The Quest for Hangers ... why must everything be so much more difficult over here?

Hangers. Used by everyone I know to hang up their clothes in a closet. This being said, you would think that buying hangers would be relatively simple and they should be available for purchase at numerous stores. This is NOT the case in NY, at least not with my luck ;).

Due to a shortage of space in my luggage, I opted to leave behind most of my hangers assuming it would just be easier to buy new ones once I was in NYC. I begin by searching the street filled with dollar and discount stores near Park Slope, just two blocks down the street. Although supplied with many other random household items, I could not find a single hanger for sale. I next try the few drug stores in the area including a decent-sized Rite Aid, but alas, no hangers. I decide that I need to try guaranteed hanger-selling stores and do a google search to find all large store chains near me. I find a Target only two subway stops away decide that is where I must go because I KNOW Target sells hangers.

When I get to the Target I am already feeling hopeful. Not only did I just find a huge Target, but it is part of a giant complex of shops including, Old Navy, Victoria's Secret, Marshalls, Bath and Body Works, etc. Well, after wandering Target for what felt like forever, I realized I was destined to never find hangers to buy. All sections of the store were incredibly picked over leaving not much of a selection of anything. As for hangers, the only kind available was the kid-sized ones that are about half the size of regular ones. I left Target feeling defeated but also laughing to myself at the absurdity of my hunt for hangers.

I find that there is a Bed, Bath, and Beyond in Mid-town Manhattan and decide they MUST have hangers. But, just to be sure I call ahead and ask them ... the saleswoman on the phone acted like I was ridiculous but assured me they had hangers currently in-stock! So off to Manhattan I went.... I had a few other household items I needed and found BBandB to have many of them. As for hangers, they had an entire wall shining with all kinds of hangers! Although the cheapest ones available in bulk were not the standard cheap plastic ones but "heavy duty", I decided this was the best I was going to be able to find. I also bought us a new lidded trash can for the kitchen, wash cloths, bath mat, and food storage containers.

I share my shopping list with you all to let you know how much stuff I must now carry back to the subway and back to Park Slope. Between the trash container and my large purse I was able to compact everything so I could just carry the large trash can. New York weather decided we needed a few more days of hot and humid which made it a bit more difficult to carry the can the 4 blocks to the subway. As luck would have it, the subway car's air conditioner was broken and made the ride back to Brooklyn quite miserable. I was happy to get off the subway and begin my half-mile walk back to our apartment. Luckily, there was a nice breeze blowing by then and the buildings along 7th Ave provided me a walk in the shade. I arrived home hot, sweaty, and tired but happy that I had finally ended my quest!