I have a big pile of coat hangers going spare after a wardrobe clear-out. If you’d like to collect, please let me know asap as I’ll need to dispose of them otherwise.
Sarah Harty ● 2278d6 Comments
Charity shops always need them.
Janice Evans ● 2278d
Actually charity shops do not take hangers any longer. I called a few last week and they said they 'have their own' and can't take any from the public.
Jeannie Shapiro ● 2278d
Must be because of Covid.
Actually the last time I tried a charity shop they had or were trying to go upmarket and had smartened up the shop and had all matching coathangers!I take the metal ones from the dry cleaners back to them and refuse hangers from the shops so they can reuse their own. I understand that metal ones can go in the metal recycling and I've also seen some - probably the wooden ones - for sale in a charity shop. I know that a care home FIL stayed in liked plastic ones so they could hang damp clothes in the laundry. It is also irritating going to stay somewhere where there aren't any or enough. Plastic ones can't go in the recycling.They had become completely out of control in our house - we were overrun with them - and I'm so happy that most shops now ask you if you want the hanger when you buy something so you get the chance to refuse.I'm still working on disposing of all MIL's ones by dismantling them - some with old handknitted and padded covers. I've now got mostly metal with a few special ones for coats and jackets and trousers.You could also try freecycling them on www.trashnothing.com
Philippa Bond ● 2278d
When sending clothes to the charity shop always left them on the hangers as they have to press them if you fold everything. They never used to refuse them, I say sending them as my partner always took them for me.
The more uses the better! Yes I believe they steam clothes.
Philippa Bond ● 2277d