It’s a thin fleece blanket. With sleeves. That’s it. Yet, apparently four million of these have been sold, as reported in this funny New York Times fluff piece<\/a> on the Snuggie.<\/p>\n Em is fascinated with this thing. Sometime in February she started talking about it and telling us that if she had one, it would be sage green (HINT). Then she started going to their site, getsnuggie.com.<\/a> (HINT HINT) Then she started telling us that it would be great for her for college, because the ad says that it is “perfect for drafty dorm rooms.” (HINT HINT HINT) After we ordered, we did what you’re supposed to do BEFORE you order anything off the internet, and that is to google “X scam” and “X sucks” so that you can also see if there’s an overwhelming number of complaints<\/a> about something before you purchase. A main complaint seems to be that people ordered one and somehow wound up paying for and receiving about 12. Based on my experience ordering, I can believe it.<\/p>\n First, you order your Snuggie. Actually, you order two, because the first one is 14.95 and you have no choice but to get the second one for free – plus $7.95 shipping and handling. Ahem.<\/p>\n On the next screen, you are asked if you’d like your second set in another color. If you didn’t read carefully you would think it was asking if you wanted one of your two in one color and the other in another. If you don’t click no, you’ve added a second set to your cart.<\/p>\n On the third screen, you are asked if you want a set that’s extra thick. If you click yes, you’ve added a THIRD set to your cart. For those keeping track, we’re up to $68.70 if the buyer fell prey to the confusing wording.<\/p>\n On the fourth screen, it asks you if you want some kind of complimentary club. Just for kicks, I clicked since I knew I could click back. The complimentary club costs $10 and I think they keep charging you monthly. No thanks.<\/p>\n It’s no wonder there have been four million Snuggies sold. I’m guessing people only meant to order about two million of those.<\/p>\n Anyway. At that point, order complete. It took them a long time to send me an e-mail receipt, but when it arrived, it was correct. There was no invoice in the bag with the Snuggies, but no worries, we did get just what we paid for. She wore her Snuggie while playing on the computer in the evening. When I said it was time to get ready for bed at about 7:45, she very slowly got up. Her eyes were at about half mast. “Where can we keep our Snuggies?” I love that they’re “our Snuggies” like we’re Snuggie buddies now. We’re keeping them in the den on the couch, where we can lie under them and watch TV.<\/p>\n Last night was D&D night, and I played while wearing my Snuggie. At about 11, I realized that I had fallen asleep twice at the computer. I had to cut it short even though we were near the end because I was afraid that I would wind up spending the night on the couch.<\/p>\n With Em’s eyes at half mast wearing hers and me dozing off buying arrows in D&D, I have to to conclude that the Snuggie contains some kind of special compound that promotes sleepiness. It’s the garment equivalent of warm milk. That’s not a helpful quality for studying in drafty dorm rooms. However, for the two of us to curl up on a cool morning watching Looney Tunes, it’s perfect.<\/p>\n
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\nSo when my dad asked what Em might like for her birthday, I had a ready answer. She wants a Snuggie. Dad fronted the cash and I ordered it on his behalf. I don’t want to think about what kind of spam mailing lists I’m on now because I ordered a Snuggie off the internet. But I digress!<\/p>\n
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\nEm had no idea she had a Snuggie coming, or more accurately, two, so it was a total surprise. She was extremely excited. She immediately put hers on and walked around a bit. That’s no mean feat, since it’s a blanket so it was extremely long and the sleeves flopped down. She got her second Snuggie and held it out for me to put on. Aw, she gave me her extra Snuggie! So sweet!<\/p>\n