WINTER WARMER
Supermarket giant is selling double electric blanket for just £17 with a five-star rating – it’s half the price of Tesco
Discover other ways below to keep warm on a budget during the cold winter months
A SUPERMARKET giant is selling a double electric blanket with a five-star rating for just £17.
Priced at better than half off compared to Tesco, it may be the perfect purchase for the cold winter nights.
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The Slumberdown Sleepy Nights Electric Blanket comes with three heat settings and is reduced from £24 - a saving of £7, or 29% off
An electric blanket, it is designed to be used in bed and keep you warm all night. It sits flat on top of your mattress, under your bedsheet.
It is kept in place by elasticated straps and can be a cost-effective way to stay at a comfortable temperature during sleep as your bedding keeps the warmth trapped.
It also means that you can keep yourself warm without putting the heating on for the whole house overnight, helping ti keep energy costs down.
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The Slumberdown product also has a detachable controller which allows the blanket to be machine washed, and the product also comes with a two year warranty.
The same item at Tesco is more than twice the price at £43.99.
Other outlets selling the blanket include Wilko, which has it priced at £24.99, and Very at £27.
You can order the electric blanket from Asda's website. Click & Collect is free, whereas delivery starts at £3.75.
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Always shop around to ensure you get the best deal as you might find the product you're looking for cheaper elsewhere.
Comparison sites like pricespy.co.uk and Idealo let you compare prices on products from more than 6,000 shops.
Meanwhile, you can use the Google Shopping/Product tab to scan the internet and see what retailers are offering a similar-style item for.
Electric blankets can serve as an efficient way to reduce your energy bills, as some cost just 1p to run per day.
Slumberdown says its product can be run from just 1p per hour.
5 ways to keep your house warm in winter
Property expert Joshua Houston shared his tips.
1. Curtains
"Windows are a common place for the outside cold to get into your home, this is because of small gaps that can let in air so always close your curtains as soon as it gets dark," he said.
This simple method gives you an extra layer of warmth as it can provide a kind of "insulation" between your window and curtain.
2. Rugs
"Your floor is another area of your home where heat can be lost and can make your home feel chilly," he continued. "You might notice on cold days, that your floor is not nice to walk on due to it freezing your feet.
"Add rugs to areas that don’t already have a carpet, this provides a layer of insulation between your bare floor and the room above."
3. Check your insulation
Check your pipes, loft space, crawlspaces and underneath floorboards.
"Loose-fill insulation is very good for this, and is a more affordable type of insulation, with a big bag being able to be picked up for around £30," Joshua explained.
4. Keep your internal doors closed
"Household members often gather in one room in the evening, and this is usually either the kitchen or living room," Joshua said.
"This means you only have to heat a small area of your home, and closing the doors keeps the heat in and the cold out."
5. Block drafts
Don't forget to check cat flaps, chimneys and letterboxes, as they can let in cold air if they aren't secure.
Most electric blankets consume no more than 300 watts, and some single blankets as little as 40W, when on their highest setting, according to Uswitch.
However, energy usage falls significantly when the electric blanket is switched to its lowest setting, making it possible to heat a bed for 7-8 hours a night for as little as 1p, or £3.66 a year, when the blanket is set to its minimum heat setting.
The price comparison site added that any electric blanket is significantly cheaper than running central heating because you only need to heat a small area around yourself as opposed to your entire room or home.
In a home with good insulation, your boiler typically costs around £1.50 an hour to heat your home, based on a 24kW gas boiler and the October 2024 price cap of 6.24p/kWh for gas.
This compares to the pennies you’d pay to heat yourself or your bed with an electric blanket, and means you could save precious pounds on your heating bills.
You could also stay warm by buying other warming gadgets, such as an electric heating pad.
Costing £34.99 on Amazon, the product keeps you warm but uses less than a tenth of the power of an electric heater.
If you've got more cash to splash, the Snug Bud Classic Body Warmer could be the solution.
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Retailing at £49.96, the product acts as a heating pouch to allow you to carry a hot water bottle around on your person.
The Sun's own Rosie Taylor described it as "perfect for outdoor winter activities, like watching football, dog walking or seeing Christmas lights, or for wearing around the house".
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