Blankets provide warmth at night, security capes for children, and nourishment for roaming hordes of goats. Wrap up in a personalized wonder-covering with today's Groupon: for $64, you get a custom 70"x53" photo blanket (a $129 value, shipping included) from PhotoWeavers, a family-owned textile mill that re-creates images by weaving them into the fabric, rather than printing over finished cloth.
The blanket-design process offers myriad creative options for those tired of basic fleeces and plaid throws. First, upload a photo and choose either the simple method, which produces a blanket with just the image woven into the surface, or the customizable method, which allows users to personalize the image with borders, labels, and insignias. With the latter method, customers can unleash their inner designer with themed borders depicting hobbies such as golf or fishing; insignias celebrating friends or family in uniform; or graphics celebrating holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. For example, upload an image of the family dog chasing its tail, add a dog-themed border with tennis balls and biscuits, and insert a wildly creative, custom caption such as "dog blanket." After the image and graphic layout is submitted, a PhotoWeavers designer will weave the image into a blanket using around 8 miles of cotton thread, which is roughly equivalent to three zillion Q-tips.
Though PhotoWeavers sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Getting Motivated
Whether you dream of climbing Mount Everest or eating Mount Everest, you need to stay motivated in order to make your dreams a reality. Here's how you can find the motivation you need:
- Set a realistic goal. If becoming president of the United States isn't possible, maybe you can become the president of your own imagination—or the imaginations of those around you.
- Stop procrastinating and start uncrastinating. Like a baby learning to run, taking the first step is the hardest part, but like that baby finding a pile of lottery tickets, it's also the most rewarding.
- Write down the steps necessary to achieve your goal on a piece of paper, then soak the paper in milk and feed it to stray birds. As you complete the steps, the birds will begin obeying you.
- Simulate the sweet smell of success by borrowing some loose hair from the barber college, spritzing it with lime juice, and baking it at 350 degrees for an hour. The scent will cause your blood to run at double-speed.
- Stay focused on your goal by creating a lifelike robot version of yourself to live out the nonambitious parts of your life. When you've achieved your goal, marry the robot.
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