Have you ever been WIDE AWAKE at 3am with nothing to do but watch infomercials? Come on, admit it, I KNOW you have ordered something from TV. We all have. We are EASY targets at 3am... suckers, if you will??, and I DID!!
A half hour or hour long program starring a single product, that promises to deliver 6-pack abs in less than 10 minutes, or take the deep set in stains out if your favorite shirt, or give you glowing youth-like skin, or even cook your meat to perfection while taking out all of the calories and fat!!?? Come ON!!?? Who WOULDN'T buy that!?? Plus, after hearing those testimonials from the average Joe's, whose lives have been completely turned around from the products; and the "before" and "after" photos? Really, you have to be an idiot NOT to buy the product!! Also, if you "hurry and buy now" you can get all of the amazingness for just a measly price, and a SECOND one for free, AND A TRAVEL LIGHT UP MIRRORED SCREW DRIVER LETTER OPENER LIPSTICK CASE, or something along those lines. (plus the cost of shipping) Too good to be true!? Right?!
Well, after my sleepless night and watching the Wonder Hanger infomercial, I was CONVINCED that I NEEDED this product!! That's it!! My cluttered life will be cleansed!! The key was to clutter-free my closet!! Having a small closet, well the smallest closet EVER, has been the death of me since I have moved in!! It swallows things, my favorite garments, leaving the less desired ones crammed together at the front staring at me every time I open my closet. This is why I open up my closet every time, and clothes spew outward at me, and then I say "OMG I HAVE to go shopping!! I have NOTHING TO WEAR!!!" See!!? This is my problem!! Well......
The Wonder Hanger is the secret ingredient I have been waiting for!! The key to my happiness!! The Wonder Hanger promises to "INSTANTLY TRIPLE MY CLOSET SIZE", give me "neat and wrinkle free clothes", its the "ultimate space saver for any size closet", "will hold up to 20 lbs", is "strong enough for 5 winter coats", and is "great for purses too"!! (I didn't even try to put my purses on there... knowing that each easily weighs OVER 20 lb) All of this and it lasts for 10 years, you get multiple sets, some other bendable hangers, PLUS LED stick-on lights!! YES!! I will be able to see in the scary depths of my closet, AND I can buy 3 times MORE clothes and won't have to donate something in order to make room!!! YES PLEASE!!
Well, now after that life changing purchase I am able to sleep like a BABY!!
About 7-10 business days later, a package arrives for me... I had completely forgotten about my purchase!! I was soooo excited when I opened the box, I AM soo smart!! I gave myself a pat on the back for making such a productive purchase at 3am!! Little did I know, the trouble I was getting myself into!!?
That weekend was the beginning of my new life as an organized and clutter-free woman!! Saturday, bright and early, I started my endeavor... NINE hours later, I was almost done. I had found a few items that were long lost treasures, which was exciting, and even a couple of garments that I had accused a friend of borrowing and not returning. I feel kinda bad now, but glad to have that tank top back!! (note to self: do not wear that around her!!) Anyhoo... I have everything organized, hung on hangers, and then again on the Wonder Hangers. I collapse them to triple my space. Sadly, they do not reduce the space by 2/3. But they do reduce the space none-the-less. So thumbs up to me!! (Maybe I shouldn't have doubled and tripled up on the notches with hangers?? But 20 lb!! Right?? There is no way that I put 20 lb. on each of the Wonder Hangers.) I finished by sticking the LED lights in places that highlighted my clothes!! BEAUTIFUL!! YAY ME!! And it only took 10 1/2 hours!! I feel so FREE, so ALIVE, like I have a HUGE weight lifted off my shoulders, and... LIKE I HAVE A NEW WARDROBE!! WHOO-HOO!! It was totally worth all of the blood and sweat and man hours!!
That night I went to bed sleeping peacefully until about 3am when....... CRAAASSSHH BAAAANNNG, BOOOOMMM!! OMG!! I woke up freaking out that someone barged through my door, or like a bomb just went off?? HUH?!! What happened?? I hid under the covers, when the noise happened AGAIN!! That's when I realized the noise was coming from MY CLOSET!! OMG someone came into my room and was trying to steal my fabulous wardrobe and was in MY CLOSET!! MY CLOSET, that I had spent 10 1/2 hours reorganizing!! That was it!! I was going to KILL THEM!! I grabbed my ice skate (don't ask) toe pick pointing forward, and tip-toed towards my closet... 1-2.....2 1/2.....3!!! I opened the closet door!! It wasn't a burglar at all, a BOMB HAD GONE OFF, and something DID barge through the closet door... MY WARDROBE!! EVERY stitch of clothing that I had worked soooo hard to lovingly hang up on the Wonder Hanger had exploded in my face, every dress, every jacket, every tank top... all over me!! (just visualize the scene from Shopaholic where her clothes explode on her from the vacuum sealed bags, SAME THING) I picked up one of the Wonder Hangers and realized that The hook-like part of the hanger that hangs on the closet was no longer a hook, it was completely straight. 20lbs, yeah right!!?? I just started to CRY...
I have learned my lesson!! NO SHOPPING AT 3 am!! Too good to be true, usually IS!! And... The Wonder Hanger... NOT SO WONDERFUL!! It didn't last 10 years, it didn't even make it 24 hours! Hell, I don't think it out-lived the 10 1/2 hours it took me to reorganize my closet!! Sad day for me, and for my clothes!!
SO NOT OBSESSED with the Wonder Hanger!!
xoxo- Heather O.
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