Serta Luxuriously Soft Plush Electric Blanket Fast Heating Cozy Cover, Safety Auto Shut Off Timer, Low EMF, Multi Heat Setting, ETL Certified, Machine Washable, Ivory King (92 in x 100 in)

Soft and Warm
I was hesitant to buy this blanket because some of the reviews said it didn’t get warm or the cord was too short. I purchased a King size and we have a California king bed, the cord fits perfectly down the side of the frame and reaches the end table no problem. The blanket on a 2 gets warmer than I need, (souther California) but on chilly nights it is nice to turn on to warm up the sheets and then turn it off. You can feel the wires through the blanket but this does not bother me. The blanket is soft light weight and comfortable. We will see if it last more than a season.

nice electric blanket
so usually i get one season out of an elec blanket and then try to wash it and then it doesn’t work after. or it just quits working. i tend to buy them in the summer/fall when the prices are lower then break them out for winter. i have several just in the closet because they are still very warm even if they don’t ‘work’ and who knows when you’ll need an extra blanket right?!a lot of reviews have been critical of the controller. not sure what the problem is. it’s basic but very easy to use, works fine. sure if you hit the wrong button you have to start over but it takes all of 10 seconds so what?! I only got the twin even though i have a king bed, just need enough for me and dealing with 2 controllers would be a real hassle. plus less costly.also some reviews say the cord isn’t long enough. ok i suppose if you are trying to keep the controller by your head to adjust the temp in the middle of the night, it might be short depending on where you plug it in. but really, set it and leave it. trying to deal with the cord and the blanket and all that in the night is just a hassle.ok so this year i have kept it out past winter – got a rescue cat who really likes to sleep on it so i just leave it off or at level 1 heat. it has been working fine since i broke it open for winter…so maybe 8 months so far. i decided to wash it – on ‘delicates, cold water, low spin. that was fine, came out kind of wet. so i put it in the dryer, delicates, low heat. dried fine, still slightly damp so i decided to see if it still worked to let it self dry the last bit. the connector had come off of the blanket and was inside. but i was able to fish it out easily enough and plug it in. and *it works*!! that’s a first. might not need to get a new one this year for once.as far as the blanket goes, it’s super soft and warm. even without the heat on it’s very warm. it’s not the kind that gets piping hot – even on level ten you really only feel a little warmth on your hand. but once you are underneath there is plenty of heat. even on the coldest nights in this old drafty building i don’t think i ever went higher than 7 or 8. four or 5 is really enough most of the time.the most annoying thing – as with all elec blankets – is the cord is always getting into my feet. and as some have noted, it’s very ‘slippery’ so it tends to move around, change orientation a lot, esp if you are a toss&turner like i am.so i have tried several different brands over the past many years and this is the first one that didn’t crap out after washing or just for no reason at all.

Fire Hazard
I bought two Serra throw blankets, purchased weeks apart about a year ago. The first one started to discolor in one spot about the size of a quarter. I then noticed that spot was disproportionately hot compared to the rest of the blanket’s heat. Eventually I realized the discolored spot was a burn mark. I quickly unplugged it and tossed it aside and have not used it since. I will attach pictures eventually. The reason I’m writing this review is to let others know that the fire hazard potential isn’t a fluke. The second blanket’s controller overheated this evening and malfunctioned to the point where the power button is permanently depressed and cannot be used. The scary part is that the blanket was not being used and seems to have overheated simply because it was plugged in. Luckily, my husband was home and immediately unplugged it when he noticed the controller was overheating. Please do not purchase this throw. I’ve had many electric blankets over the years and have never worried about the potential for one to burn my house down until now. Avoid this brand.

Soft & warms
The cords are too short therefore there’s no good place for them. The control barely reaches night stand and continuously falls on the floor