[thestens]

Can you still get them? I find them useful for things like wiring the pallet sides of compost heap  or making small cloche hoops and temporary  plant supports. They don't seem to be used in shops anymore.
I'll try a want add on Freecycle cos if anyone is like my wife they will have hundreds of coat hangers( I have used all her's up).
Also any more ideas for their use if I manage to find a supply.

[mumofstig]

I got some plastic coated wire hangers from Wilko 

[bertiewhite]

It reminds me of a top-tip out of VIZ comic a few years ago - "make cheap coat hangars by bending old car aerials into shape" 

[Elaine G]

Find a friend who has to wear a suit to work.
My daughter takes her hubby's suits to the dry cleaners and gives me the hangers 
Brill for making hooks to pin down netting.

Elaine

[Auntiemogs]

My local Trashco has a hanger recycling bin so it may be worth asking there (if it's anything like their battery recycling here, which goes into the trash compactor - but I'm not supposed to know about that... ) and also clothing shops. 

[Madame Cholet]

ask at your local charity shop too

[Tenhens]

Hello,

just had a look on amazon and ebay , you can buy up to 100 for just under £15, may be worth a look. As to uses I am sure there are plenty.

[GrannieAnnie]

If I want to 'wire' something like pallets together to make a compost bin.  I buy the cheap cable ties.

Haven't seen plain wire coat hangers for years.  You used to get them when you picked up your dry cleaning!

[Tenhens]

Yes, my compost bins are cable tied. Have also used spokes from larger bike wheels to hold down netting.

[ulsterfairy]

Dry cleaners give them out - so maybe a freecycle wanted might work.  Worth a try!!

[Rangerkris]

They used to be good for getting into old cars  i lost my keys to my car once in town and no one said a word while i was breaking into my car in the car park people just walked past as if nothing was going on.

[sunshineband]

They used to be good for getting into old cars  i lost my keys to my car once in town and no one said a word while i was breaking into my car in the car park people just walked past as if nothing was going on.

  Yes, I remember doing something similar via the rubber seal on the window....

[arugula]

My brother's best man did that to my brother's car once when the keys got locked inside. His profession?................

[Madame Cholet]

Mechanic the local garage used something similar to get me back into the volvo

[arugula]

Policeman.  The car was a Volvo though.