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I bought 50 white wire coathangers for 9.99...lifechanger!!

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Nannee49 Sat 20-Jun-26 11:08:37

Absolutely delighted...all my summer tops released from binsacks and boxes hanging compactly, neatly, visibly & totally accessable.

All I need to do now is -
a) reduce post-op belly to fit into them
b) find enough places to go to wear them
c) keep out of charity shops for a bit

HelterSkelter1 Sat 20-Jun-26 11:12:00

Those flat hangers are great for getting lots of light tops on a rail. And all being the same look very organised and smart.
Well done.

Greenfinch Sat 20-Jun-26 11:15:20

Nannee49 😂

kittylester Sat 20-Jun-26 11:25:29

Do you buy them - mine breed and twine themselves together.

teabagwoman Sat 20-Jun-26 11:31:04

kittylester

Do you buy them - mine breed and twine themselves together.

Mine too! 😂

Jaxjacky Sat 20-Jun-26 11:34:59

I’ve got a load I’ve been trying to give away before they add to land fill, no takers thus far.

Cossy Sat 20-Jun-26 11:40:20

Nannee49

Absolutely delighted...all my summer tops released from binsacks and boxes hanging compactly, neatly, visibly & totally accessable.

All I need to do now is -
a) reduce post-op belly to fit into them
b) find enough places to go to wear them
c) keep out of charity shops for a bit

Thank you! Made me laugh out loud thanks

pably15 Sat 20-Jun-26 11:44:58

Well done Nanna...now how long will you keep it tidy like that
I always start out with good intentions.

Witzend Sat 20-Jun-26 11:48:13

Jaxjacky

I’ve got a load I’ve been trying to give away before they add to land fill, no takers thus far.

I usually find that charity shops are glad of hangers.

Jaxjacky Sat 20-Jun-26 11:49:29

Tried three Witzend no takers, but thanks.

M0nica Sat 20-Jun-26 12:06:18

I thought that when wire coathangers bred the result was paper clips.

Wyllow3 Sat 20-Jun-26 12:13:47

Jaxjacky

I’ve got a load I’ve been trying to give away before they add to land fill, no takers thus far.

Sainsburys and M n S take the black ones to recycle. I actually changed all mine to those slim felted ones so that clothes don't slip off. I have kept some wooden ones with bars across for hanging trousers over. I had a lot of wooden ones and a charity shop did take a set of 10 I had packaged nicely as they were clearly going to sell not like plastic ones.

I did the same getting them all out using one of those cheap easy to erect moving clothes hanger thingies

I admire your aims. Re belly that will never go slim cos of ops, to I do exercise,

heaves sigh

last night I was ruthless and went through the lot and put quite a lot in a charity bag 😢

but...in trying a lot of clothes on, I discovered some quite nice combinations that I hadn't thought of, ie these trousers with that top and so on. 😊

JamesandJon33 Sat 20-Jun-26 12:14:27

Threw all mine away. Hate the things and bought all wooden.

HelterSkelter1 Sat 20-Jun-26 12:33:40

I cannot touch the felted ones. Makes me feel like a nail scraped down a chalkboard. I have lots of wooden hangers, but they take up more space and I use more for winter stuff. So what OP has done is great for light summer tops. The light summer tops seem to breed let alone the hangers. I could probably wear a different one a day for the whole of the summer.

I ought to do that and if I dont like one then wash and off to the charity shop while it is still summer.