Give them to ham radio, CERT, and disaster relief friends (or agencies to keep for supply) - a blanket is a surprisingly handy emergency tool. Plus I’d have one for every bag and vehicle…
Going for 24 - I think I will keep one or two (i like the purple) and give the rest to our adopt-a-family program, which compiles holiday packages for local families and seniors in need.
I would partly wrap one blanket around another, then partly wrapping the second with yet another, and progressing each time with another blanket until all 24 blankets are used up. Then I would tuck end of the last blanket into the first, thereby inventing the first fleece clangbird. Why? Because I have 24 blankets with no other conceivable use.
I would probably use my crafting skills to make them into an actually usable sized blanket. I’m not even that tall but 60 inches comes barely to midtorso after you tuck it under your feet…
I’m glad to see all the “give them to someone who needs them” responses. I saw this offer and thought immediately about our group that goes to the homeless camps under the bridges of Pittsburgh. We took out boxes of sweatshirts and undies last month (along with lunches and water), and with cold weather rolling in these would be pretty crucial.
@enville in the weeks following Y2K, my local supermarket had these emergency survival packs that they had been selling for $60 for $5. Each pack contained one of those silver space blankets, warm gloves, chemical hand warmers, water purification tablets, 5 MRE type meals, dry shampoo, and a few other things that I don’t recall to “make survival possible without utilities”. I bought all of them and had a good time handing them out to the homeless throughout the rest of the winter.
I give them to the homeless as blankets but I also will cut them into 6" wide strips to make scarves out of them to give to the homeless too. On a 50x60 blanket you get 6 scarves for $2.50. Not a bad deal at all!!! This is a MehHOO!! Deal!! :
@emt305 the idea to give them to an animal shelter is superior, imho. or families/seniors in need that have a home. a tiny lightweight blanket isn’t going to do much for a homeless person in a cold climate.
SOAK THEM IN SALT WATER AND WRAP THEM AROUND MY HEAD SO MY BRAIN CAN’T BE SCANNED!!! THE SLEEPING BAGS I SELL ON MY WEBSITE AREN’T VERY ABSORBENT!!! !!
Not buy them.
Donate them to the local animal shelter.
Sweat and wish I were in a state where I wouldn’t sweat.
Give them to the homeless
@Darrell2 this, I can’t believe someone had to say this before I thought of it myself. Thanks
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Throw em on the “totally gonna get to it one of these days” pile. Well, it’s more than one pile at this point, but, same idea.
Put them in a closet and never touch them again. Maybe rearrange them every few years.
Give them to ham radio, CERT, and disaster relief friends (or agencies to keep for supply) - a blanket is a surprisingly handy emergency tool. Plus I’d have one for every bag and vehicle…
Going for 24 - I think I will keep one or two (i like the purple) and give the rest to our adopt-a-family program, which compiles holiday packages for local families and seniors in need.
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I would give them as gifts if I had that many friends. Maybe if I had real gifts I could have more friends.
I would partly wrap one blanket around another, then partly wrapping the second with yet another, and progressing each time with another blanket until all 24 blankets are used up. Then I would tuck end of the last blanket into the first, thereby inventing the first fleece clangbird. Why? Because I have 24 blankets with no other conceivable use.
I would probably use my crafting skills to make them into an actually usable sized blanket. I’m not even that tall but 60 inches comes barely to midtorso after you tuck it under your feet…
ok 4 would be sufficient for a single blanket but think of all the patterns you could make with 24!!
@chellemonkey
You gonna make a giant quilt?
Donate most as-is to a local animal shelter. Make stuffed toys out of the rest.
@ZeroCharisma — Same here, they make a great adoption/going home bonus
Donate to our local homeless citizens and the local animal shelters.
See them all together into a giant Möbius strip.
Then I would have infinite fleece blankets.
Use it as a replacement for a towel. And you know how useful a towel can be. The hoopiest of froods always know where their towels are.
@PocketBrain I was thinking cut them into 96 towels and strategically stash them throughout the galaxy.
I’m glad to see all the “give them to someone who needs them” responses. I saw this offer and thought immediately about our group that goes to the homeless camps under the bridges of Pittsburgh. We took out boxes of sweatshirts and undies last month (along with lunches and water), and with cold weather rolling in these would be pretty crucial.
@enville in the weeks following Y2K, my local supermarket had these emergency survival packs that they had been selling for $60 for $5. Each pack contained one of those silver space blankets, warm gloves, chemical hand warmers, water purification tablets, 5 MRE type meals, dry shampoo, and a few other things that I don’t recall to “make survival possible without utilities”. I bought all of them and had a good time handing them out to the homeless throughout the rest of the winter.
I give them to the homeless as blankets but I also will cut them into 6" wide strips to make scarves out of them to give to the homeless too. On a 50x60 blanket you get 6 scarves for $2.50. Not a bad deal at all!!! This is a MehHOO!! Deal!! :
Yes, my first thought was to donate to a homeless shelter, but I like the idea to give them to animal shelters, too!
@emt305 the idea to give them to an animal shelter is superior, imho. or families/seniors in need that have a home. a tiny lightweight blanket isn’t going to do much for a homeless person in a cold climate.
i would donate them because i don’t need two dozen fleece blankets for anything.
Give them out to the homeless. Oops, I see @Darryl2 beat me to it.
Smuggle them into a sporting stadium on a cold day and sell them for $5 each.
Blankets for my fur babies!
Build a tent and pretend that I’m Rudolph Valentino.
I think I’d make them into a yurt
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My love gets cold. He needs all the blankets he can get and he’s so cute when he’s all bundled up and happy.
SOAK THEM IN SALT WATER AND WRAP THEM AROUND MY HEAD SO MY BRAIN CAN’T BE SCANNED!!! THE SLEEPING BAGS I SELL ON MY WEBSITE AREN’T VERY ABSORBENT!!! !!
Use one at a time and throw it in the trash once it gets too much pet hair on it. Cats and dogs love lying on fleece blankets…