Eddie Bauer | Electric Throw Blanket - Khaki

This blanket was not as advertised. I purchased it for its WiFi capabilities because I love smart gadgets that connect to my Google Home. I gave it to my wife as a Christmas present. (She also loves smart gadgets). She was really happy but upon setting up the blanket we discovered RHH (the company that provides the WiFi service for this blanket) did not yet have their brand integrated into Google's software. This was disappointing because the product advertised that it worked with Google Home. I reached out to the RHH customer service and they replied a few days later with a link to their Google integration work-around. I downloaded the work-around and applied it to my Google Home app. However, all this did is allow Google to recognize the blanket. It could not control the blanket itself which is the entire reason I bought it. For example you could not say "Okay Google set RHH blanket to level 6". You were not even able to turn it on and off with Google. Being a tech-savvy Gen Z-er I tried everything. I created multiple routines that would tell the blanket what to do. I tried to allow my Google to recognize the RHH app so that it had more control. I really wanted this blanket to work because I thought it was a really cool idea. Sadly, due to RHH's failure to integrate their software and Eddie Bauer's failure to hire a quality smart appliance provider; nothing worked. Their customers service had nothing more they could help with and it seems like they really half heartedly made this product. For $85 I just cannot justify this blanket. My wife and I were disappointed and we returned the blanket. If you want something close to a smart heated blanket you are much more well off buying a $25 simple heated blanket from Target and plugging it in with a $5 Smart WiFi plug. This will at least allow you to turn it on and off with your Google Home and will also cost you way less than this $85 Eddie Bauer junk blanket. Which is exactly what my wife and I did. Also, the Eddie Bauer blanket is pretty soft and warm but not any better than your average heated blanket. Complete waste of money in my opinion. Hope this helps!