I can’t imagine a scenario in which I (or anyone) would choose a “too small” blanket, unless the “too big” blanket we’re talking about is ridiculously large and unwieldy, like the AIDS Quilt all sewn together.
I wanted to read the reasoning behind your “too small” selection, and came up disappointed.
Maybe a blanket would be “too big” if you were hiking in perpetuity and had to take it with you? Your back or your blanket, in other words?
In which case I would still take a too big blanket. I cannot sleep if my feet or arms are cold - believe me, I have had many a terrible night from a mere draft at the bottom of my blanket. I’m not going to last very long if I can’t sleep properly.
While I’ve owneb and used twin and full size beds, the smallest blankets ive purchased or used have always been queens. I like big blankets and I can not lie.
Similarly, if I’m not buying sheets as a set, I find that having the fitted sheet in the correct size, and the top sheet in the next size up, works very well.
In the summer, I switch to a twin size duvet on my king size bed, because I just need a light cover some nights and the twin size is much easier to wrangle, so in that case I might vote in preference of too small. But really, as soon as it gets cool enough for flannel sheets, the big duvet and extra blankets come out. I hate being cold at night and there’s no such thing as too much blanket.
When you thought up this poll did you think there needed to be 2 answers?
When you have two people who toss and turn, and cats, “too big” is total nonsense.
When you have two people, at least one of whom will toss and turn, and cats, “too big” is total nonsense.
When you have two people, neither of whom toss or turn that much, but you have a dog who like to make a nest at the foot of the bed, “too big” is total nonsense.
I cannot stand a blanket that is too small. Unfortunately this applies to the “throw” blanket on almost every couch in the world.
I disagree with folks who say a blanket cannot be too big. I have a very heavy down comforter that is too big for my bed, and it is very unwieldy. It likes to ride down off the foot of the bed and is heavy enough that it’s a real pain to pull it back up. This would not be such an issue if it weren’t so much longer than the mattress.
I was wondering the same thing. I thought perhaps his cape was more than enough to keep him warm & toasty…
I do not comprehend this concept of “a blanket too big”.
A blanket can only be too big if it’s so large I can never get out from under it. I’m picturing a blanket a thousand miles square and thickened to be proportionate centered directly atop me. I think the endgame to that scenario is the blanket catching fire and everyone trapped beneath it burning alive. If I had to choose between that and my feet being cold, I’d take the small blanket.
A related question:
A blanket which is too moist - or too dry?
When you have one person, who is dead, “too big” is still total nonsense.
I only bought king sized blankets even when I slept on a queen bed. As a plus to it not falling off, if someone else starts hogging all of it, you can roll her up in it like a burrito and then get another for yourself.
This question is as bizarre to me as “Would you rather have too much money or not enough ?”. Except it’s mo’ blankie, fewer problems.
I do actually have a blanket that is too big. It is incredibly thick, and does not fit in the washing machine. Every time it gets dirty I have to make a trip to the laundromat, which I hate doing.
Width and length wise I purposefully buy king sized blankets for my queen sized bed; but that one blanket stays on the shelf unless the furnace goes out on us. I’d still rather use that one than one that was too small.
Stole my spin, curse you!