# 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:** 3
**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, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/41 "2009-01-30T19:38:31Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > 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. There we go! This is the sort of response I was hoping for in this thread. Now, here’s the big question : Couldn’t she do the same thing with a blanket? And awww at cuddling up with the beagles. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/42 "2009-01-30T21:05:08Z")
> [@MichaelJohnBertrand](#): > > Now, here’s the big question : > > Couldn’t she do the same thing with a blanket? TV wathcing, yes, but how would she read and drink tea with her arms up under a blanket? ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/43 "2009-01-30T21:14:46Z")
I always think they should play Gregorian chants when they show the ones in maroon. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/44 "2009-01-30T22:10:43Z")
I haven’t clicked the link, but I know what you are talking about. I get cold easily. I’m pretty much always cold, which makes me moving north seem really, really silly. Anyhow, I like to read and play on the computer. Wrapping a blanket around me is too hot against the chair, and what I really need is warmth for the front. My chairs and couches do a good job of keeping the back of me warm. Not only that, when I pregnant and lived in my LazEBoy, it would have been great. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/45 "2009-01-30T22:24:06Z")
I don’t get it. Don’t these people already have sweaters or robes or winter coats they could wear inside? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/46 "2009-01-31T01:58:50Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > TV wathcing, yes, but how would she read and drink tea with her arms up under a blanket? Admittedly, she would have to have her arms out of the blanket. Which is what robes are for. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/47 "2009-01-31T02:15:13Z")
One of my coworkers bought FOUR of these things as Christmas gifts for his grandmother, mother, sister, and girlfriend. He said he sprang for the “deluxe” version with a pocket. I laughed at him about it, but I guess as a grandma gift it’s not that bad. I don’t know what the girlfriend thought of it. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/48 "2009-01-31T02:27:37Z")
The back of my neck is what gets cold. I need a Blankcape! You wrap it around your shoulders and…Oh, wait. That’s a blanket. How about an Ieggnus? It’s a backward Snuggie! You put your arms through the sleeves and can pull the fabric up so it covers the back of your neck…Oh wait. That’s a robe. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BuzzSaw101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@BuzzSaw101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuzzSaw101)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/49 "2009-01-31T02:46:13Z")
The Snuggie would be perfect if it was made with the same material as the Sham-WOW! ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/50 "2009-01-31T03:00:53Z")
The commercial amuses me in that some woman can’t manage to get her hands out of her old-fashioned blanket to use the phone. It reminds me of some old infomercial for some pasta pot where some woman kept dumping the entire pot of cooked pasta in the sink, rather than in the colander. People who are that incompetent need professional supervision, not a blanket with sleeves or an idiot-proof pasta pot. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/51 "2009-01-31T03:59:31Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > Personally, I don’t get it, at all. It is a giant backwards robe, and the reason I don’t own a robe is because it’s too much loose fabric to be hauling around on my body. If I’m up and moving around, I want to be able to move around freely. Pajamas or sweats are just as warm as a robe, and much more comfortable for puttering. If I’m on the couch, I want to curl up in a blanket. And NOT a fleece blanket, because I hate fleece with a firey passion. I hate the way it feels, and it pills, sticks to everything, and attracts cat hair like a giant cat hair attracting thing. I lovelovelove my silky down blankets that I keep in the living room expressly for the purpose of cocooning. They’re warm, they feel nice against my skin, they’re pretty, and maybe I’m unusual, but I’ve never found that pulling my hands out to change the channel is all that burdensome. Me, too! The curling up on the couch in a blanket. What are your blankets made of, DianaG? I don’t care for fleece either due to cat hair. Even if they came in cat colors. I have two. One is a light, soft acrylic brocade with long fringe, suitable for warmer seasons, just to take the chill off, or dozing in front of a fan on a coolish summer night. The other is a slightly heavier velour-fleece from Walmart on which I sewed an antique-gold silk backing. (yeah, it was a curtain panel, perfect size, took about 2 hours to sew my custom made blankie). So I have the soft velour side on me, and I can look at the shimmery gold silk covering and feel like Marie Antoinette while I watch the ‘House’ marathon. Turn down the heat a couple notches and I’m in heaven! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/52 "2009-01-31T04:02:32Z")
