I. am. in. LOVE! holy cow, I can't believe I've been without this beach blanket for so long. it's an actual game changer. for years I have been using a thin 5x5 urban outfitters tapestry and/or my mom's old college queen duvet cover which both worked, but weren't soft or sand resistant or water resistant. I saw someone unfurl the turks party blanket at narragansett beach in rhode island and ran over to ask them what it was. immediately went on my phone and looked it up. not a huge fan of the available prints except for the checkmate (which is GORGEOUS) and that was sold out, luckily! because a couple weeks later the july 4 sale happened and the checkmate blanket came back into stock and I JUMPED on it. it has made my beach lounging a million times better and basically perfected my beach setup at this point. pictured under my neso 1 on nantasket beach in hull ma and my secret private cove in boston and I just love how cute my checkmate party blanket is with it and on its own. I am going to recommend it to everyone I know. worth the price, especially on sale. I guess I'm a sand cloud girlie now 💁‍♀️💕