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fdpaq0580 01-11-2022 12:27 PM

Omg
 
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Originally Posted by rustyp (Post 2048597)
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Lucy I'm home

Funny!😆

Madelaine Amee 01-11-2022 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2048501)
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.

Love your satirical sense of humor.

JMintzer 01-11-2022 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by toddrule (Post 2048444)
I’ve noticed in Hemingway a company is removing stickers and painting.
It will have a better appearance.

Painting the aluminum doors? I'm sure that will hold up well... :ohdear:

JMintzer 01-11-2022 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by frank1975 (Post 2048472)
So these people are DRIVING A CAR to the mailbox and need a sticker to find their box??? REALLY????????

There's an awful lot of boxes!

Personally, I haven't a clue as to my box #... I know it's general vicinity, and the stickers help me hone in...

JMintzer 01-11-2022 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 2048546)
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:

Well, considering I only check my mail every week or so, and I only do this every other month or so when we're in FL, The # is useless to me...

JMintzer 01-11-2022 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os (Post 2048577)
I could be wrong but I believe it is illegal to put a sticker on your mailbox??? Anyone know?

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JMintzer 01-11-2022 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecuadog (Post 2048595)
This is the sticker I'm going to put on my mailbox.

I'm changing mine to this one...

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EdFNJ 01-11-2022 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2048650)
Well, considering I only check my mail every week or so, and I only do this every other month or so when we're in FL, The # is useless to me...

Yea, but how do you remember what sticker you used! :) On April 1st someone should go out and put put the same stickers on all the boxes. :) All I remember is ours is 4x4 (4th row across 4th row down). No idea what our actual number is although I did tattoo it on the bottom of my foot for when I die so the coroner can show it to family when he opens the drawer.

JMintzer 01-11-2022 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 2048699)
Yea, but how do you remember what sticker you used! :) On April 1st someone should go out and put put the same stickers on all the boxes. :) All I remember is ours is 4x4 (4th row across 4th row down). No idea what our actual number is although I did tattoo it on the bottom of my foot for when I die so the coroner can show it to family when he opens the drawer.

Stickers are easy to remember. It's quite distinct and reminds me of my home state...

But your tattoo idea has me thinking...

Topspinmo 01-11-2022 08:35 PM

I don’t care, I go there to pick up mail not gawk at all the stickers or who not parking between the lines. See I don’t worry about stuff I have no control over.

Professor 01-12-2022 06:15 AM

Good idea. Stop logging in if it bothers you and we will all be better off...

kathymar528 01-12-2022 06:33 AM

Mailbox stickers were a good, quick activity for my 3 year old grandchild this past summer. How many Mickies can you find? How many flags? Do you see any animals?
That, combined with the golf cart ride to the postal station, and I filled 30-45 min of “down” time.

Debbidoo 01-12-2022 06:39 AM

Odd, my mailbox doesn't look anything like the ones pictured.

thevillages2013 01-12-2022 07:00 AM

I have no idea where my mailbox is my wife gets the mail every time. Probably doesn’t want me to see what we are receiving

Jerry F2 01-12-2022 07:00 AM

Mailbox
 
The best thing you can do to your mailbox is to make (print)
your name (paper) in bold lettering with your address (no city or zip) on it.
Make it as big as possible be still fit INSIDE your little mailbox door.
Tape that INSIDE your mailbox door and it would be a great help to your letter carrier in putting the correct letters in the correct box. Remember most of the letter carriers in
The Villages are contractors hired by the postal service to work just your Postal Station.
They are not US Postal Letter Carriers (Federal Employees) there is a big difference.
The person who delivers our mail (CG) does a great job. How she keeps up with all new houses every couple of weeks has to be hard.

forebubba 01-12-2022 07:04 AM

The stickers are ugly and just trash the postal stations.

rrtjp 01-12-2022 07:58 AM

Lol

Chase219 01-12-2022 08:03 AM

Number on box
 
What about the number on the Box

nhtexasrn 01-12-2022 08:51 AM

:1rotfl:
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2048441)
I realize I should have put my sticker on the outside.

:1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:

kendi 01-12-2022 08:54 AM

Do that many people not know how to read the numbers on their box? A sticker saves them one second maybe. Kindergarten.

