Mailbox stickers Reveal Who You Are
 

Do those mailbox stickers tell us who you are? It sure is an easy way to help find your mailbox among all those others.

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Truth-it is graffiti. Finding your mailbox? It is not a moving target.

If a sticker was removed would some not find their mailbox?
Do they have stickers somewhere on the front of their house/driveway/lamp post?

....just trying to be jocular. :)

Mine had a sticker on it when I moved into the Villages. It was there from the previous homeowner. Or possibly the one before them. It is a generic non-political and non-religious sticker, and doesn't offend me, so I leave it there.

What does that say about me? I think it says I just can't be bothered with nonsense.

only reason I have a sticker on the mail box is that it helps me zero in on my box is...

Tacky…..

Thankful for sticker on box below ours, makes it easier to find.

If it weren’t for the neighbors stickers I would have to put one on mine to find it.

I realize I should have put my sticker on the outside.

I’ve noticed in Hemingway a company is removing stickers and painting.
It will have a better appearance.

Uh oh you better be careful, one more thing for the districts to decide to legislate against

Are the mailboxes official government property are you desecrating them?:)

To me, they are ugly.

Get a life people.
 

With so many things to do here in TV and you have to worry about mailbox stickers. If it’s not on yours who cares. I mean really people, I could see if it was political or abusive or spray painted, then let the postal service take care of it but is this really what it has come to, sitting here and worrying about stickers on mailboxes. As people gets older things become confusing and memory does go, so if this helps people zero in on theirs or helps them remember which one is theirs, then good for them. I have got to get off of this Talk of The Villages because so many little minor things people complain about with this great place to live. Enjoy life people, don’t just sit at home and complain about it.

Good one!!!

So these people are DRIVING A CAR to the mailbox and need a sticker to find their box??? REALLY????????

That would be a yes! I am one of those people. 🤣

I don't care either way. If the people in charge wanted the practice stopped that would be the end of it.

It was about a year or so ago that the Mallory mail center had all the stickers removed. It certainly did make the appearance of the mail center look really nice. I think painting was done too and the whole area brightened up, especially at night. Maybe improved lighting was also done, not sure.

I never have had or have never needed a sticker on the mailbox. I guess the location of my mailbox is easy peasy to find. Sorry to say, the stickers have slowly returned but there are not nearly as many as there were before the improvements were done. I imagine folks have no problem finding their mailbox without a sticker on it. How about using the number?

Yep! I drive right on up the road and look for the sign so I know which building to go to. The sign probably isn't necessary since there is only one mail center in the area and it looks different than a house or a rec center. But still, a sign is nice.

Then I get out of my car and stand in front of a wall of over 300 identical doors. Sure, by now I know the general location of my door so that narrows it down a bit. I should remember the number but I don't. But the little sign (sticker) on the door helps me find the right door.

I guess the sticker is just like the sign on the road that helps me find the right building except there is only one building to choose from but over 300 doors.


EDIT: Oops! Turns out my neighborhood pool has a sign and the postal station just hangs off the parking lot.

How lucky are we that this is the biggest issue in our lives couldn’t be more blessed!!

Amen! :bigbow:

Not government property
 

They are owned by TV, not the government. I clarified with postal service after people were having fits before about stickers, etc.

After the first week or so of living there if you can't "zero in" search Google for "optometrists near me." Our mailbox area looks like the front cover of a 6th grade notebook with all the zillions of stickers. :1rotfl:

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I'd like to know what USPS employee told you that. Other than the Postmaster I would take it with a grain of sale. Then why do the keys says "USPS DO NOT DUPLICATE" and you have to contact the USPS to get a replacement, NOT The Villages? Actually they change the lock not replace the key.

I was extremely angry when I arrived at the post boxes and found my sticker was removed. Put the big gold key in, the one that weighs 6 pounds and pulls my trousers down to my knees and it did not work. Wrong box ? Moved to right - NG. Moved left NG. Up & down still NG. Got in the golf cart and left in frustration. On the way home found the problem - wrong postal station.

You are right but you need to lighten up a bit. That's how it goes here. :D 80% of the topics are like this. If it does upset you, you are 100% correct that you shouldn't read the forum because it's not worth it affecting your health over a bunch of silly posts. :)

I hope no one ever buys stickers (similar to ones currently on the mailboxes) and just plays roulette, sticking them over the ones currently on the mailbox.
I do understand the challenge some have finding their mailbox. I'm in my fifties and already having issues like this.

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Bill says his station has a sign, doesn’t yours? Mine has no sign either.:shrug:

Oops! Turns out my neighborhood pool has a sign and the postal station just hangs off the parking lot.

Looks like many of the stations between 466 and 44 are located at the neighborhood pools. This may not be the case north of 466 or south of 44.

I could be wrong but I believe it is illegal to put a sticker on your mailbox??? Anyone know?

Such fun.
 

Getting a kick out of this thread.
Our mailbox has a couple of stickers on it that were put on by a friend who was picking up our mail for a couple of months. Said it made zeroing in on the box easier for her. Just left them there.
As for me, box is at the back of the building, seven steps from the corner, third section, second row down, fourth from the right, Number xxxxx, and it has 2 small stickers. I sure am glad those stickers are there or I might never find it. 😃😃😃

See posts #2 thru#31…..your answer may be there.:ho:

It must be wonderful to be you but for those of us who suffer from dyslexia the stickers are a big help.

There is a small generic happy face on my mailbox which was inherited. I left it there, makes it easy to find my box among the multitude of similar ones. Otherwise, at night especially I would have to bring a flashlight to look at the long numbers on the boxes. I’ve taken photos on my iPhone to find my box which is in the center of many boxes on either side but the tiny sticker on it is what I end up using.

Yep.
 

Imagine going grocery shopping. You park in an empty parking lot. When you come out the lot is full of vehicles same make, model and color as yours and the only difference is the license number. Having a visible sign or indicator would help making your vehicle stand out from all the clones.

This is the sticker I'm going to put on my mailbox.

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Lucy I'm home

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