Do you bring the metal hangers back to your tailor?

[forsbergacct2000]

I keep them around to irritate Joan Crawford's ghost.

 

[Journeyman]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

It depends on how crafty you are.

I believe Ed Morel has made an almost exact facsimile of the Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler from his wire hangers.

The colors are slightly off, but otherwise, it is an impressive job.


- B

You have an impressive fund of esoteric knowledge.

I'd like to see a facsimile of Guernica made from old wire hangers.

 

[RJE]

Originally Posted by pebblegrain

This is interesting. I used to work part-time in a cleaners and we never used any hangers other than new ones. I don't recall anyone ever bringing any in for recycling either.

I use a dry cleaner/wash service operating out of a village general store. When I first took coat hangers back they were bemused, so I asked and was told that although they have a dozen or so dry cleaner/wash customers a week (including those who take all their shirts in), nobody has ever brought the hangers back. I was gobsmacked: is there any hope for us?

 

[Bartolo]

Zoots cleaners provides a triangular box and takes back the hangers. I have no idea what they do with them, but at least they're out of my house.

 

[MrG]

I try to bring them back. My local cleaners are happy to take them back. I actually asked before I started, and the guy who works there said they were happy to take them. The way he responded made it sound like it's a pretty common practice.