I had a few of the add on hangers (1) and they were so annoying! That hook would get caught on other clothes and pull them off/get tangled.

The multi-pant hangers (2) are a pain. They are difficult to use and break easily. Get a whole bunch of the slim hangers (similar to 6) from Container Store instead. Totally worth it.

I truly recommend Number 7 - not a beauty but works great and is really saving space.

I've never seen any purpose of the multi-hangers. The width of the clothest take up as much space as the slim hangers. I have tried a few versions out of sheer desperation but always find them more trouble than their worth - plus they make it hard to see everything at a glance.

I 100% without hesitation suggest the huggable hangers. I bought a small set 6-7 years ago and have since switched out my entire closet to them. They literally doubled my closet space and can be used for ALL my clothes, even heavy winter coats.

our closet space sucks so much I will have to buy a rolling clothes rack.

I actively mock Joy Mangano...I mean she cries over hangers. But, dang if my TJMaxx knock offs aren't awesome. I hang pants/skirts on #3 type hangers (again, cheap knock-offs). I've tried the multi-hangers in times of desperation (closets in Victorian era home)...yucks, bordering on hilarious failure.

In older closets with an existing wooden pole, better to raise the main pole up to as high as it is comfortable for you to reach and add a second pole to part of it so you have two shorter sections for pants, skirts, and tops and another for full length garments. I drilled holes through the main pole and used plastic coated electrical wire, threaded through, wrapped around, and then tied in a knot, to hang the second pole....better than using chain, which bounces.. (I tried )...and it's very strong. Never noticed a weakening of the pole from drilling either, but if you are worried you can just wrap it around poles. That's the cheap-o version. The last time I did it, I got long threaded metal poles, about 3/8 inch in diameter, from the hardware store and installed them through the poles with nuts screwed on either side to hold them in place. More rigid, looked slick, too. Still had room up above for a shelf. Made my closet work SO much better without the cost of re-doing it with an expensive "system". And I agree, most of those space-saving hangers are bunk and you just end up with clothes knocked off the hangers by the clips or not being able to see what you've got.

I do not understand the huggable hanger thing. I had a set and gave them away with some clothes to a thrift shop. I didn't even like them for t-shirts. They left marks in the shoulders. I use shaped hangers for jackets, and fat plastics for the t-shirts, and padded hangers for some coat sweaters. If the huggables were that great, wouldn't clothing stores use them? They made a mess of my closet, things were terribly wrinkled even when I left room between garments. One of the benefits of a better hanger is that things hang straight and get "air" so they are ready to wear. Ugg-able!

I prefer wooden hangers for the very reason that you can't fit too many clothes in the closet. I actually like my clothes spaced out a little!

I was super skeptical of the Huggable hangers for the reasons mentioned above. However, we downsized last year and closet space is at a high premium in our home!! TCS had a sale, so I got a pack to try, figuring that at worst, I would be out a few bucks and give them away.
Having tried them, I am a believer. Knits should not be hung, anyway, as they slowly stretch due to gravity, so those are neatly folded and filed. I still have over a hundred hangers to change over, and the amount of closet space gained from what I have switched is incredible. I can actually slide my clothes to eyeball them when trying to choose something to wear. I no longer have to pack away out-of-season clothing because of lack of space. Living in a small space, and sharing a closet with the hubs, these hangers have been a lifesaver.

I had one of those Ikea ones (#5). It was terrible!!! I was hanging multiple pairs of pants on it, draping them over each rung. When unhooking from the rail it if it didn't remain horizontal then half the items would slide off. If you tried to catch them and over corrected the others would slide off the other way. It's really a case of something that looks cool but in practice is almost worthless.

Hi,

Thank you for mentioning our Walnut & Chrome 11" Pant/Skirt Hanger from OnlyHangers. We would like to correct the price you quoted. You list $36.95/bundle of 12 and this should be $36.95/bundle of 25. This price is for 25 hangers, not 12.

We enjoy your site, put a link on our blog to one of your articles just last week. Keep up the good work.

Jo

Huggable hangers are truly the way to go! I recommend them to clients all the time (they also have similar ones at The Container Store). They take up less space and don't allow clothing to fall off.