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Coat Hangers,

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Audi10 Tue 21-Sep-21 09:44:25

Anyone bought any of the velvet type ones in different colours I generally buy the wooden ones, but seen the others advertised,

rosie1959 Tue 21-Sep-21 09:52:07

Yes I have purchased some to tidy up our wardrobes They are much slimmer and reduce bulk

MiniMoon Tue 21-Sep-21 10:19:25

Yes, marvellous! More room in the wardrobe and silky tops don't slide off them. I bought black ones, just because I divided them between myself and my husband.

cornergran Tue 21-Sep-21 10:20:48

We use them. Space saving and effective. Not as strong as some though.

shysal Tue 21-Sep-21 10:21:50

Yes, they do a good job and nothing slips off.

Blossoming Tue 21-Sep-21 10:21:58

Yes, as others have said they’re slimmer and clothes don’t slide off.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 21-Sep-21 10:22:03

Yes, I have different colours for different rooms (ok I know I am odd)

rosie1959 Tue 21-Sep-21 10:34:07

You are not the only one GranyGravy black for my husband pink for me sad isn’t it
I also use them when we go away for an extended period our favourite hotel has only one wardrobe per room and they have those hotel coat hangers that take up space I remove them and use my own

Hetty58 Tue 21-Sep-21 10:37:17

I've never bought a coat hanger in my life - always plenty of spares left in boxes outside shops. I suppose we have folk on here that like them all matching, though?

Hetty58 Tue 21-Sep-21 10:38:46

Crikey - and take them on holiday too - hilarious!

GrannyGravy13 Tue 21-Sep-21 10:40:45

rosie1959

You are not the only one GranyGravy black for my husband pink for me sad isn’t it
I also use them when we go away for an extended period our favourite hotel has only one wardrobe per room and they have those hotel coat hangers that take up space I remove them and use my own

I have even bought the smaller ones for GC, and yes I have got pink for girls and blue for boys. Not stereotyping, just easy finding their clothes.

Blossoming Tue 21-Sep-21 10:43:38

Wire coat hangers are the work of the devil *shudder

rosie1959 Tue 21-Sep-21 10:44:03

Hetty58

Crikey - and take them on holiday too - hilarious!

Why
Long two week trip in uk always pack on these hangers from case to wardrobe no faffing

monk08 Tue 21-Sep-21 10:44:44

I always take some away with me never enough in hotels. But after a trip to New York and they all fell out during a baggage search now take fold up ones in bottom of case.
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Georgesgran Tue 21-Sep-21 11:32:49

I’m a fan and got mine in Primark - much cheaper than I’d seen elsewhere.

Galaxy Tue 21-Sep-21 12:03:30

I always thought that the person who identified an alternative to clothes hangers would make a fortune.

MayBeMaw Tue 21-Sep-21 12:57:47

I hate the hotel sort where the “hook” is fixed on the rail and you have to manoeuvre the wooden hanger in or out of its hole.
Being vertically challenged it tends to be a bit hit and miss.

Grandmadinosaur Tue 21-Sep-21 14:45:19

I take travel ones away with me wherever I go. Firstly there are never enough in hotels plus no matter how I try I can’t/don't travel light. ThePoundshop sell them in packs of 3. They are fold up ones and so useful.

As for at home many years ago I bought some hangers from QVC but never seen them on tv since. It is a thick plastic hook and hanging from it is a plastic bar with about 6 holes in for 6 hangers. Genius! Well
I think so. Haven’t seen them anywhere else. Perhaps I should Google them .?

Hellobaby1 Tue 21-Sep-21 18:38:49

Grandmadinosaur, Tesco sell those hangers.

Grandmadinosaur Tue 21-Sep-21 18:45:38

Do they Hellobaby1 ? Thanks for the heads up I’ll have a look there.

Nonogran Tue 21-Sep-21 18:46:24

Terry Wogan once commented that the family in the Dallas series popular on telly years ago, have tons of money but use wire coat hangers. He was right because I too had observed Miss Ellie rooting in her wardrobe and noticed them. He had a point so ever since then I have used satin covered ones for “tender” special care items & the non slip slim type for every day. I use proper wooden ones for overcoats. Perish the thought to think I’d ever use wire or plastic ones courtesy of the dry cleaner or found outside a shop ever again. I like the look of everything hung up nicely & neatly. It’s my brand of OCD.

LullyDully Wed 22-Sep-21 07:52:58

I think I must be living in a parallel universe. I have never thought of having matching coat hangers, I may have to look into it.
(Some of ours must be centuries old and still work ok. )

Maggiemaybe Wed 22-Sep-21 08:31:45

Same here, LullyDully. I’ve dozens of old wooden, plastic and, yes, wire ones, acquired over many years. They do the job, nobody sees them but us, and I’d hate to add to landfill by tipping them.

Perhaps Miss Ellie felt the same. smile

infoman Thu 23-Sep-21 06:06:30

Just a quick appeal to reduce plastic waste,
if you buy anything "on a hanger",and its black plastic just refuse the hanger and let the shop use it again.
No problem with the wired ones the wooden ones or the velvet ones.