Hanger storage container and method of using same

A method of storing a plurality of hangers in a hanger storage device, the method comprising:

• a. providing a hanger storage device, comprising:
• i. a container base, the container base comprising a floor and first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls;
• ii. a divider disposed and extending substantially across the container base from a first corner region formed at the intersection of the first and second sidewalls of the container base to a third corner region formed at the intersection of the third and the fourth sidewalls of the container base, the divider dividing the container base substantially in half diagonally;
• iii. two compartments defined at least partially by the floor, sidewalls, and divider;
• iv. two alignment pegs, a first one of the two alignment pegs disposed in a second corner region formed at the intersection of the second and third sidewalls of the container base and a second one of the two alignment pegs disposed in a fourth corner region formed at the intersection of the fourth and first sidewalls of the container base, the two alignment pegs being diagonally opposite one another, and wherein the two alignment pegs are formed in the floor and extend perpendicularly upward therefrom, and wherein the two alignment pegs are configured to receive a hook portion of a hanger;
• and
• v. a lid, wherein the lid is configured to secure atop the sidewalls thereby enclosing the two compartments;
• b. stacking a plurality of hangers in one or more of the two compartments, wherein the hook portion of the plurality of hangers engage with a corresponding one of the two alignment pegs;
• and
• c. securing the lid atop the one or more sidewalls.