Spent $180 on a heated mattress pad and it was worth every penny

I live in an old apartment near Buffalo with weak heating and the radiators bang all night. Dropped $180 on a heated mattress pad after reading some forum threads. Three nights in and I'm sleeping through the whole night without waking up cold. Has anyone else found a single purchase that actually fixed a daily annoyance?

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wrenh6516d ago

I got one three years ago and ended up returning it after a week. The preheat was nice but I woke up sweating in the middle of the night every single time. My apartment near Albany has the same radiator issues and I actually prefer a heavy wool blanket and a fleece robe. The pad made me feel trapped and the wires under the sheet bothered me. Plus my cat kept pawing at the cord and I was paranoid about a fire. Maybe I'm just picky but $180 is a lot for something that made me sleep worse.

terryh2014d ago

And then my cat decided the cord was a toy and chewed through it while I was at work, so that was the end of that experiment.

piperwhite16d agoTop Commenter

oh man, same here. i live in a drafty old house in upstate ny and the radiators are basically useless after midnight. i splurged on a heated mattress pad two winters ago and it literally changed my life. i used to wake up shivering at 3am and now i'm actually cozy. the preheat function is the best part, crawling into a warm bed feels like a luxury hotel.

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