With autumn well on the way homes up and down the country are having the same debate - is it time to turn the heating on? Even with the recent cold snap, so far we have been able to avoid pressing the button in our house, and in part this is thanks to one of my best ever winter buys, an Oodie . When I bought my Oodie, in 2022 when they were very much the new thing. Coming off the back of Covid there seemed to be a real interest in loungewear which, paired with the cost of living crisis and rising energy bills (I guess some things never change) these huge fleecy hooded blankets came with a premium price tag that meant, when I ordered my first - that's right, I'm such an Oodie superfan now that I have several - I paid $114 less a small discount for signing up to the brand's newsletter.
At the time I was a bit worried that something I was only wearing around the house couldn't be worth that kind of money, but more than two years on it's paid for itself time over in terms of money saved not turning the heating on while working from home. What's more Oodie has unveiled a massive Black Friday sale that would have me seriously considering buying a replacement if mine still didn't look great despite being washed and worn regularly over the years. Just in case you're one of the few people who's not familiar with the loungewear icon, which has become beloved across social media and popular with all ages, the must-have product is basically a thick, fleecy blanket with arms, a hood (obvi.