As with all great products, including the Snuggie, sustaining long-term popularity is dependent on product evolution. We have seen the sleeved blanket introduce the College, Custom, Designer, Kids, Dog, Extra-thick, and Couples Snuggie. But here at SnuggieHumor we often like to think of what the world would be like if we were masters of the universe. If this day every comes, we would introduce a whole new line of Snuggie blankets. In no particular order, here are the Snuggies we would like to see hitting the aisles of Walmart:
Snuggie Pants
So the blanket became famous for allowing your arms to roam freely while staying warm. No more fighting to get free of the restritive blanket in order to operate the ever elusive TV remote. But why do the arms get such preferential treatment?
We would like to see the Snuggie show a little love to our legs; very important appendages that too should be kept warm with the fleece. And how many times have you found yourself struggling to get your legs on the ottoman while the blanket tries to keep your lower half immobilized?
Sleeveless Snuggie
The next Snuggie evolution we would like to see is the "Sleeveless Snuggie." Let's not discount all the people who spend six days a week at the gym and have arms like Angela Basset or Vin Diesel.
It's not fair if you have "guns" that are the product of 200 curls a day; we're pretty sure that these people would rather show their muscles and risk having chilly triceps. Although the sleeves made the Snuggie famous, we still think it's worth the risk of introducing the sleeveless Snuggie.
Midriff Snuggie
Ok, if we are going to allow people with great arms to show off their stuff while wearing a Snuggie, what about those people with six-pack abs? So without further ado, we would like to see the "Midriff Snuggie" makes its way to store shelves in 2010.
Now we understand there may be some irony here if people who bought the Snuggie after seeing it on TV also got their abs by using the Ab Roller, which they also bought after seeing the informercial. However, we are pretty sure that people who bought the Snuggie because they saw it on TV are not the same people working out their abs.
Snuggie For Cats
Although we broke the story a few months ago about how upset cats were that they never got their own Snuggie (How come the dog got the Snuggie), we thought it was worth reintroducing the idea that there should be a "Snuggie for Cats."
If you think about it, cats sleep more hours a day and they love to find the warmest places in the house to rest for 22 1/2 hours a day. If they had their own Snuggie, they wouldn't have as much stress in finding the perfect warm spot; they would bring the warmth with them. And marketing the cat Snuggie would be so easy; you could use ever cliche in the book: "the purr-fect gift for your cat...", "give your cat ten lives with a Snuggie..."
Stay tuned for Part II of next generation of Snuggie blankets