Snuggie is a blanket with sleeves. It is made of fleece and is one-size-fits-all. The product is sold online and through infomercials on TV, and it has become a pop cultural phenomenon, with celebrities the likes of Bill Maher and Oprah Winfrey wearing Snuggies on their television programs.Digital City: Snuggie Pub Crawls: The Blanket with Arms Also Has Legs (March 19, 2009)
The first-ever Snuggie Pub Crawl, in which people shuffle from bar to bar in their Snuggies, took place in Cincinnati on January 30, 2009; events have been held in Baltimore and Nashville and are scheduled for others including Chicago.Digital City: Snuggie Pub Crawls: The Blanket with Arms Also Has Legs (March 19, 2009) Chicago Tribune: 'Snuggie Pub Crawl': Chicago's is March 21 (March 20, 2009)
Parodies and Complaints
There have been numerous parodies of the Snuggie commercial posted online. Additionally, a number of customers have complained on Internet message boardsabout the delay in receiving their Snuggies from the commercials. Some people have posted that they ordered snuggies and never received them.USA Today: Snuggie gets a warm embrace from pop culture (January 29, 2009)
