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A little while ago, Steph introduced you to the Slanket: a revolutionary blanket with arms that would keep you toastier than ever before. Little did any of us know that the Slanket was the mere tip of the blanket-with-arms iceberg. Not only does the Slanket have a vicious competitor, the Snuggie; apparently, there is an all-out war happening between Slanket and Snuggie owners.
Here's the lowdown: the Snuggie folks claim that their armed blanket of choice is cheaper, hipper, and even cult-worthy:
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Yep, here is photographic evidence of a Snuggie pub crawl in San Francisco. So let's see... Snuggie is basically a Slanket, but it has an (ironically) awesome infomercial:
[$20, Get Snuggie]
... and it's buy one get one free! That means you get two Snuggies for twenty bucks, not to mention all the new friends you can go drinking with while sporting your new Snuggie like a bizarre toga.
Post update: Apparently, the cult trend is spreading; Shaun came across evidence of a Snuggie pub crawl in San Diego. What's the deal, MMers? Are you Slanketeers or Snuggie lovers? Do they have one of these crawls in your town?
Well, thank goodness for Gizmodo, which has officially stepped in as peace envoy for the blankie war.
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