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Coat hangers

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  • Magentasue
    Magentasue Posts: 4,229 Forumite
    Our local thrift shop takes hangers but only if they're neatly bundled (elastic bands at both ends and the middle. Freecycle's an idea as a lot of people who regularly car-boot would need them. My growing collection certainly stopped me bringing them home.
  • teedy23
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    I stopped taking the hangers in clothes shops long ago but still have loads, however, I find they are running down due to natural causes. They do break easily cos they,re cheapies then I do throw them in the bin cos dont know what else to do with them. If you leave them in the shop you buy from surely they reuse them, eventually the problem will be solved
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  • emmaroids
    emmaroids Posts: 1,876 Forumite
    the metal ones make useful car aerials also they make very useful divining rods, and if you pull the hook bit of the plastic and wood ones you have a cheap boomerang.

    also if you know anyone in a play about Quasimodo leave a coat hanger in his coat for a cheap hump.
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  • Kadeeae
    Kadeeae Posts: 652 Forumite
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    Skint_Catt wrote: »
    I've seen them offered on Freecycle - worth a shot!

    I got rid of two boxes full on freecycle ages ago, don't know what they were wanted for but lady was very happy to get them! :confused:
  • ok_go
    ok_go Posts: 145 Forumite
    Sorry can't resist too many memoriesofBluePeter Christmasses

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  • Slinky
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    M&S were offering a coathanger amnesty I remember seeing on the news. Looks like it was a trial and has passed, maybe it would be worth contacting them to see if they are planning on rolling this out nationally?

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  • Mum_on_a_mission_2
    Mum_on_a_mission_2 Posts: 1,429 Forumite
    Childrens coathangers might be wanted by your local NCT group for NCT sales - or offer them for that purpose on Freecycle!

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  • Murtle
    Murtle Posts: 4,154 Forumite
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    wow thank you everyone for you comments, hugely appreciated!

    I will try them on my local freecycle, especially as we have lots of students on it as well....I don't think my charity shop wants anymore coat hangers...and we are in short supply of charity shops here which is a shame.

    Thanks!
  • trying-very-trying
    trying-very-trying Posts: 1,215 Forumite
    ok_go wrote: »
    Sorry can't resist too many memoriesofBluePeter Christmasses

    http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/xmascrafts2.html

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  • IFA
    IFA Posts: 636 Forumite
    I'm actually after some coat hangers so if anyone's got any spare?
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