Undisclosedlocation Reviews: The Snuggie

[Bossy Monkey]

(Did I get enough capital letters in that subject line? Or do I have to become UndisclosedLocation retroactively?) So the ex-girfriend when she was still the girlfriend (just don't even ask) gave me a Snuggie as a sort of Christmas gift. (She actually ordered it for her best friend, but since two come to a package, she gave the free extra one to me. Should have been a tipoff to my changing status, shouldn't it?) Regardless, the Snuggie does perform more or less as advertised. I found it a little short and I'm only about 5 foot 10. I also think the arm holes may be too close together for someone who isn't thin. The main drawbacks are the very high levels of static electricity and the (perhaps related) really astonishing quantities of red lint. Don't wear white and use a Snuggie unless you want to be questioned by police the next time you go out. It's also pretty tenacious red lint; twenty minutes in the dryer didn't get all that much off. However, with these caveats, I still think the Snuggie is pretty neat. The reading light works pretty well, too, though I don't relish finding replacement batteries. I know, no significance whatever, but everybody's seen the commercials and I thought some might be curious whether it's a useful product or total crap. Answer: somewhere in between.

Edit: As I note below, on the care and feeding tag are the words: "Suggest to wash before use." So it's possible that the lint and static problems will be attenuated if you do so. So remember: when you get your Snuggie, wash first, snuggle later.:)

[LaraMN]

1. The old man in the commercial reminds me of the Phantasm guy.

And in the group scenes, the Snuggie-wearers look like a bunch of cult members.

:D

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Did the Snuggie wearers become midget worker drones for his homeworld?

Or is that in the fine print and not advertised too heavily?

[LaraMN]

9. Probably.

That's what always fucking happens.

x(

[ogneopasno]

2. Where's it made? As if I didn't know. Back in the day, they used to make a Snuggie Bag, which was

like a sleeping bag with arms. It zipped up the front and came over your shoulders. My mom had one and we used to fight over who got to use it if she wasn't. I loved it.

[Bossy Monkey]

7. China n/t

[Pryderi]

3. My wife made us each one. It was less expensive and big enough. Took her about 30 min. to make one

[lizziegrace]

4. If it's leaving that much lint

and sold for that low price, I bet once it's washed, you'll be able to see through it.

The booklight is cool though. :)

[Bossy Monkey]

5. "Suggest to wash before use"

Ah! Maybe they might have mentioned that some place other than the bottom of the care and use label. Guess I'll be a good sport and edit my OP...

[lizziegrace]

10. I got Lelapin a sweater once that left lint everywhere

when I washed it (just like the instructions said), the sweater basically disintegrated. You could see through it. All that lint meant the fabric was poorly made.

[Pryderi]

6. FREE PATTERN! MAKE YOUR OWN SLANKET, SNUGGIE

Enjoy!
http://www.sissonfamily.com/Sewingroom/images/2006projects/thesnuglet.pdf

[Bunny]

11. Can you describe the weight of the fleece?

I want to get a couple of these, but I'm afraid that the fleece will be so flimsy that it won't keep anyone warm. Is it fairly skimpy and lightweight, or is it more substantial?

[Bossy Monkey]

12. Not quite skimpy or lightweight, but not that heavy either

Kind of reminds me of blankets in not-terribly-good motels. Of course as lizziegrace points out above, it may well disintegrate upon the first washing. I guess the big question is, is it more comfortable than just putting your shoes and a sweater on and maybe a hat and the answer is a big no. I do kind of dig the cassock look, though.:)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

13. The Monks of Mopery.

I keep thinking of names for an order of monks or nuns in those things.

Our Lady of the Reclining Years ???

The Sofa Sisters.

[frogmarch]

14. Hereabouts, snuggies

and wedgies are one in the same, so it took me a bit to understand what you were talking about. :-)

[Bossy Monkey]

15. I bet people laugh and point at the TV whenever that commercial comes on around there

but I guess they do that everywhere regardless of snuggie synonym status.