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Thank you, mine was on max!. Not having had one before I wasn't sure how it was supposed to perform. I have a heated undersheet that gets toasty in no time.

I think I might return it and check out supermarket brands thanks @DWASN.
I have an unbranded one from amazon and it's great
 
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In a strange way that the universe turns a work friend picked up an Aldi leaflet today and electric throws are in store £24.99 19th Nov. Returning the Silent Night, I should know better re named brands, my no name slow cooker is the best I've had.
 
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I've bought a silent night heated throw. I've had it on for 40 minutes this evening and only half got warm. Surely it can't take longer than this to warm fully?. I don't know if I have a defective product or I'm impatient?!.
I bought one from amazon, not expensive, instant heat, monhouse
 
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Tomorrow, we are going for lunch and a dog walk with a former friend of Mr C. It’s kind of a long story which I won’t go into completely except to say that the guy was a racist, a misogynist and had issues with me, then behaved appallingly to my husband so he cut him off. They’ve had no contact for about 15 years but we bumped into him and his wife at a mutual friend’s party.

He‘s seemed very keen on meeting up with us again and has texted Mr C a few times. I think he was also hesitant about it but has finally agreed to. Personally, I don’t think this guy has changed all that much but I’ve reluctantly agreed to go to support Mr C.

When we saw them at the party, the wife went off on a rant about left wing conspiracy media. Sigh.
 
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Tomorrow, we are going for lunch and a dog walk with a former friend of Mr C. It’s kind of a long story which I won’t go into completely except to say that the guy was a racist, a misogynist and had issues with me, then behaved appallingly to my husband so he cut him off. They’ve had no contact for about 15 years but we bumped into him and his wife at a mutual friend’s party.

He‘s seemed very keen on meeting up with us again and has texted Mr C a few times. I think he was also hesitant about it but has finally agreed to. Personally, I don’t think this guy has changed all that much but I’ve reluctantly agreed to go to support Mr C.

When we saw them at the party, the wife went off on a rant about left wing conspiracy media. Sigh.
Challenge any racist and misogynistic conversations straight away, don’t take any tit from him or his wife. Life’s too short to be polite to awful people.
 
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Challenge any racist and misogynistic conversations straight away, don’t take any tit from him or his wife. Life’s too short to be polite to awful people.
Yes, I think you’re right. He’s the kind who likes to test people’s boundaries (or at least he used to be) so I suspect some comments will be made to see how we react.

I dunno, maybe I’m overthinking it and it’ll be fine. I’m just a bit nervous about it.
 
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Yes, I think you’re right. He’s the kind who likes to test people’s boundaries (or at least he used to be) so I suspect some comments will be made to see how we react.

I dunno, maybe I’m overthinking it and it’ll be fine. I’m just a bit nervous about it.
Go in thinking you need to be defensive and it will be a nice surprise if they’ve actually changed
 
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Tomorrow, we are going for lunch and a dog walk with a former friend of Mr C. It’s kind of a long story which I won’t go into completely except to say that the guy was a racist, a misogynist and had issues with me, then behaved appallingly to my husband so he cut him off. They’ve had no contact for about 15 years but we bumped into him and his wife at a mutual friend’s party.

He‘s seemed very keen on meeting up with us again and has texted Mr C a few times. I think he was also hesitant about it but has finally agreed to. Personally, I don’t think this guy has changed all that much but I’ve reluctantly agreed to go to support Mr C.

When we saw them at the party, the wife went off on a rant about left wing conspiracy media. Sigh.
Yuck, I tend to think ex friends, like ex partners, are ex for good reasons and should stay that way. He's probably going to try to recruit you into some MLM scheme, if he starts wafting wax melts around do a runner!
 
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Personally, I would have been happy never to see him again, but he and Mr C had been friends for a long time before they fell out and Mr C has been feeling a bit recently like he doesn’t have many friends. I think he wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
Personally, I would have been happy never to see him again, but he and Mr C had been friends for a long time before they fell out and Mr C has been feeling a bit recently like he doesn’t have many friends. I think he wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Mr C needs to make new friends not rekindle friendships with awful people. Easier said than done though!
 
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