Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First, this blanket is very nice and soft and seems very well made. The controls are easy to understand and I particularly liked the separate low voltage power supplies. So I give Soft Heat an "A" for construction and materials. Where I have issues is that the blanket apparently contains a special heat reflective interior that aids in heating operation but has the unintended consequence of causing the blanket to be almost smothering to the users since it does not allow the blanket to breath. The blanket will make a low crinkling sound if your move it around due to the material that is woven into the layers. Even with the heat turned off and separated only by a sheet, we were unable to tolerate the heat reflective effect and it was so stifling that we had to remove the blanket after only a few nights. These were cold nights so I can only imagine the effect on users in a warmer climate than we are in. Many years ago, there was a product that we purchased which was put under the mattress cover which was supposed to reflect heat back. This was deja-vu because we had to abandon that "space blanket" as it was called, for the same reasons. We had forgotten it after so many years but it was so hot and caused us to break out in a sweat after only a few hours of use. So to those considering this Soft Heat Ultra Micro-Plush Low Voltage Blanket: it will insulate you and will not permit the bedding to breathe. The heating works very well but once you are warm, even turning off the blanket does not stop it from keeping you even warmer to the point that some us simply cannot tolerate total reflection of the body heat. Think of wearing a material for clothing that does not breathe - it will get really uncomfortable in most situations. I was sorry to return the blanket because it seemed to be genuinely high quality. I will shop for a more conventional blanket, like the Sunbeam blanket that we are replacing after 11 years of use.