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• 1 William L // Dec 27, 2008 at 5:37 pm

  I don’t know anything about the snuggie, that’s what i was checking on, but i have a deluxe slanket, and although the dimensions on it are different than the one you’re showing (62″x66″) I find it to be extremely comfortable, although it’s not quite long enough to cover my feet.

• 2 Theresa // Dec 28, 2008 at 11:53 pm

  Thanks so much for your comment Will! I didn’t realize that they are also selling different sized Slankets! Yeah the one you got is quite small…

  It’s quite confusing because on slanket.com and on asseenontv.com they offer the large 97″x58″ size.Then when you go to QVC.com I see one that may be a womens size that is around 62″x66″.

  You may have already looked there but if you go to QVC.com and type Slanket in the search box, it comes up with three different Slanket sizes. The two smaller ones are womens Slankets and larger is the wearable Slanket. Not sure why they don’t sell those on the Slanket site! No wonder everyone is confused.

  On top of that there’s the Snuggie but I honestly looked everywhere and could not find the dimensions on that one.

• 3 Snuggie is not great // Jan 13, 2009 at 2:15 pm

  I just got my Snuggie and it’s really nothing that special. It’s made of quite a thin flannel type material whcih is actually quite soft and warm. Although the problem is the length of it is longer when you stand up then when you’re lying down. So it’s not that great for walking around in. I wouldn’t have bought it had I known that you can’t walk around in the thing. Cheryl.

• 4 Theresa // Jan 13, 2009 at 9:17 pm

  Thanks for your comment Cheryl…that’s really too bad. I’m sorry to hear that. So it’s basically more for lying on the couch then. That’s the thing with these warm, fuzzy infomercials… they really make you want to buy.

  BTW Cheryl can I ask you what the dimensions of that Snuggie? There’s been so many others looking for this info. I could never get through to getsnuggie.com to ever find out.

• 5 Tammy // Jan 25, 2009 at 11:06 pm

  I will have to find a tape measure to get Snuggie measurements for you…but I can tell you that as a short fat woman (5′3″ 330 lbs) the Snuggie isn’t worth it. It doesn’t go around to my back at the shoulders (very tight through the chest, can’t straighten up in it) and the sleeves are too tight at the arm holes. My 6′ husband says his doesn’t fit properly either…he can’t wear a shirt with any bulk to it underneath. Since he works in our basement at a computer, he needs all the layers he can get!

  On the other hand, my 8 yr old daughter loves hers, and even sleeps with it on under her quilt. But then again, she’s swallowed up in it, being so young!

  The lights that come with them are awesome, however!! lol

  I have a Slanket (large) on “waitlist” at QVC in pink, ordered before Christmas. If it doesn’t come in before the waitlist is cancelled automatically, I’m getting a different color. I’ll let you know the side by side differences!

• 6 Theresa // Jan 26, 2009 at 2:14 am

  OMG Thank you sooo much for posting this! This is very helpful info!! Are you both going to be returning the Snuggies? Hopefully that won’t be a pain in the butt for you. One lady told me that the box that the Snuggie came in didn’t have a proper zip code for the return address. She used the one on the getsnuggie.com site.

  Oh Tammy can I please ask you…is the back of the Snuggie all open? Does it tie up somehow in the back? I’m thinking that it just hangs somehow from the neck area. It’s crazy that they don’t share the dimensions of it or show the back.

  Again thank you sooo much Tammy! Let me know if you get that one from QVC.

  I just phoned AsSeenonTV.com and they told me and the official dimensions are 60″x100″ but this isn’t right. Tammy was nice enough to give us a measurement. Please see comment below.

  Theresa

• 7 Theresa // Jan 30, 2009 at 1:26 am

  Hello everyone!

  Tammy wrote back with this very helpful comment… I phoned asseenontv.com and asked them the dimensions of the Snuggie but the dimensions are not correct because Tammy owns one and just measured it. Here’s what she has to say.

  The Snuggie is completely open in the back. nothing to tie or fasten it (I suppose the user could sew something on, but it should come that way, in my opinion.) I guess it’s expected that you’ll be leaning against something all the time, but it shows people on bleachers outside in the commercial! Hubby and I tried wearing them backwards, but the sleeves aren’t placed to adapt well to that, too close together. We’re not returning them, there’s plenty of smaller people we can give them to in the family. In fact, I have two yet to give to my parents, who aren’t as large as us.

  Note: I paid the extra $5 a pair to get the heavier fabric which also comes with big square pockets in the front. Nice idea, but not too helpful if the darned things don’t fit ya!

  I noticed yesterday while watching the infomercial from QVC that the Slanket seems to have the ability to wrap over one shoulder, like a scarf or cloak. That makes so much more sense to me; although I’m not sure how the average person can do that when it’s facing it’s proper way, towards the back! lol At least the extra fabric is available to do so!

