Coat hangers

LittleVoice

Mrs._Irwin wrote: »

Any ideas on storing them, rather than getting rid?

Mrs. Irwin

I use plastic hangers for drying clothes. I have a plastic bucket and store the hangers in that, near where they will be used.

(Using the hangers rather than pegging out or hanging evenly over a washing line seems to help keep clothes in shape and without a line mark. Transporting the clothes from the washing line can also be done without creasing the clothes in a laundry basket.)

Caterina

I actually made a Christmas wreath this year, using as a base a metal coat hanger which I untiwsted and turned into a circular shape, covered it with green netting from the organic veg. delivery, wrapped holly and ivy around it, secured all the greenery with red yarn and then decorated the whole lot with pieces of ribbon that I had saved from presents and chocolate boxes in the past. Looked lovely!

At the end of the hols I clipped the greenery and stuffed in the compost, and I am keeping base and ribbons for next year.

Untwisted and opened up metal coat hangers are very useful to unblock a toilet that gets blocked by too much toilet paper (and other less nice bits). Not a job for the weak of stomach, but it got to be done and if you can do it you save yourself a hefty plumber fee!

Caterina

morganb

I gave a bundle to my son's nursery as they wanted them to hang their dressing up clothes on.

sillyvixen

shops often ask if you want the hanger when you purchase an item of clothing - if you know you are overloaded with coat hangers just say no!! they will recycle them by using them for other clothes!!

Chris25

pampam wrote: »

Anyone any tips on How to store coat hangers?
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Pam

after seeing a special box for storing hangers (lakeland or one of the home-storage catalogues) my friend had a go at making one. She just got a tall cardboard box (had been used for potplants) from the supermarket and cut down through one of the corners to almost make a triangle shape........... Sorry, it's difficult to describe but if you think of cutting a sandwich on the diagonal but not quite at the halfway point

Then she covered the gaps with left over card and packaging tape. It looks hideous:rotfl: and she'd be the first to agree but it does the trick. You have to lay the hangers on top of each other. Mind you, most of them are plastic multifunction ones from poundland and are triangle shape. so they stack quite well.

Mostly, I keep mine in a strong carrier bag and for shirts I have 3 multi hangers that take 3 shirts apiece - saves a little on space

Olliebeak

keith_bowen wrote: »

one simple idea is to just throw them out, flytip i do come on get a grip

Are you winding us up ? Fly-tipping, keith ! If you really can't find anything else to do with them - at least put 'em in your proper bin!

got-it-spend-it

Do you ever sell at Car Boots? If so take a box of hangers and just give them away there. If you don't go to Car Boots maybe you could find a friend or family member who does?

carriebradshaw

you could ask a local hotel if they want them? they always get them pinched

sassybuyer

I don't know what to do with a lot of excess coathangers? I feel bombarded with them , like I put items in my wardrobe and a week later I have a dozen more empty coathangers, I am sure they breed when I leave the room. They bang and clatter and fall down when I try and find a shirt, and I am going crazy as got far too many, what category of recyling do they get classed as or what do I actually do with them they won't even fit in the bin sideways anyway! And they arent the wire type from Blue Peter days they are clunky plastic ones.:cool:

PlutoinCapricorn

I am sure that charity shops would be glad to get them.

I am sure that you are right: things DO breed in cupboards and drawers!