I bought this shortly before Halloween so I could be a "holy cow" (I wore it with a halo.) It was work-appropriate and I was more than comfortable in the office, and it was a huge hit with the kids when answering the door for trick-or-treaters. I thought it was kind of a single-use purchase, so after washing and line-drying it, I didn't think it'd get more use.
I was very wrong. We keep it pretty cool in our new house, and often my PJ pants and t-shirt weren't warm enough for lounging, so I'd end up wearing my "cow costume" a lot. Like... every other day. Then it turned into, I changed into it almost as soon as I got home from work over the winter and was wearing it nightly. LOL. So that was a really pleasant surprise. (Funny story: I told our COO that I wore it around the house a lot, one day when he'd mentioned my holy cow costume, and he replied, "I'm not a therapist." hahaha) It's just so comfy and warm, and has pockets which is handy for carrying my phone around the house with me.
I have washed this many times. I have not dried it in the dryer-- I line dry it outside on breezy, warm days; and in winter I hang it over a door to dry. It has held up fabulously. The one disappointment is my own fault-- I accidentally had my hand on the end of the tail and went to get up, well the tail stayed in place while the rest of my costume moved up, and the tail ripped off. It was a clean tear though and didn't leave a hole in the back, thank goodness, so I can live without the tail anyway.
I do plan to purchase at least one more of these come fall, in a different animal of course. I never expected to like or use this one so much!! :-) Was a nice surprise.