  I placed an order yesterday for the different colored one on QVC that I mentioned; it’s waitlisted also, in fact I checked and all colors are waitlisted! However, my pink one ordered is only w.l. until the 30th, so I decided to try for the other color to see if it will come in before it expires.

  I just took measurements for the Snuggie: width at bottom is 54 inches, width between sleeves is just a hair under 17 inches (a men’s XL dress shirt measures 17 at the neck!) and the length from top to bottom is 74 inches, 59 1/2 from the bottom edge to the bottom of the arm hole.

  Tammy

• 8 Claude // Jan 30, 2009 at 12:08 pm

  The slanket and snuggie are just robes (backwards). DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY!

• 9 Tyler // Jan 31, 2009 at 11:27 am

  I have the Slanket and I use it all of the time. I am 5′7″ and it is plenty long and wide. When I walk around the house in it I wear it backwards so it’s kind of like a robe. The Slanket is so long that I have a “train” when I wear it backwards and my dog likes to chase it.

• 10 Theresa // Jan 31, 2009 at 9:55 pm

  Your dog chases it.. haha that’s cute!

• 11 Julie // Feb 4, 2009 at 5:14 pm

  RE: 1/30/09 1:26 a.m. comment about paying $5 more for heavier fabric and pockets — what product had that option and what website offered that?

• 12 Theresa // Feb 5, 2009 at 2:12 am

  Hi Julie! I believe that getsnuggie.com offers upgrades. As you go in to place your order they’ll ask you if you want to pay the extra $5 for the heavier fabric and pockets. Just beware that you can’t ever get through to a live person there and the company screwed up a lot of orders this Christmas. Especially 2 month waits for the Snuggie.

  AsSeenOnTv.com also offers upgrades like this all the time. You can at least talk to a live person their which is good.You could probably verify with a customer service person to see if they also do the upgrade.

  There’s also a site called TaylorsGifts,com which seems more friendlier and I believe you can talk to a real person. I get the impression that they actually care about their customers. Just double check with them if they also do the upgrade. Hope this helps!

  Update: If your still interested in getting a Snuggie, as of Feb 9th I’ve heard that one lady saw Snuggies in a Walgreens store for $15. If your interested in getting one it would save you a lot of hassle from having to buy it online! Double check to see if your local Walgreens has them.

• 13 Nicole // Mar 1, 2009 at 10:29 am

  O.k, I ordered my snuggie. I paid for it and I ordered it before 2008 Christmas!!! >:(. I NEVER GOT IT!!! I’m mad.

• 14 Theresa // Mar 1, 2009 at 8:29 pm

  Oh my Lord! That’s a long wait and totally ridiculous…the frustrating thing is that you can’t ever talk to a live person. They have a major logistics problem there. Wondering if you can cancel your order and just pick one up at Walgreens…

  BTW I heard back from Tammy and her Slanket..I wanted to post this for anyone who might be interested. They never sent her the pink color but shipped her a blue instead.

  I rec’d my blue Slanket a week or two ago; I’ve been enjoying it ever since! It’s actually large enough to go around my rotund body, with enough left in the back (at the shoulders) to overlap itself! It’s long enough for me to wrap under my feet with a little left over. I’ve actually been using it to sleep with at night instead of a blanket as usual!

  The sleeves are much more generous than the Snuggie’s, the width between them is better as well. The Slanket fabric is also much thicker (and I paid extra for the “heavier fabric” on the dumb Snuggies!)

  All in all, I think the Slanket is much better quality. Just surf around until you find the least expensive source for them! (Mine was QVC, but they seem to have trouble keeping/getting them.)

• 15 Lois // Mar 3, 2009 at 4:32 pm

  I just saw Snuggies at Bed,Bath and Beyond for $15.00. We have 4 in our house and while not the warmest blanket in the house we like them when watching movies.

• 16 Theresa // Mar 3, 2009 at 10:22 pm

  Thanks for the update Lois!

• 17 Jason from NYC // Mar 16, 2009 at 10:35 pm

  I am reposting this comment from another site…but think it is worth saying here….I know the founder of the Slanket and he is not a thief. He is a good guy who thought of an idea on his own and tried to figure out how to sell it. He started with just a few to his friends and family and then figured out a way to sell more. I just did some research and it does look like the Freedom Blanket was first, but I know he didn’t steal the idea. I would like to know if the Freedom Blanket had a website in 1998. Do we forget what the world was like 10 years ago…it wasn’t so easy to know what someone in NJ was doing up in Maine. Anyway, what are we talking about here? A blanket with sleeves!! I give props to Snuggie for obviously marketing better (hey Leno is talking about them) but I would suggest buying either a Slanket or a Freedom Blanket. From the reviews they are obviously better products than the Snuggie.