Mom, Baby Sis and I just about lose it every time this commercial comes on-especially the old guy sitting in the chair to read-or the idiots at the stadium. I wouldn’t be caught dead in one of those things-especially not in public. No offense to those who like them, but they’re hysterically bad looking. Plus, they look like they’d be nothing but static. ---
**Author:** ![Mesquite-oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/53 "2009-01-31T08:54:16Z")
When I was a kid I used to have a similar thing and I thought it was awesome. It was great for lying or sitting up on the hardwood floor (which was always freakin’ cold) in front of the tv or playing videogames. When I would try to pile blankets on the floor and cover my shoulders with another blanket, the warmth would escape out the front if I moved. I guess I could have put on a jacket or sweats everyday, but there is a certain amount of comfort in being able to get cozy in a blanket (and still eat popcorn). ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/54 "2009-01-31T09:44:11Z")
> [@atomicbadgerrace](#): > > [Because you can’t do a damn thing without sleeves, you know.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h05ZQ7WHw8Y) That is HILARIOUS! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/55 "2009-01-31T10:29:16Z")
My mother in law just bought like a half dozen of these things… two for my wife and I, two for my bro-in-law and his girlfriend, and two for herself and her husband. I haven’t actually received said snugglies yet. Mom-in-law just received them in the mail the other day- and is set to come over to my house tomorrow night. So I suspect I’ll actually be in possession of one in the not too distance future. When I saw this commercial- I agree with the general sentiment that these look absolutely ridiculous. Especially when the old guy stands up with his arms out looking like he just discovered cold fusion. I will report back when I actually have my Snuggly… if you are all lucky maybe a picture or two. ---
**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 31, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/56 "2009-01-31T15:24:32Z")
I want a Swiss Army Couch! ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/57 "2009-01-31T16:07:41Z")
> [@MissGypsy](#): > > The commercial amuses me in that some woman can’t manage to get her hands out of her old-fashioned blanket to use the phone. It reminds me of some old infomercial for some pasta pot where some woman kept dumping the entire pot of cooked pasta in the sink, rather than in the colander. People who are that incompetent need professional supervision, not a blanket with sleeves or an idiot-proof pasta pot. It does seem like a lot of these products are aimed at the congenitally incompetent. I mean, I’m a klutz. I have been all my life. I probably tripped over my feet while taking my first step. I’m not good with my hands, and in general, my skill level at things that take place outside my brain is low. But these products insult _me_ with their ads. The one that got me was for some stackable storage containers. No big deal, right? But the women in the ad apparently was so flustered by her non-stackable containers that she was in black and white and had frizzy hair and her evil non-stacking containers were just waiting to leap out of her cupboards and attempt a mishief on her person, possible due to frustration at what a con-sarned IDIOT she was. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/58 "2009-01-31T16:10:44Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I have two. One is a light, soft acrylic brocade with long fringe, suitable for warmer seasons, just to take the chill off, or dozing in front of a fan on a coolish summer night. The other is a slightly heavier velour-fleece from Walmart on which I sewed an antique-gold silk backing. (yeah, it was a curtain panel, perfect size, took about 2 hours to sew my custom made blankie). So I have the soft velour side on me, and I can look at the shimmery gold silk covering and feel like Marie Antoinette while I watch the ‘House’ marathon. Turn down the heat a couple notches and I’m in heaven! Oh my, that sounds lovely! 🙂 I’m a bit jealous! ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/59 "2009-01-31T16:11:54Z")
> [@MichaelJohnBertrand](#): > > The one that got me was for some stackable storage containers. No big deal, right? But the women in the ad apparently was so flustered by her non-stackable containers that she was in black and white and had frizzy hair and her evil non-stacking containers were just waiting to leap out of her cupboards and attempt a mishief on her person, possible due to frustration at what a con-sarned IDIOT she was. Well, yeah, but I really LIKE those stacking containers. We’ve used them for years. You juat have a hard time padding out a 30 second commercial with ‘They’re all consistent…and use the same lid…and stack really well…did I mention they’re all consistent?’ ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691/60 "2009-01-31T16:43:29Z")
I just realized that there’s one vitally important way in which a Snuggie is way worse than a regular blanket. YOU CANNOT SHARE ONE. Think about it. A nice big comfy blanket, you can cuddle up with a loved one and share the same little envelope of warmth on a cold winter’s night. Not so with the Snuggie! Who gets the sleeves? Maybe one each? And is it even big enough for that? So, that’s it. I’m a big time cuddle fan. A blanket that’s really a robe, makes you look like a member of a very dorky cult, AND can’t be shared? Three strikes, you’re out! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-snuggies/483691.md?page=4)