Never in a million years did I ever think I’d review a hot water bottle. But Cozy Pandas are so good, it would be rude not to.
I never leave the heating on at night, and I fear electrocution from an electric blanket, so a hot water bottle is the only way to keep warm in bed.
Every other hot water bottle that I’ve ever used has been pretty useless. You have to fill it so it’s so hot that it can burn you, even through the cover, or else it’s gone cold by 3am. My old bottle leaked and so I searched online for a new one. The good old algorithms pushed a Cozy Panda advert to my Instagram feed. It looked lovely, I followed the link. £35 for a hot water bottle!!! Who in their right mind would pay that?? Not me! So I bought a cheap one, at £5 online. It split by day 2. So I bought another one. This time I splashed out, and paid £12. It was a hideous lime green colour, and had a nasty acrylic cover, but it had a good review ( and some bad ones). I should have listened to the bad ones. It leaked at the stopper after only a week. Then the universe pushed me another Cozy Panda ad, and due to a small glass of Pinot Grigio I click “add to basket” I was actually quite excited ( as excited as one can get on purchasing a hot water bottle at £35) it looked lovely and had a thick cover, like my childhood teddy.
It arrived quickly, in a very smart, branded cardboard box and had a cotton carry bag, the kind you might get with expensive shoes. A nice touch, but I wasn’t sure what use it was, and I was still was unconvinced about the £35 price tag. I filled it with hot water. Disappointment followed, as the cover was so thick, it didn’t get very warm. But it had a lovely, comforting feel to it, and at least it was ethically friendly, so I took it to bed anyway. (Feeling a bit peed off that I’d spent all that money.) However, by the time I’d read a chapter of my book, the heat had radiated through the furry cover, and I now had a very toasty hot water bottle that was really warm, but not burning hot, like normal ones. I fell asleep, and when I woke in the morning, rather than having a stone cold bottle at my feet, I still had a very warm and fuzzy bottle. It had stayed hot all night! In fact when I went to get it from my bed the next night to refill it, it was still slightly warm.
It turned out that it was £35 very well spent. So good in fact that I bought another one. And then I bought a mini one to shove up my jumper when I’m at working my computer.
I loved it so much that I bought my sister one for Christmas. She loved it too and says it’s like having a warm dog to cuddle that you never have to walk.
You’ve probably guessed from this wee story, that I can 110% recommend Cozy Panda bottles. Worth every penny. And they haven’t leaked. Total bonus. I now have a full set and have saved a fortune on my heating bill.
