My colleague Tim Stack just received a Snuggie from his mother for Easter. She bought each of her children one — and her husband, too, after he insisted that he complete the matching Stack family set. Tim’s was sent to our office, where I made him try it on immediately. (I’d never seen a Snuggie in person. Have you? Take our poll below.) Turns out, he can’t actually use his hands — which, as anyone who’s seen the infomercial knows, is the big selling point. (He also can’t walk in it because it’s too long. He looked like a Satantic Smurf on his way to a ritual…or Ausiello’s office.)
Granted, the Snuggie isn’t marketed for office-use. Or mobility. I just thought you all should know that for some people, the short ones, the only options are sitting and reaching once for the remote or the phone. (Tim does have a TV in his office, which is often chilly, Mrs. Stack, so he will get some use out of it and thanks you.)
I’m wearing my Snuggie while reading this post
Tell him to return the Snuggie and just buy a bathrobe a size bigger than usual.
You really do need to send him to Ausiello’s office. Take pictures.
I bought the Snuggie thinking it would be the best blanket ever. OMG no. The fabric feels like recycled soda can plastic rings that used to get caught on dolphins. I can’t find my hands!
You had me at Satanic Smurf! I loved this blog.
Better name for it is the WTF blanket(google that).
Whatever happend to just grabbing a blanket. These are kinda stupid. And they do look pretty creepy. It looks like the robe my priest wears durring mass.
Thanks for that Mike, that was well funny.
Ugh – as a petite woman, this just may discourage me from getting a Snuggie. And I almost did.
Hi i bought a kids snuggie for my girl she is petite so was wanting to know your height..The kids box size says fits up to 5ft that’s about her height..I want it to fit and not be way to baggy.I don’t think the adult would fit would be to long
So, where I come from (Texas), “snuggie” is another word for a wedgie. Is that true elsewhere? And if so, what were these people thinking?
I’m not too sure about snuggies. I think, like many great classic myths, it does not exist. I think its a bunch of false stories and people using photoshop to pretend they have a snuggie.
This snuggie is in my “lost items in time” catalog shelf for things to hunt and observe.
May the snugg be with you all and I hope we can see one in person before the shamwow guy gets arrested again for getting beat up by hookers in south beach.
I got a snuggie for Christmas and the sleeves are way too long. It is quite soft..
Thanks for ending my day work day on a high note. This was the best blog i read to day…brilliant!
Please-please-please post more pictures of the Satanic Smurf, haha!
My husband got me one ( actually two, with the offer) for Christmas. They are very warm and would be a great gift for someone who lives in cold weather climates, but the novelty wore off after a couple of weeks. However- I did give one to my aunt in a nursing home, and she loved it so much I gave her the other for when the first one is in the wash. I do agree the sleeves can get in the way when you are trying to do things, though.
Aw, i love the snuggie. My hubby got me two for Valentine’s Day (we decided to go relatively inexpensive this year) and I LOVE IT. My 2 year old also loves them and when he says “snuggie” it’s the cutest thing ever. And he looks like a little wizard from Hogwarts…I’m teaching him to say “Wingardium…Leviosa!”