I recently used shocking pink for a plush I made, and it's a really lovely color! It sounds more intense than it actually is.
Ah! Btw, at you saying the minky slippage and stuff I checked into it, because I really can't argue the point... it does. Lol. I found a walking foot attachment for my machine and it makes sewing the minky a lot more precise. It doesn't do that weird twisting thing, just have to make sure I pin correctly. Some straight aways I don't pin with this foot now (shh you probably still should I'm just lazy) it's really magical. Haha.