# what is the deal with Snuggies? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 30, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691 "2009-01-30T06:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/21 "2009-01-30T15:28:57Z")
> [@Daerlyn](#): > > The first time I saw this commercial, which implies that Snuggies are the greatest work of genius since the telephone, I looked at it blankly for a while before turning to my friend and saying “It _is_ just a backwards bathrobe, right?” It’s kind of neat, but I really don’t see what the big deal is. A backwards bathrobe _without a belt._ Even less useful. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/22 "2009-01-30T15:51:32Z")
I have mixed feelings about Snuggies. On the one hand, they remind me of Mickey Mouse’s robe in the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, only worn backwards: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD8HDta7Z_4) And on the other hand, eleven years ago when I got the pnuemonia that nearly killed me and I was extremely weak during the first couple of days home from the hospital, I would have liked this. I was alternately hot and hold, and this thing would be easy for a very ill or disabled person to get on and off without asking for help. I would consider buying it for an elderly person with limited mobility, or to someone in the hospital, to quickly cover that lovely gown if they hear company coming to their room. I think they look ridiculous–and rather creepy-- to wear at sporting events or camp-outs, though. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/23 "2009-01-30T16:13:44Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > The thing is, it’s like a robe, but less convenient. I can’t imagine getting up and going to the bathroom in it. That took me a second reading to parse correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/24 "2009-01-30T16:14:31Z")
I got my wife a [Slanket](http://www.theslanket.com/) for Christmas. she loves it. I’ve used it, it’s very comfortable. She doesn’t wear it around the house and obviously slides out of it when going to the bathroom. She wears it when laying on the couch watching tv, reading, or drinking tea. Our beagles love getting underneath it and snuggling with her. So I stand up and proudly praise the blanket with sleeves! So there… nyeh. But, I agree the Snuggie commercial is prett damn cheesey. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/25 "2009-01-30T16:15:28Z")
If you can think of something better to wear when the Mother Ship comes, I’d like to hear about it. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/26 "2009-01-30T16:23:56Z")
Now wait just one goddamn minute–are you telling me that in the winter you actually take a shit without a snuggie wrapped firmly about you (conveniently leaving your business end fee to make a deposit of concentrated evil)? Well that beats anything I’ve ever heard. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/27 "2009-01-30T16:24:13Z")
I think they’re really useful for people who maybe have just discovered anal sex and want to do it all the time, but tend to get cold. One snuggie and one regular bathrobe … problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/28 "2009-01-30T16:28:30Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > The thing is, it’s like a robe, but less convenient. I can’t imagine getting up and going to the bathroom in it. That’s why you need to get a [stadium pal](http://www.stadiumpal.com/what-makes-it-work.htm) to go with it – if you were a guy, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/29 "2009-01-30T16:56:07Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I think they’re really useful for people who maybe have just discovered anal sex and want to do it all the time, but tend to get cold. One snuggie and one regular bathrobe … problem solved. Why do I keep reading this thread. Now I have a mental image of some thrusting, grunting felt monster. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/30 "2009-01-30T17:04:23Z")
If they’re looking for celebrity endorsements, they really need to get in touch with the [Polyphonic Spree]([http://images.google.com/images?q=polyphonic](http://images.google.com/images?q=polyphonic) spree). ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/31 "2009-01-30T17:11:12Z")
I’ve no interest in buying one but the offer for them is $19.95 for two Snuggies and two shitty reading lights (that they claim are worth $10 each but you can buy in a 2-pack for $5 at Walgreens). Ignoring the lights, that’s only $10 a Snuggie which doesn’t seem too outrageous. Especially if it’s long enough to fully cover you – most cheapo fleece blankets only go mid-calf on me if they’re at my shoulders. I’m tall (6’1") but not so giant that I should have to have over a foot of exposed legs. I’ve no idea how long a Snuggie is though. For all I know, the lady in the commercial is 4’10" ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/32 "2009-01-30T17:46:54Z")
I can see a definite downside. I look at the pictures, seeing how they’re worn, and then I imagine my girlfriend sitting next to me on the couch, wearing one, and I think: “But how do I get to the boobies?” ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/33 "2009-01-30T17:58:31Z")
My little girl wanted one. She loves blankets and is always wrapped up in one. I tried it. It was neither better nor worse than using a regular blanket while lounging. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/34 "2009-01-30T18:02:54Z")
> [@Tabithina](#): > > I think they look ridiculous–and rather creepy-- to wear at sporting events What is you’re a Padre fan? Then again, if you’re wearing that outdoors in San Diego, you are certifiably nuts. ---
**Author:** ![jay-c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/35 "2009-01-30T18:18:36Z")
My husband and I found Snuggies amusing, but weren’t willing to shell out the cash for them just for a few giggles. I found some cheap fleece on clearance at the fabric store and made my own. Took about 30 minutes, and really - the humor value of having not just a Snuggie, but a homemade Snuggie in ridiculous rainbow fleece with rainbow satin trim - it’s hilarious. We wear them mostly when playing video games - keeps our hands free and the rest of us warm. ETA: My husband is also very tall, so making my own allowed my to make his extra long to reach his feet. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/36 "2009-01-30T18:29:03Z")
Here is my bajillion dollar idea. Instead of a Snuggie or a Slanket ( great word, btw) why not just make a heated couch!!! ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/37 "2009-01-30T18:41:33Z")
Heated couches already exist. My parents have what can only be described as a Swiss Army Couch. It heats, vibrates, and has portions that recline. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/38 "2009-01-30T18:43:27Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Heated couches already exist. My parents have what can only be described as a Swiss Army Couch. It heats, vibrates, and has portions that recline. My parents have chairs like that. They are AWESOME. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/39 "2009-01-30T19:04:45Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Heated couches already exist. My parents have what can only be described as a Swiss Army Couch. It heats, vibrates, and has portions that recline. I would like to have sex with my girlfriend on your parents couch. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/40 "2009-01-30T19:27:40Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Too bad they don’t come in Jedi Brown. LOL! Feel The Warmth, Luke! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691.md?page=3)