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SWTXBelle 12-01-2008 08:45 PM

Gotta say, it would have been handy at the soccer game last week.

VAgirl18 12-02-2008 12:21 AM

Totally inappropriate words used but...

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lovespink88 12-02-2008 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xidelt (Post 1748649)
I wore my snuggie to the airport. Security was a bitch! The commercial was wrong. You can't wear them in public.

LOL!!!!

I just saw the commercial for the first time on Thanksgiving. Apparently the rest of my family had already seen the commercials... I was just like WHAT?! :confused:

I completely agree with the people who think they look like cult robes.. lol

lovespink88 12-02-2008 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by VAgirl18 (Post 1750082)
Totally inappropriate words used but...

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Sorry for the double post but I did not read this ^^ before I posted

WOW. I don't even know what to say!! lol

ASTalumna06 12-02-2008 01:07 PM

I’m waiting for the day when college/pro team logos are printed on these things, and people start wearing them to the games.

Could you imagine… “It’s Snuggie day at Beaver Stadium!”

I’d pay to see that.

gamma_girl52 12-02-2008 03:02 PM

I just saw that commercial yesterday! It really does look like a cult robe, but still I found myself saying that 2 for $19.99 wasn't a bad deal....:p

Sadfly 12-03-2008 10:42 PM

Some ladies were talking about this yesterday and I thought about this thread. I couldn't hear the consensus whether or not they liked it.

KSig RC 12-04-2008 12:56 AM

Hey, feel free to enjoy the Snuggie inside the confines of your own home, domicile or cardboard box. I can see how it could have some utility if you are otherwise unable to regulate the temperature of your immediate surroundings, or if you somehow don't realize that the TV remote's signal will magically travel through most blankets. Plus, hey - who needs backwarmth anyway? It's not like my ass is leaving the couch tonight! At 2 for $20 it's not like you're breaking into the kids' college fund (I hope), and paying for quality is clearly overrated (unless we're talking about a handbag).

Just realize that most people look kind of like douche bags wearing sweatpants in public . . . and the Snuggie makes sweatpants look like finely-tailored Italian silk. Keep the Snuggie to yourself, Champ - take a few plays off.

agzg 12-04-2008 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by KSig RC (Post 1751079)
and paying for quality is clearly overrated (unless we're talking about a handbag).

Damn right!

LightBulb 12-04-2008 01:52 AM

New and improved "Snugglie"... discover the real uses for the Snuggie

christiangirl 12-24-2008 06:02 PM

*Bump*


Don't throw shoes at me, but I wanted to get my mom a Snuggie for Christmas, but ran out of time. She is ALWAYS jacking up the heat and snuggled under a housecoat because she's so cold. So I'll wait and get her one for her birthday with the understand that if she EVER wears it outside of our home, I'm taking it back!

Thetagirl218 12-24-2008 10:08 PM

I saw this online for the first time a few days ago....I seriously thought it was a joke....who would want one??? Does it get that cold up North that you Northerners resort to ugly blanket things???

VandalSquirrel 12-24-2008 11:06 PM

So I finally thought of a practical use for the Snuggie. It would be useful to put on while I am cleaning my car off when it is snow covered and icy. It would protect my clothes when I'm reaching over to the middle.

Other than that, creepy.

AlphaDeltaDelta 12-25-2008 01:53 AM

Cult robe? I wear mine to look like a Jedi!

WCsweet<3 12-27-2008 02:16 PM

I am trying to figure out if what my mom got everyone classifies as a snuggie. It is a blanket and zips up the middle half way and then you snap the top two corners down for sleeves.

Snuggie or No?

AlphaFrog 12-27-2008 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by WCsweet<3 (Post 1758730)
I am trying to figure out if what my mom got everyone classifies as a snuggie. It is a blanket and zips up the middle half way and then you snap the top two corners down for sleeves.

Snuggie or No?

