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I for one always get a blast out of viewing a catchy infomercial from time to time.

Take a gander at our good man "Vince from SHAMWOW" here and his very convincing spiel for the SHAMWOW towel! 

Now, although SHAMWOW does have some pretty impressive features (see how it cleans the counter UNDERNEATH the carpet), I would have to say it pales in comparison to ......

THE SNUGGIE! 

To quote the commercial, when speaking of the downside of normal blankets.

"When you try to reach for something your hands are trapped inside.."

Lets pause for a few moments  to fully take in this incredible statement.

...

..

..

(moment of disbelief)   

TRAPPED?, what is it a lead blanket on a magnetic couch? 

(moment of disgust)

 Are people really that feeble/lazy?

(moment of not-understanding)

How does the Snuggie help in this case if your hands are always exposed???

As I took at look at the end of the commercial(at point 1:49 to be exact), I was looking into a vision of something that had not yet come to pass, but may yet happen to a dearly loved if not guarded from this terribly convincing commercial.

Let this be a warning for those of you with semi-elderly parents who possess a tendency to be unnaturally cold at all times and may also have taken up the sport of needle clacking. In these type of cases, one must be ever wary and watchful in order to keep those loved ones who once did the same for you. Do what you must and prevent them from becoming the unsuspecting prey for one of these abominations.

The SNUGGIE may be coming to a house near you!

Here are some other tidbits of wisdom in regards to the use of Snuggies from some online reviews

"Any person who would make an old person wear a Snuggie in public should be convicted of elder abuse!"

"Yes! Make your family look like a bunch of cult members!"

"So… It’s a robe that you wear backwards. How innovative. Or not"

" if it’s one size fits all - it seems like accidents would be caused by shorter people and children stepping on the blanket and falling. That’s worse than having your hands trapped inside a blanket!"

So there you have it. You have been warned and informed once again.

Also as noted by some diligent readers/partakers-of-free-advice, my wisdom has not been spewing on this ever informative blog as much as in the past. Like I said when I started this source of free online wisdom, I will not merely conjure sage snippets from thin air simply to fill a void space in my spare time. Quite the opposite, as only thoroughly researched and carefully thought out posts like, for a prime example, this one, will make the cut for Mashed Taters. 

Fear not though, as I believe more of my revelations may soon be in store for you who are woefully inadequately supplied with previously mentioned wisdom.