Christmas Snuggies- Huh?

So all my kids got Snuggies, and they were a big hit. Each got one with their favorite team name or interest. They were all really excited.

I don't get it.

Seems to me, Snuggies are just for people who haven't figured out how to operate a blanket. Huh??

You should have seen my 5 year old (who is perfectly capable of advanced blanket operation) trying to figure out how to use it. They are really quite confusing to a little person who is not even as big as the sleeves.

Then once she got inserted into it, she kept tripping on it while she tried to walk around the room.

Yes, it was child sized. No, she is not pedestrianically challenged.

I kept picturing my sweet little princess hemoraging in the emergency room on Christmas day after cracking her head open on the coffee table when she tripped on the darned thing.

I can see it now, "Child injured after violent encounter with Snuggie". Oh, the shame.

I didn't quite get the finger skateboards or the techno-lingo my 2 older kids were bantering back and forth about either. And what the heck is a "rain chain"??

Getting old is tough.

Merry Christmas, all you old farts!

Its a backwards robe. And a credit to good (lousy on purpose to be good?) marketing.

Apparently my mother-in-law got one for my son. I'll let you know tomorrow if he is snuggily-challenged.

Jury is out on them for me.. looking like a Druid with a hospital gown back...in the colors of the rainbow.

My mother in law got one for her boston terrier. If the dog kills her in her sleep I can't blame it.

I got one, and I like it. Yes, I'm a little disappointed in myself, but still... it's warm. I like warm.

Margie

Luv ya' Margie!

Margie.. you live in one of the warmest states in the country.. how much warmer can you get?

I have friend who makes rain-chains. Basically they're a decorative alterative to the common downspout. His are made from hand-formed copper links & "bells" that the rain flows across from the gutter to the ground.

petegossett wrote: I have friend who makes rain-chains. Basically they're a decorative alterative to the common downspout. His are made from hand-formed copper links & "bells" that the rain flows across from the gutter to the ground.

pics ?

Kids are happy. What was your question?

My MIL bought these weird things for all the women in the family, they all thought these backward dressing gowns were wonderful, to me it just appears their heads have been reversed.

petegossett wrote: I have friend who makes rain-chains. Basically they're a decorative alterative to the common downspout. His are made from hand-formed copper links & "bells" that the rain flows across from the gutter to the ground.

Umm... yeah, but I live in the deep South. There isn't a house with gutters or downspouts within a hundred miles of here.

Really? I guess I never noticed the times I've been south.

I need to get some pics. I've actually been bugging him to make a couple I can hang for-sale in my shop.

Yeah, they are not very important in an area where most houses are single story with low pitched roofs, have no basements and are built on slabs. Besides, lots of pine trees means they are really just a maintenance headache.

I have pinetrees that overhang my place. I love going up onto the roof to clean out the gutters

mad_machine wrote: Margie.. you live in one of the warmest states in the country.. how much warmer can you get?

I TOLD you... I like warm. :-)

Margie

The real truth about Snuggies

I have the more traditional alternative, the Giant Cheap Sweatshirt. As a bonus, it has a back to it, and it doesn't render one into a cult member. I am slightly more comfortable wearing it in public, and by in public, I mean Wal-Mart.

When will you be passing out the kool-aid so they can achieve transcendance before the spaceship comes?

Shawn

Mom got one. It's about a lame as you can imagine.

these were given out in my family as well, they make every one who wear them look like a monk, which in some cases is quite a stretch and that alone is worth the price of admission.

orphancars wrote: The real truth about Snuggies

That's a riot!

We had similar things when I was a kid. They were called snug-sacks. Same idea, but instead of fleece it was a like a traditional comforter. They had snaps, so you could make the sleeves, or leave it un snapped and have it as a traditional blanket.

Definitely a marketing success story. I think they look like something a cult would wear.

sachilles wrote: We had similar things when I was a kid. They were called snug-sacks. Same idea, but instead of fleece it was a like a traditional comforter. They had snaps, so you could make the sleeves, or leave it un snapped and have it as a traditional blanket.

Huh, I have one of those. Its really cool, except that its really old and kinda stained and smelly.

THAT was a bit TMI.