Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is a real person reviewing a real product, the cotton blanket. I have had this blanket for seven months and love it! Let me try to clear up some of the discrepancy in the reviews. I suspect that some reviewers are expecting this blanket to be similar to blankets made from other materials. First, this is a 100% cotton blanket. Have you ever owned a 100% cotton sweater? It is not as soft as sweaters made of other materials - acrylic, fleece, Viscose, etc., but it wears better and lasts forever. This blanket is not anything like burlap nor is it like cashmere, but it is softer than most other cotton blankets I have owned. Again the cotton sweater, it weighs more than sweaters made of other materials, especially man-made ones. Similarly, this blanket has some weight to it. This is not a Vellux or fleece blanket. This blanket wraps around you and makes you feel like you are wrapped, not just warm. Likewise, this is not a quilt or microplush blanket. Cotton blankets are one layer of woven material, so compared to a quilt or microplush blanket it is thin. That does not translate into a lack of warmth. This blanket is as thick as any other cotton blanket I have owned and is more tightly woven so that it does not have broken threads unraveling into holes and holds the warmth well. As is expected of cotton, it washes well and get softer each time. (This time think about your denim jeans.) I have not had any issues with excessive shrinkage, and I don't baby it. It goes in the washer and dryer without any special care. It was oversized to begin with, so the shrinkage was not an issue. During the summer this blanket went above the top sheet and below a quilt - not the big thick kind, the bits of fabric pieced together quilt. It was perfect for the cool mountain nights. Now, in the winter, it is above the top sheet, under a wool blanket and the same quilt and works better than any previous combination of blankets I have tried -with my thermostat set at 55 degrees! (Ask any outdoors-man/woman, warmth is all about the layering.) The beauty of cotton is the breathable nature of the fabric - warmth without the suffocation that comes with many man-made fabrics. A well-made 100% cotton blanket is a unique and delightful treat, but just like there are "cat people" and "dog people", they are not for everyone.