Recently, overseas orders of some companies, including Shenzhen Youtekang Technology Co., Ltd., have suddenly increased rapidly. The company's general manager said: "We have been working overtime recently."
Most of these orders actually come from Europe. With the cold winter approaching, high energy costs have made local consumers seek more affordable heating measures, and Chinese electric blankets from thousands of miles away have become the perfect "heating tool" in their hearts at this time.
According to the company, daily inquiries from European buyers have increased by five times, Most buyers request "emergency shipment", and is expected to ship more than 10,000 electric blankets to Europe next month.
UK retailers have also confirmed this trend of "exploding" electric blankets. In a department store chain in the country, sales of electric blankets increased by 67% over the same period last year, and online searches increased by nearly 470%. On the UK Amazon platform, the sales of electric blankets have even ranked among the best-selling home products.
In fact, it is not just this time, but in the past few months, European retailers' interest in Chinese electric blankets has begun to increase. Customs data released by the China Home Appliances Association shows that the total exports of electric blankets to Europe from January to July reached US$33.4 million, almost twice the total year last year.
Under the influence of the shortage of natural gas supply and energy rationing schemes, Europeans are facing a dazzling increase in utility bills, so for them, cost is the first consideration.
Now, even electric heaters have been excluded from the options by some people, because the electricity price has increased by 3 times and the electric heaters are relatively high in power, so it is not very cost-effective to use. Electric blankets only need a few thin wires to keep warm, and the operating cost is less than one-third.
In Germany, Netherlands and other countries, the temperature has dropped significantly in recent days, with the lowest temperature not exceeding 10℃. In this weather, the local monthly gas costs have reached between 200 and 300 euros. If you use an electric blanket to keep heating, the electricity bill for a 100-watt electric blanket for 8 hours is only 0.47 euros, which is far lower than turning on the heating. So it is no surprise that Europeans are now "crazy buying".
