Like other reviewers, I also saw the price jacked way up as Christmas approached. I bit the bullet for my mad Batman-adoring friend and bought this on Nov 30, 2011, for almost sixty bucks.
It actually got to me in less than a week, maybe just three or four days on free super saver shipping, so I was pleased with that. I was in the DC area.
As for the actual product, it's all soft fabric inside the box so there was nothing to worry about in terms of breaking. Nothing was torn, it was in good condition. The cardboard box looked slightly squished in on one side, but I personally do not care since it doesn't affect the blanket.
My opinion of the fabric is that it's not thick as far as blankets go but decent enough to give you some warmth if you're indoors and the heat's not high enough. It's big enough for adults.
And as for my friend, he was really, really happy. And you don't even know, because I can't even describe it. He happened to be wearing a "WW[batsymbol]D" shirt that day too. For me, it was worth it. The product was perfect and so was his reaction. That's why I'm rating 5 stars, even for paying a lot more.
When this item is back in stock, I hope it will be back to the normal price (about 27-28 dollars), and won't run out at Christmas again. I had a really good experience with it and it's really unfortunate not everyone got to have the same.