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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Laura Udall

Amazon shoppers say £18 hooded blanket is 'better than Oodie' and slashes heating bills

As the cost of energy in the UK continues to rise, Britons up and down the country are looking for ways to keep warm without having to ramp up the central heating.

Being able to enjoy my own personal source of warmth while I’m watching TV, making dinner or undertaking some household chores seems to make more sense to me than heating up larger spaces that will only increase my already sizable utility bills.

In my efforts to find effective ways to heat the person and not the room, I stumbled upon the Australian oversized wearable Oodie blankets that have taken the UK by storm. Having quickly decided that I couldn’t justify spending nearly £90 on a hooded blanket with a cute animated design, I headed straight to Amazon to find something similar for less instead.

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