I think concept matters more than brand, so while it may not be a "Snuggie", it's still weird.

Benzgirl 12-27-2008 07:35 PM

OMG. For the first time I saw the Snuggie on TV yesterday. We were cracking up because both of my nieces wanted one. They both are "blanket people". Everytime you see them, they are wrapped up in a blanket.

VandalSquirrel 12-27-2008 11:00 PM

I wish I had one when I had to put the cables on my car yesterday because of some idiot parking me into a snow bank. I'd have put it on, done my under the car yoga, took it off, washd it, then put it back in the car.

I bet the gray/blue wouldn't show much dirt and the fleece would stay dry.

navane 12-29-2008 12:35 AM

LOL at VandalSquirrel. You keep rationalizing it...I think you want one for reals! ;)

I was watching the History channel and the Snuggie commercial kept coming on. Part of me wanted to say, "That does seem like a clever idea" and another part of me wanted to say, "But, wow, that looks creepy".

.....Kelly :)

Thetagirl218 12-29-2008 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by navane (Post 1759146)
I was watching the History channel and the Snuggie commercial kept coming on. Part of me wanted to say, "That does seem like a clever idea" and another part of me wanted to say, "But, wow, that looks creepy".

I was watching Jurassic Park on Sci Fi and it kept coming on!!! I thought the same thing!!!

ASTalumna06 12-29-2008 10:25 AM

I flew home for the holidays, and naturally, while I was on the flight, I had to skim through the SkyMall magazine. I’m looking at all of this nifty stuff when I come across… the Slanket! Same thing, more expensive, but more variety in color. I googled this thing, and apparently there are discussions going about the Snuggie vs. the Slanket.

This is getting out of hand.

KSig RC 12-29-2008 01:59 PM

PROTIP: YOU CAN CUT HOLES IN A PRE-EXISTING BLANKET

cutiepatootie 12-31-2008 11:55 AM

is it really a bad thing? For one who can't get warm enough during the winter months and don't like blankets slipping off of me when i reach for that remote or glass of wine while STATIONED on the couch, it really isn't all that bad. However, color or print selction could be a tad bit better. I mean I am not going to go out in public with it on and look like a cross between jedi master and or a monk, I am wearing it sitting on the fricken couch and comes off when I get up and or go to bed. It serves it purpose while sitting there keeping warm watching tv and being a couch potato for a few hours a night.

AGDee 12-31-2008 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel (Post 1758218)
So I finally thought of a practical use for the Snuggie. It would be useful to put on while I am cleaning my car off when it is snow covered and icy. It would protect my clothes when I'm reaching over to the middle.

Other than that, creepy.

I'm liking this idea more and more every time I have to clean the snow off my car. It could be an apron for cleaning off the car. All that salt on the coat all the time..sheesh!

ASTalumna06 12-31-2008 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cutiepatootie (Post 1759879)
is it really a bad thing? For one who can't get warm enough during the winter months and don't like blankets slipping off of me when i reach for that remote or glass of wine while STATIONED on the couch, it really isn't all that bad. However, color or print selction could be a tad bit better. I mean I am not going to go out in public with it on and look like a cross between jedi master and or a monk, I am wearing it sitting on the fricken couch and comes off when I get up and or go to bed. It serves it purpose while sitting there keeping warm watching tv and being a couch potato for a few hours a night.

I would almost agree with you, but again.. why not just put on more clothing? Like a sweatshirt? Or a bathrobe?? Or cut out holes in an already existing blanket for easy access to the remote/a book/food/your dignity?

Personally, I think the commercial hurts the product more than anything. The first time I saw it, I couldn't help from bursting out laughing. The old guy looks like a monk, and the one-size-fits-all concept is completely discredited when you see the kids practically drowning in them at the ball game.

Oh, and the name.. yea, don't even get me started.

