Prevent Pants From Sliding Off Hanger

Here's a quick, easy, and essentially free fix for hangers that let your pants slide off...
This is a common problem with the pants hangers you get from the dry cleaners.

Normally when I have this problem, I just remove the cardboard and harvest the wire for alternative future use.
But, sometimes I really wish the hanger would work!

Here's how.

First step to fixing the hanger is to cut some notches in the cardboard.  One slit about 3/4" long at each end. 

Now you need a rubber band.  I could not find any around the house - but I did find some left over rubber from some sort of freebie exercise fitness kit.  I just cut a long slender piece off and it worked great.  If your rubber band is not long enough - try tying two together. 

You can see the rubber band with knots tied on each end. 

Now insert one of the knotted ends of the rubber band into one of the slots of the cardboard.

Now twist the rubber band around the cardboard sort of like a candy cane.  Finally, place the remaining end of the rubber band into the remaining slot.

Now the pants stay on the hanger. 
I thought of this while I was doing the laundry today.

Note:  If you have some particularly delicate fabrics, you might not want to use this.
But for my suits, jeans, and khakis - this is an easy winner!