You can’t say I don’t try.
You have no idea about the love I have for this household luxury. This is a WarmSpun electric blanket that my husband bought for me last fall. I love it, and I mean I REALLY LOVE IT! I read about dangers associated with electric blankets and threw caution to the wind.
I have some really bad joints and this new strain of electric blankets (with no bulky wires and a light wonderful coziness) made sleeping possible and comfortable again. My husband gets huge points for this gift. I love him too and I mean I REALLY LOVE HIM!
Anyway, the other morning, there was this cold snap and when I went to turn on my love blanket, I got a flashing E for ERROR. Good grief, how could this happen? Not now!
I called up the folks at Overstock.com and voiced my complaint and within a few hours I had an email that informed me that I could return my blanket for full credit! They didn’t seem to have blankets that day. No problem. Summer is just around the corner anyway. I wrote back that I would indeed return the faulty blanket.
But as I went to wind up the cords to put it in a box and ship back, the sad truth of the matter was revealed.
Oh brother, this had to be the work of my cat. He is truly a bad ass. Sorry, but that is what he is.
He must have nine lives.
But now I realized that I could not return the blanket. This obviously was not a faulty product, but more like a faulty cat.
I wrote back to Overstock.com and told them the fault lay on my side of the blame and I would not be returning the blanket. And you will not believe this, but they responded by saying they appreciated my honesty and would credit back half of the money my husband had paid for the blanket of love!
So with a true air of confidence, I decided to repair the blanket and know I would be cozy next winter.
So after stripping back the insulation and wrapping the copper wire with itself and then electrical tape I was ready to go!
Drum roll please!
ARRGGGG! The good news …The blankets are back in stock. They are on sale. My husband says go for it!
Guilty
Plug in that cat !!!!! Just kidding…..
It is crazy what our pets will do behind our backs. So glad that everyone is o.k.
stamping sue
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That cat is plugged in!
Leave it to those Cats they have a mind all of their own. They sure are a lot of company when they wnat to be.
Perhaps your “evil cat” (meow) did you a favor when the “repair” job you did failed. It looked worrisome at best! =) Try a velvet-embossed rice warmer next time. No wires involved. Just rice, velvet and a microwave to warm up the rice. I use them ALL the time when I get cold. Need a pattern?
I am so glad you are getting a new blanket! I couldn’t do without my electric mattress pad. Every summer we rent a house from some friends for a week by the sea, and I take my mattress pad with me! And I agree with E’laine-at the risk of being an old fogey, shame on you for trying to repair an electric cord like that! I’m very glad it didn’t work, that can be incredibly dangerous. And kudos to Overstock.com, wish all companies worked like that.