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Hug Me Pillow

022508hugme.jpgYikes...this is disturbing, yet fascinating. What response does this most elicit? Are you amused? Offended? Disturbed? Confused? Product description: The Hug Me pillow provides comfort as well as piece of mind; Unique shape provides firm sleeping support.

 
 

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If you are so moved, the Hug Me pillow is available for $29.99 at Overstock.com.

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I think I'd rather wake up with a horse's head in my bed.
So creepy.

posted by renee c.f. on February 25th 2008 at 9:17am
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Umm....yuck

posted by Shannon Bradly on February 25th 2008 at 9:20am
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very very VERY creepy

posted by ShoupLA on February 25th 2008 at 9:21am
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The blue pjs are too institutional.

posted by Rick on February 25th 2008 at 9:23am
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Disturbed... I sleep with a pillow on each side, but this is wierd. Besides, it would never match my decor.

posted by Devyn on February 25th 2008 at 9:25am
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This is a perfect surrogate for all you single's out there! - Hilarious!

posted by watersedgechris on February 25th 2008 at 9:28am
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THAT, is scary.

posted by callbob on February 25th 2008 at 9:32am
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this is sad.

posted by rowboat on February 25th 2008 at 9:43am
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Bad feng shui, setting unconscious intention of attracting a partner who is not all there.

posted by KarenH on February 25th 2008 at 9:46am
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i wonder how long it took the model to keep a straight face?

posted by selena on February 25th 2008 at 9:46am
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I've always hated this thing, but the shape actually has promise - I could see a U-shaped pillow (less the fingers-and-half-a-torso elements) working for some people.

posted by Mella DP on February 25th 2008 at 9:50am
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Yikes...and to think that somewhere somebody thought this would be a good idea.

posted by Sonia on February 25th 2008 at 9:51am
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Like sleeping with part of a Muppet...

posted by Angie in Montreal on February 25th 2008 at 9:55am
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Dismembered Chic... Ooh, scratch the "Chic" part.

posted by jeffnyc on February 25th 2008 at 9:56am
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A piece of whose mind?

posted by Joan A. on February 25th 2008 at 9:59am
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Ew. It's like something out of DEXTER.

posted by Lisa Hunter on February 25th 2008 at 10:02am
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If you reach that stage of neediness, it's time to adopt a pet.

posted by LBhirise on February 25th 2008 at 10:19am
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That makes me uncomfortable.

posted by PlanItGirl on February 25th 2008 at 10:35am
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yuck! utterly pointless.

posted by karyn on February 25th 2008 at 10:52am
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I wish it was part of a series....my dog loves to sleep in the crook of my knees and I've heard that cats love to sleep on/around people's necks. What about a pillow breasts?

posted by greenpoint on February 25th 2008 at 10:56am
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I don't even want to think about where that hand's been.

posted by Aldyth on February 25th 2008 at 11:33am
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There are a lot of desperate lonely people out there.
(You know who you are.)
I'm sure this will sell well.

posted by Mr. Dangerous on February 25th 2008 at 11:47am
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well, i dont know. i can see its positive uses but it is kinda creepy. if i was having a hard time letting go then this might be helpful.

posted by Oneformybaby on February 25th 2008 at 1:53pm
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I think the weirdest part of this whole thing, is that it's available at overstock.com. Where do you think they tried to sell it before it landed there? Ekk... (that's a hypothetical question that doesn't really deserve a response).

posted by Marlene Rose on February 25th 2008 at 2:56pm
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Ugly, disturbing, and sad.

posted by nazrd on February 25th 2008 at 3:35pm
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Oh but Marlene, if someone knew the answer, I'd love to hear it!

That is so completely wacked that I'm tempted to give up career pretensions and write a novel solely so I can include a character who has one and loves it. Ew.

posted by wende in the twin cities on February 25th 2008 at 3:57pm
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... all I can think of when I see that photo, is the part in the movie Jurasic Park where the female lead is startled by something landing on her shoulder, relieved that its the hand of her collegue ... and then being horrified to find out it was his disembodied arm!!!

Now that's a thought I'd love to go to sleep and awaken with!!

posted by lynnelise1 on February 25th 2008 at 5:05pm
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It makes me feel very lonely.

posted by laidback chick on February 26th 2008 at 3:32am
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i sleep on the right side of the bed... so unless this is a reverisbe arm, it would be like sleeping with a mangled torso

posted by eml35 on February 26th 2008 at 3:35am
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As Ronnie Reagan once said 'Where's the rest of me?'.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on February 26th 2008 at 5:38am
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Well, the pj's are terrible.. but this is a great idea, esp if your significant other is gone a lot.
I may get one to get me through deployments.

posted by tamster on February 26th 2008 at 8:33am
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This is definitely not just a lonely-single-person thing. I agree with tamster: if your partner is away a lot, or for an extended period of time and you're used to sleeping in the same bed, this is not such a bad thing. People are so judgmental... Maybe if it lost the fingers, people wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this...

posted by la2218 on May 5th 2009 at 4:44pm
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