Fawn Liebowitz 12-31-2008 01:53 PM

I'm on dialysis and it's always freezing in the clinics. Dialysis patients tend to feel colder, too, because of the use of Coumadin/Heparin (blood thinners) and wear layers of clothing and blankets during treatment, even on the hottest summer days. I can see how the Snuggie could be useful, particularly for people who have an access in their arm. Not a consideration for everyone, I know, but if you're going through a treatment like that, you don't care if you look like a dork or a monk.

Army Wife'79 12-31-2008 03:32 PM

I'm an inch away from getting one now that I got my last heating bill!! And, the above posters who suggested it for scraping car windshields of snow/ice are on target. When I lived in MN I had a gorgeous long wool coat that got that horrible white salt (which really isn't salt, but a bunch of chemicals) on it every time I'd lean over the car.

VandalSquirrel 12-31-2008 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 1759884)
I'm liking this idea more and more every time I have to clean the snow off my car. It could be an apron for cleaning off the car. All that salt on the coat all the time..sheesh!

I have two sweatshirts from former boyfriends I sometimes wear (when I am cleaning the car off but not going to drive it right away), but seriously, for those of us with wide or tall vehicles and short arms, it makes sense. Plus the sweatshirt material gets damp and heavy, nor is it wind resistant.

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Originally Posted by Army Wife'79 (Post 1759931)
I'm an inch away from getting one now that I got my last heating bill!! And, the above posters who suggested it for scraping car windshields of snow/ice are on target. When I lived in MN I had a gorgeous long wool coat that got that horrible white salt (which really isn't salt, but a bunch of chemicals) on it every time I'd lean over the car.

Have you checked with your electric company for an energy audit? Mine does one, and it helped us (me and the landlord) get set up for the winter. I also knit "draft dodgers" and felted them, then filled them with quilt batting for the doors and windows. I was going to make blackout curtains but Wal-Mart was selling ready made black out curtains (nice looking ones even) for cheaper than the fabric alone.

Unregistered- 12-31-2008 07:10 PM

My friend said on Facebook yesterday that she was buying the Snuggie.

I told her that if she did, we're not friends anymore. LOL

Army Wife'79 12-31-2008 07:18 PM

Vandal, is that like those long skinny pillows you put at the bottom of doors? I really don't have any leaks it's just this darn big house with high ceilings. I could buy a designer purse every month for what I pay in the gas bill. grrrrrr.

epchick 12-31-2008 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cutiepatootie (Post 1759879)
is it really a bad thing? For one who can't get warm enough during the winter months and don't like blankets slipping off of me when i reach for that remote or glass of wine while STATIONED on the couch, it really isn't all that bad.

And again I say---put your robe on backwards! Get a nice thick robe, and if you're on the couch & really cold, put it on front-ways and cover yourself like that. It is not like the Snuggie is going to prevent you from ever getting cold, it doesn't cover you completely, it is still open in the back anways.

VandalSquirrel 12-31-2008 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Army Wife'79 (Post 1759992)
Vandal, is that like those long skinny pillows you put at the bottom of doors? I really don't have any leaks it's just this darn big house with high ceilings. I could buy a designer purse every month for what I pay in the gas bill. grrrrrr.

Yeah I put them on the exterior and interior doors. I decided to make mine instead of buying them, and they were exactly the right size, plus I did some customization to make them fit. We had high ceilings in our house, and we had this thing that was a series of tubes, but with a fan at the bottom, and sucked the hot air that rose, back down. Since I'm living alone I have two space heaters, one for upstairs and one for downstairs, and never use the built in heaters (other than they are set at 45 to prevent pipes from freezing). If I am downstairs I use the space heater and a blanket. Upstairs I use the heater for the room I am in, either the bedroom or the office, and stuff the draft dodger at the bottom of the door. I had a roommate for about a week of this next month's bill, but I bet it will be less in cost for even lower temps. The way my house is built there are very few pipes in outside walls, so that helps.

