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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: blankets

blankets stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Pet lovers can always keep their hounds close with blankets spun from Fido's shed fur, a quirky new product developed by a North Carolina entrepreneur, reports the Los Angeles Times. One golden retriever owner stashed her pet's sheddings for 11 years and now has a nice afghan to show... More »

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business • fur • spinning • knitting • dog • blankets • pet lover

opinion

 It's Snuggie Time, 
 America 

How one reporter went from skeptic to snuggler

Mar 15, 09 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "Snuggie phenomenon" has blossomed into romance for one New Yorker who ordered a few and fell hard. "Like all relationships, it's hard to chart how this one started," writes Kurt Soller in Newsweek. He ordered two Snuggies and four Slankets—both blankets with sleeves—and... More »

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retail sales • tv ads • blankets • Snuggie • Slanket

 But Wait, There's More! 
 Snuggie's Not the Original 

Ads set it apart, but it wasn't the first sleeved blanket

Feb 27, 09 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Casual observers—meaning late-night TV watchers—probably think the sleeved-blanket craze started with the Snuggie. Easy mistake: The ads showing cultish, cozy Snuggie converts are everywhere, and 4 million have been sold since October, the New York Times reports. But the creator of the Slanket wants to set the record... More »

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marketing • blankets • television advertising • Snuggie • Slanket

Blanket and Pillow? That'll
Be $7 on US Airways

Airline to charge for blankets & pillows

Feb 6, 09 2:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A warm snooze on a US Airways flight will cost passengers an extra $7, reports AP. US Airways will begin charging for a "Power-Nap Sack"—a blanket, pillow and other nap extras—later this month. Jet Blue announced a similar policy last summer as airlines began charging for... More »

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US Airways • Jet Blue • pillows • blankets • Power Nap-Sack

OPINION

Slankets and Snuggies:
The Mockable Sells

The pitch ripe for irony, sells more than a blanket

Jan 14, 09 9:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Parodied by YouTube videos and mocked by Jay Leno, the blanket with arms known as the Slanket—or its knockoff the Snuggie—is getting a lot of attention for a useless invention, writes Dara Lind for Culture11. As Leno points out, “It’s like wearing a bathrobe backwards,"... More »

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infomercial • Jay Leno • invention • blankets • 2009 • Snuggie

 JetBlue Adds $7 Fee
for Pillow and Blanket

Latest extra charge to hit travelers

Aug 5, 08 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - JetBlue has begun charging passengers $7 for pillows and blankets, Newsday reports. Flyers can keep the items, but there's no guarantee they will be available. It's the latest in a litany of extra charges facing passengers as carriers deal with soaring fuel costs. "This nickel-and-dime stuff doesn't work,"... More »

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coffee • JetBlue • US Airways • fuel costs • pillows • blankets • extra baggage • Aviation Consumer Action Project

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