in the last couple months has probably seen a
commercial for "the Snuggie", or seen product
placement for that same product within a show
or heard someone lamenting the ubiquity of said
product during 24 hour "news" programming.
If you haven't seen it, it's a friggin' blanket
with sleeves.
Here's the commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xZp-GLMMJ0
Anywho, what I didn't know is that the Snuggie
is not the only product of this type. It's makers
were just the first with enough of an ad budget
to become the latest flash in the pan.
First was a product called the Freedom blanket.
Clearly, its inventor was not able to patent it,
or did not have the wherewithal to do so. D'oh.
Last night I was alerted to the existence of the
Slanket, thanks to a tongue-in-cheek product
placement on the show "30 Rock".
Seriously, is there really a market for 3 blankets
with sleeves?! But wait, there's more! For the
Brewster's Millions crowd, there's the Blankoat,
made of Icelandic wool. Only $330.
There's a comparisons of these products (and
a regular robe worn backwards) at gizmodo:
http://i.gizmodo.com/5190557/ultimate-b ... e=true&s=x
And, in case this post has alienated our friends
across the Atlantic, I offer this: "Cor, I wish I
could invent some tat and flog it to some prats
for a load of dosh!"
I suppose, if you are prone to seeing the debbil in everything out of the ordinary. Personally, I see it as a robe/blanket combo that someone would wear/use for comfort, not religious or anti-religious activities. Of course, that is basically what monks' robes were, and great kilts too. To each their own, I suppose.
