Primark shopper shares 'hidden secret' to getting free items - all you need to do is ask

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People were impressed to find out about this hidden Primark hack which you can ask about when checking out
A clever shopper has discovered a brilliant method to expand your clothes hanger collection without breaking the bank. Since most people buy items online these days, they frequently end up with more garments than hangers.
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Buying coat hangers in large quantities doesn't come cheap. However, certain retailers do occasionally ask whether you'd like to retain a hanger when making in-store purchases, reports the Mirror.
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Whilst some customers might decline and simply leave, one resourceful bargain hunter revealed a trick that could land you loads of hangers absolutely free.
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Posting on the popular Facebook group, Extreme Couponing and Bargaining, the shopper said: "Just a tip for anyone desperately in need of coat hangers. Go to Primark and ask for some!
"I went today and they asked if my mum wanted to keep the hangers and I said I will as I'm in need of some. [The staff] gave me a bag full and told me if I need anymore to go in and ask as they get charged to dispose of them!"
Many people were delighted to learn this, with one fellow member commenting: "Better than going into landfill!" Another remarked: "I'm so glad I've just seen this, literally just been on amazon looking at coat hangers!"
A third said: "This is a great idea. I don't understand this need for perfectly aesthetic clothes hangers that match - they're just there to do a job and hardly anyone is going to see them anyway!!"
Someone else noted: "If there's nothing wrong with them then this is a great thing from Primark. Customer gets hangers for free and they don't have to deal with the waste."
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An individual claiming to be employed at Primark confirmed: "I work there! Just ask we will deffo give you them."
Another shop assistant urged customers to "just ask" if they require a particular type of hanger.
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They explained: "Don't forget that they also have trousers hangers and the 'one peg' ones from the men shorts. [Nine times out of ten] they are buried but it's worth the ask."
Several people noted that this practice isn't exclusive to Primark - with another shop worker stating: "We will give hangers in Poundland too!".
Nevertheless, not every clothing retailer appears to follow this understanding that customers can take a hanger with their buy. In the post, one woman revealed her encounter at Next, stating: "I purchased from Next and asked to keep the hanger, they charged me 15p!"
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The Mirror previously reported in July 2024 that Next had begun implementing a 15p charge for hangers in a pilot scheme at four of its UK branches in an effort to reduce plastic usage. Customers would be charged the fee for the hanger if they wished to take it with their item.
A Next spokesman told The Mirror at the time: "We are trying to reduce the amount of plastic being used to help protect the environment, therefore we retain the hangers and reuse them across the business. The small charge goes towards the production of more hangers."