Look, I had a hard time with giving the stars because of this - The blankets are Merino wool. But here is what you don't know: These things STINK when you get them! They smell like the sheep. There is NO WAY I could put one of these on my bed as-is! I had to research this. Here's the deal: the sheeps' skin produces someing called lanolin that helps protect their wool from insects, and other damage. The lanolin is a smooth substance that is a bit oily/a bit waxy, and it STINKS. (in contrast, Pendleton wool blankets don't stink because they have been scrubbed over and over to remove the lanolin. But, they cost $300 as opposed to these at $100). My research said to try washing them with Woolite, in cold water, on gentle to cut through the lanolin. Here is specifically what I did: I washed them, one at a time, in Woolite, in cold water, gentle cycle, plus a 30 minute soak cycle [that on my wash machine is an option with the gentle cycle]. That entire cycle takes 2 hrs. Then, leaving the blanket in the washer, I did the whole thing over again. So, two full wash cycles, or 4 hrs, as I described. You cannot use an electric dryer. It will shrink the wool. To dry it, I hung the blanket on a drying rack in an air conditioned room in my house for 48 hours. In the end, when I was convinced the blanket was FULLY dry, I did a million sniff-tests all over the blanket. NO MORE ODOR! And, no more oilyness. I have had that first blanket on my bed for over a week now and love it. I keep doing the sniff-check. But there is no odor. Oh, and also no more oily feel. Today, I decided to tackle the second blanket. It is now on the drying rack. But tomorrow, it will feel mostly dry. But I will give it an additional 24 hrs. Hopefully, it will come out as odor-free and oily-free as the first one did. THIS PROCESS WORKS. 100% But that is why I could only give these things three stars. You will NOT be able to use them as-is when they arrive.