Two rather off-putting issues to this blanket (and it's new, so I must remember to update later). But let's start with a positive: the heater elements seem to work well. However, the Great Offer Stock display photos always show two sets of controls. I bought a full/double size and the blanket only comes with one control box. Annoying, as we only needed heat on one side.
More importantly, I did not think I'd have to live with those damn birds showing all the time. Thought it would be an under-blanket and only visible when changing linens. Reading through the instructions they make it quite clear you cannot put anything on top of this while in use, which means living with the birds as your design element or pulling a top cover on and off on a daily basis, so one can use the heated blanket as safety instructed. It's not that they're ugly, ugly...just not what I wanted as the main feature of my bedroom. Looks terrible with my headboard as well.
On the plus side, there is a nice, comfortable feel to this blanket itself. While described as flannel, it has a bit more silky feeling than that, somewhat more quality cottony. Really a rather nice 'hand' to it in fact; one that has turned out to be my favourite feature about this blanket. Fingers crossed the coils hold up, as this is not the cheapest option around. But it sure feels nice. A less grandmotherly design and you'd really have a number one seller, as it is otherwise the best heated blanket I've ever felt.