News Video, Snuggie Mania

[eevee]

it looks like a glorified hospital johnny

so what happens in you need to get up off of the couch? your back and butt would be exposed to the cold, wouldn't they? no thanks, I'll just stick w/ my layered sweatshirts (which have front pockets to keep my hands in) and my trusty, crusty comforter

[mommytotwo]

Originally Posted by GloryB

Yep. You can turn the robe around and wear it backwards with pretty much the same results. However, you lose the novelty of owning the latest thing on the market that is actually nice and affordable.

How do we know it's nice? I've seen some pretty cheap fleecy material.

Originally Posted by eevee

it looks like a glorified hospital johnny

so what happens in you need to get up off of the couch? your back and butt would be exposed to the cold, wouldn't they? no thanks, I'll just stick w/ my layered sweatshirts (which have front pockets to keep my hands in) and my trusty, crusty comforter

I agree, I'll take a couple layers plus my plush fleece robe any day!

[Twinkle Toes]

I think I had the Snuggie idea years ahead of this thing hitting our TV sets. Everytime I'm in an airplane I put my sweater or jacket on backwards so I can be warm and still have my hands free to eat, drink or read (or be merry ). I've been doing this since I was a kid. Well, nonetheless, we bought one at Bed, Bath & Beyond for our 14 year old son as a gag gift - and he loves it! He looks like a monk, but that's okay I guess. I always put my bathrobe on backwards to watch TV and when I get up I put it on the right way.

[Gerania]

Does anyone remember the version that was sold in the late 70's? I think that one looked like a cross between a robe and a sleeping bag. It had two holes in the bottom to put your feet through so that you could shuffle to off to the kitchen on the commercial break; shackled prisoner always came to mind.

My mother bought the Snuggie (she looks like the knitting woman) and wait there's more, got a second one free. She keeps trying to give it to me. I told her, in the nicest possible way, that I didn't want it, but I've changed my mind. I'm going to get a big box and put all of the "but wait there's more" items that she gives to me and have my own -As Seen on TV- yard sale. LOL

[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by himain

Um why in the eff didn't I think of making this thing up???? 4 million sold and backordered?????? WTF????

That would be called 'marketing'