First of all, I want it to be known that the Slanket existed way before the Snuggie did. In fact, the manufacturer of the Snuggie was on Oprah recently, and she asked where he came up with the idea, and he said basically that there was already a version of it on the market (referring to the Slanket), but he decided to market his own. Lame. The story of how the Slanket started is way better. In 1998, this guy Gary Clegg had his mom make him a blanket with a sleeve, so he could do homework in his cold dorm room. After using it for a while, he got the idea for two sleeves, realized what a genius he was, and started selling them.
Secondly, the name Slanket is so much more creative than the name Snuggie.
The Snuggie has been on the Oprah show, the Today show, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, all within the last month. What about the Slanket? It breaks my heart every time I see the Snuggie being worn and promoted on popular shows like these. It's like when you say a joke kind of quietly, and nobody really hears you or laughs, and then someone repeats your joke louder, and everyone laughs hysterically and comments on how funny that person is. It's just not fair. The Slanket deserves the credit, and the popularity.
Please, the next time you buy a sleeved blanket, don't settle for impostors. Do the right thing, and give the Slanket a chance.
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IT NEEDED TO BE SAID.
Also, great job on spelling impostors correctly.
I was thinking about getting my mom a Snuggie for her b-day, but I think I'm changing my mind and will get her a Slanket instead. Thanks for the info :)
never trust a company who can't even name their product properly. Slanket is a much more creative name, not to mention an accurate representation of what you're purchasing. Do you know what a snuggie is? it's the situation when your panties (or underwear if you're a man) get stuck in your ass crack. some people might call those "wedgies" or "melvins". hey numbnuts, you named your company "Wedgie." nice work.
I've notice that! I remembered your slanket post...but have then become confused by advertising for the other. You should become a slanket activist, write the shows that have quietly ignored, make your voice heard.
I have a friend who was given a Snuggie as a gift and he told me it is very cheaply made, thin, generates static and shocks him regularly. Hope that makes you feel better.
Also, that orange Slanket really caught my eye and today is my birthday. I'm just sayin'.
I'm so glad you guys agree with me. I feel that if I've changed one person's mind, or educated one person about Slankets, I have done my job.
I just saw a celebrity deathmatch on MTV. Slanket vs. Snuggie. Snuggie kicked Slanket's sorry little ass. Those deathmatches don't lie either. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Thanks for this, Lisa. I completely agree with you about the Slanket (even though that name has some creepy imagery attached to it, I think) and I wanted to include another point.
A 'snuggie' is a southern colloquial term for squishy foam that you use to surround your can of beer and keep it cool. Therefore, I find it logical to conclude that buyers of the Slanket 'impostor' are no more than encasements filled up with cheap beer.
Here is some bullet-proof evidence of the use of that term: For nearly 7 years now, a song about the favorite things of a friend of ours is heard from time to time in the background. It goes "snuggies, huggies, bullets, coozies, smokies... and jerky." Bullets are Coors Light. The whole ensemble is wonderful and it is in that place that the term 'snuggie' should remain. The product by the same name can go somewhere else.
When I first read this post a week ago, I thought "took an existing product on the market and then made his own? That IS lame." But I moved on with my life.
But then over the last week I have seen so many comercials for the Snuggy. And everytime it made me more and more angry and now when I see them peddling their cheap rip off, I can't help think "You $@%&ing scumbags with your &*$#@ing piece of %$@#! stop advertising this %$@# and try to think up an original %$#*ing thought!"
I now have a lot of anger thanks to you.
On a side note. I do have an original invention idea: a blanket with pant legs sewn into it.
I would call it the "slanket" because it is a mix between slacks and a blanket.
I'm going to buy a slanket and name it Lisa. the Lislanket. also, I am that person who says your quiet funny joke louder. that's why people think I'm so wicked hilarious all day long.
also verification: teddli
in a sentence: aw, it's a teddli bear!
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