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1760001)
And again I say---put your robe on backwards! Get a nice thick robe, and if you're on the couch & really cold, put it on front-ways and cover yourself like that. It is not like the Snuggie is going to prevent you from ever getting cold, it doesn't cover you completely, it is still open in the back anways.

I'd use one in the car because my seats are heated, but I just try and dress warm. If you lived in a cold and snowy area you may find some use for it, but I know you don't and I think cutiepatootie lives in Southern California, where it doesn't spend too much time below freezing.

http://www.amazon.com/Radiator-Weara...769978&sr=8-12

That with the Snuggie would be out of control.

AGDee 01-01-2009 10:09 AM

I'm still thinking on this snow removal apron idea. I think if we made them the shape/size of the Snuggie but made them plastic and disposable, like those $1 each rain ponchos, we could be on to something. You could sell them with a container that can easily fit in the car for disposal. If I had any business sense at all, I would make this, patent it and sell it via "As Seen On TV"

ETA: My thermostat for the house is programmable so it's set to go down to 64 during the day when I'm at work and when I'm sleeping. It bumps up to 72 for morning showers and stuff and I have it set to 68 from the time the kids get home from school til bed time. It saves me lots of money but then there are days like today, when I'm home on a weekday and at 9 am I'm sitting here freezing, wondering why it's so cold. Then it dawns on me... have to up the temp on weekdays when I'm home!

MexicanMami0286 01-02-2009 02:53 PM

My older brother just purchased a 'Snuggie.' It was supposed to be for a family member, but he decided to keep it for himself. Now he walks around the house with a burgundy blanket/robe. Seriously, I wish he would have just invested in a hoodie, instead of this broke-ass looking wizard's robe.

Thetagirl218 01-02-2009 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MexicanMami0286 (Post 1760456)
My older brother just purchased a 'Snuggie.' It was supposed to be for a family member, but he decided to keep it for himself. Now he walks around the house with a burgundy blanket/robe. Seriously, I wish he would have just invested in a hoodie, instead of this broke-ass looking wizard's robe.

Hahahaha!!!!

Reading this thread makes me so happy I live in a warm climate!! lol!

FlaGirl07 01-03-2009 01:39 AM

you know, i'm constantly covered with a blanket. i'm considering checking this thing out. maybe i'll get my letters embroidered on it for good measure too.

VandalSquirrel 01-03-2009 03:30 AM

OMFG They have these for sale for $14.99 (cheaper than at their own website https://www.getsnuggie.com/flare/next) at my local Bed Bath and Beyond. This definitely is from the Beyond section of the store. I think they have every single "as seen on tv" item.

They only had the blue color.

SOPi_Jawbreaker 01-03-2009 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Army Wife'79 (Post 1759992)
Vandal, is that like those long skinny pillows you put at the bottom of doors? I really don't have any leaks it's just this darn big house with high ceilings. I could buy a designer purse every month for what I pay in the gas bill. grrrrrr.


There's an "As Seen On Tv" product for that too...though it lacks the hilarity of the Snuggie.

Twin Draft Guards

Munchkin03 01-03-2009 08:44 PM

Several of you have heard the hijinks of my 8 year-old nephew. He's definitely a witty one, and acts far older than his eight years. I thought that, especially after these past few weeks, that nothing he can do could make me laugh any harder.

Well, guess who wants a Snuggie? :mad::rolleyes::eek::confused::o

pinkyphimu 01-05-2009 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03 (Post 1760840)
Several of you have heard the hijinks of my 8 year-old nephew. He's definitely a witty one, and acts far older than his eight years. I thought that, especially after these past few weeks, that nothing he can do could make me laugh any harder.

Well, guess who wants a Snuggie? :mad::rolleyes::eek::confused::o

HAHA! My 8yo nephew saw the commercial this week and said, "That is the stupidest thing ever. Just get a blanket." Maybe your nephew should hang out with mine for a little while.


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