Ever buy a Snuggie? You might be getting a check for $33.14

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If you ever purchased a Snuggie, that lapse in judgment could finally pay off.

The company behind the famous As Seen on TV wearable blanket has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to refund more than 218,000 customers a total of $7.2 million. The FTC accused Allstar Marketing Group of misrepresenting and deceiving customers with its ads. In the commercials, the Snuggies were offered as part of a "buy one, get one free" promotion, with both costing "just $19.95," but the FTC said the ads never mentioned that there was an extra $7.95 handling fee for each product, bringing the grand total up to $35.85.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.