# Good feet warmers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 28, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361 "2009-01-28T06:31:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![With\_Rye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/1 "2009-01-28T06:31:29Z")

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I’m looking for a nice platform type that I can plug in, not the microwaveable booties sort. Recommendations?

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**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/2 "2009-01-28T06:58:36Z")

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you mean like a [Kotatsu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotatsu)?

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**Author:** ![With\_Rye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/3 "2009-01-28T08:27:58Z")

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Smaller and less expensive, something like [this](http://www.amazon.com/Indus-Tool-TT-Toasty-Ergonomic-Footrest/dp/B0013V6PDG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1233131192&sr=8-4) ([amazon.com](http://amazon.com) link)

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**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/4 "2009-01-28T09:19:18Z")

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Foot heaters… Wow… Where have I been…

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**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/5 "2009-01-28T13:58:08Z")

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I was going to say thick wool socks until I read this. I didn’t know that there was such a thing as an electric foot warmer.

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/6 "2009-01-29T02:45:00Z")

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I have [this one](http://www.amazon.com/Holmes-HMH120-Antimicrobial-Buddy-Warmer/dp/B0012IWMKA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1233196631&sr=8-6) and it’s very nice and reasonably priced, too.

StG

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**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/7 "2009-01-29T04:17:50Z")

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How bout something like this?  
[http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/213493689/Heated\_Foot\_Massage\_Cushion\_Foot\_Massager.html](http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/213493689/Heated_Foot_Massage_Cushion_Foot_Massager.html)

I have a similar one from Sharper Image

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**Author:** ![Jaglavak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@Jaglavak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaglavak)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-feet-warmers/483361/8 "2009-01-29T07:27:52Z")

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Hey, that’s what the back of my girlfriend’s legs are for!  
But keep it below the knees. Detante, comrade.