• 18 Theresa // Mar 16, 2009 at 10:54 pm

  I know that Gary Cleggs a good guy…It’s crazy how everyone is ripping off the idea from everyone else. I feel so bad the original owner of Freedom Blanket. I’m sure he really feels cheated especially after Snuggie became a huge hit. The website at freedomblanket.com looks like it has a picture of the Snuggie on it though. But I do see a write up in the New York times here on freedom blanket right here…

  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/business/media/27adco.html?_r=2

  Very interesting but kind of sad really. In 1998 that was when the internet started to take off. If they were positioned right and as you say marketed it better they would have done really well. You see so many As Seen on TV products with everyone trying to make knock off imitations of the original product.

  Thanks for the update Jason.

• 19 Kate // Mar 21, 2009 at 8:20 pm

  First – thanks for all the comments. I couldn’t find any comparisons like this elsewhere! I need a blanket for plane travel and I was thinking of getting a snuggie or slanket.

  Any recommendations on which is best (ie. size, compact, fabric weight?) Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks – K

• 20 Theresa // Mar 22, 2009 at 12:03 am

  Kate, I agree… all the comments are very helpful. I know how chilly it can get on planes and Tammy and the “Does it Work” test mentioned that the Snuggies isn’t really that warm. I would probably go with the 60″x95″ Slanket since its going to wrap around your body better and the fabric is much thicker and warmer. When you toss and turn in your seat… at least you’ll have plenty of length and width there! Although, I’m wondering if you can get away with getting the 66″x 62″ Slanket and then it won’t weigh as much.

  I guess another issue would be weight…This larger 60′x95′ Slanket weighs 5lbs. They don’t give the weight for the 66″x62″ Slanket but I’d approximate it at probably 3lbs. The Snuggies weighs 2lbs. So I assume Slanket will be a bit bigger to fold up and store in your carry on which may not be good. I personally would go for warmth over weight, just for the comfort factor.

  I think QVC would be your best bet to get the Slanket. You can go to qvc.com and put Slanket in the search and it comes up with pictures and videos of the three different sized Slankets. It’s $7 cheaper there than at Slanket.com. Hope this helps!

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• 22 Pat // Oct 17, 2009 at 5:18 pm

  I just bought 2 snuggies tonight the demensions on the one I got is 71×54. I purchased them in the mall at the as seen on tv store. I was disappointed that it does not close around the back. I now why the just show it siiting down. My son loves his he got the same demension the adult size and we were able to wrap it in such a way that it covers his back. Had I read these review I would of ordered the slanket instead. I will probably buy a slanket even though I have the snuggie.

• 23 Dez // Oct 30, 2009 at 11:19 pm

  I dig the Grim Reaper drag, and, I am a wool professional, so I know the icelandic wool is awesome. But? Otherwise, instead of buying another “thing,” why not do what I’ve done for decades and just … drum roll … turn your favorite bathrobe around when you slouch on the couch?

• 24 Theresa // Oct 31, 2009 at 9:45 pm

  Haha! Yeah the bathrobe would be much more comfy than that itchy wool…They definitely have strange fashions over in Iceland.

• 25 orangesugar // Nov 12, 2009 at 10:52 am

  You forgot the freedom blanket. Which according to legend made it’s debut before the snuggie or slanket. It is the OG of blankets with sleeves.

• 26 Allie // Dec 29, 2009 at 2:22 am

  I got a Snuggie last night, and it was very thin, not very warm. Our home has no heat right now, and the Snuggie didn’t help at all with keeping me warm. I have now had my mom go and get me a Slanket in hopes that it works better.

• 27 Theresa // Dec 30, 2009 at 8:20 pm

  Allie, I know I agree the Snuggie is not all it’s cracked up to be. I can’t believe there’s so much hype about this thin little blanket it’s ridiculous! Doesn’t even keep you warm.

• 28 noella // Jan 1, 2010 at 12:42 pm

  I’m very disappointed in the Snuggy, it doesn’t have a back, so it keeps falling off, it’s only useful if you’re lying down.

• 29 Susie // Jan 12, 2010 at 11:26 am

  I got my Slanket last Sunday at Marshall’s for (get this) $8.99 and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! It’s thick, plush and soooo soft. They only had two left and now I wish I had bought the other. I wanted one for my husband, also, but the only color left was hot pink ). I found a “Cozy Wrap” for him at another store, which I imagine is comparable to a Snuggie because it’s lighter weight and not plush at all. It reminds me of a soft , thin felt. As for complaints about the Snuggies, Slankets, etc not having backs…that’s what robes are for, theses wraps are intended to be worn sitting or reclining and used as a blanet, but with the convenience of arms. I do agree that they should have at least a “latch” of sorts in the back to hold them on if we do get up for something.

• 30 suspicious // Jan 27, 2010 at 6:44 pm

  seems like this site is solely to slander snuggie and make them sound terrible so you go and buy a slanket. I wonder who runs this webpage? I wonder if the comment will make it to the comment boards?

• 31 Theresa // Jan 31, 2010 at 2:44 pm

  I’m not slandering the Snuggie! I try to be unbiased and over the past year, examining both pros and cons of the Snuggie vs Slanket debate, the Slanket is coming out on top! All comments are welcome.

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