, I'm in menopause -- which if you aren't familiar -- google it. So all in all, we are both happy with the blanket -- and our cats are also big fans. Personally, I love that it's not a magnet for cat hair. That was a big concern for me. My other concern was/is -- if we are in a raging housefire would all the beads melt an effectively laminate us to our mattress. I worry about stuff like that. My boyfriend says this is not something I need to be concerned about. I can't report on durability or ease of washing because we haven't had it that long -- and frankly we're not that clean. The only cons I can attest to are -- it was a bitch to gift wrap (so effing heavy), it's a bitch to move around the bed, and my already lazy boyfriend stays in bed even longer loves because he looooooves it so much. Last thought -- my boyfriend now says the 15lb weight is perfect, and any heavier would have been too much.