Bogie Shooter 01-12-2022 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Professor (Post 2048756)
Good idea. Stop logging in if it bothers you and we will all be better off...

Curious, who is "you"?

oldtimes 01-12-2022 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kendi (Post 2048828)
Do that many people not know how to read the numbers on their box? A sticker saves them one second maybe. Kindergarten.

Kindergarten is being bothered by something so trivial.

MangiaMangia 01-12-2022 09:36 AM

For me, I get a chuckle seeing all the different stickers when I pick up my mail. In the split second that the stickers actually cross my mind, I see who are sports fans, Disney fans, rainbow lovers, etc. I guess I'm an optimist - glass half full - look on the bright side kind of person.

fdpaq0580 01-12-2022 09:47 AM

Yea.
 
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Originally Posted by Chase219 (Post 2048802)
What about the number on the Box

Yeah, that could work too. But for those who don't have the location and elevation programmed in to their GPS, they may be reading numbers on nearly identical boxes.
Imagine a lot full of identical cars and to find yours you have to walk the lot checking license plates. Easier and quicker if you had a scrunchy or tennis ball on the antenna so you could spot it from a distance, don't you think?

DonnaNi4os 01-12-2022 10:23 AM

Just out of curiosity, is it really that hard to remember your box number? It’s always in the same place.

fdpaq0580 01-12-2022 10:40 AM

Not really, for some.
 
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Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os (Post 2048888)
Just out of curiosity, is it really that hard to remember your box number? It’s always in the same place.

For me, I have the exact location and number memorized. I am the one who most often gets the mail. Wife seldom gets the mail and to have a visual "marker" helps since she doesn't know the precise location or have the number memorized.

Velvet 01-12-2022 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os (Post 2048888)
Just out of curiosity, is it really that hard to remember your box number? It’s always in the same place.

Looong number, going up and down (not the way we usually read), and in my case at the very bottom so you have to bend down to see it, low light in evening even more difficult to read. And then you wonder why people don’t use the number? The Villages is a city now population wise, it is time to get urban door to door delivery, and stop this rural type postal boxes service.

EdFNJ 01-12-2022 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerry F2 (Post 2048776)
The best thing you can do to your mailbox is to make (print)
your name (paper) in bold lettering with your address (no city or zip) on it.
Make it as big as possible be still fit INSIDE your little mailbox door.
Tape that INSIDE your mailbox door and it would be a great help to your letter carrier in putting the correct letters in the correct box. Remember most of the letter carriers in
The Villages are contractors hired by the postal service to work just your Postal Station.
They are not US Postal Letter Carriers (Federal Employees) there is a big difference.
The person who delivers our mail (CG) does a great job. How she keeps up with all new houses every couple of weeks has to be hard.

That really isn't any help without a flashlight. I was our mailroom around Christmas and there is no way you can see inside to the little door when it is closed to see a name or address without shining a flashlight inside it. Addresses are all marked in the mailroom over each box although that doesn't always help because another family with the same house number on a different street often gets my mail which is why I "took a tour" of the mailroom. She said it was simply due to the part-timers not being careful as each address is very obvious on each box.

However I am tired of getting the previous owner's mail. Now I get 12 cremation letters every week instead of 6!

Joe V. 01-12-2022 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2048907)
Looong number, going up and down (not the way we usually read), and in my case at the very bottom so you have to bend down to see it, low light in evening even more difficult to read. And then you wonder why people don’t use the number? The Villages is a city now population wise, it is time to get urban door to door delivery, and stop this rural type postal boxes service.

I lived in urban Houston for 10 years, a bit bigger than TV. We had no door to door service. You walked to the end of the block and got our mail from a lock box (and larger lock boxes for packages) similar to what we have here. 24 mail boxes for 24 homes on the blocks.

ElDiabloJoe 01-12-2022 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os (Post 2048577)
I could be wrong but I believe it is illegal to put a sticker on your mailbox??? Anyone know?

Lol, I challenge anyone to show me anyone who has been arrested or cited for putting a sticker on their own mailbox. What is the code section? What agency enforces this? USPS Postal Inspectors? They're about as likely to arrest for a street crime as the Secret Service. Vandalism? Not if it's my own mailbox. Ya know the mantra: "No victim, no crime."

SeaCros 01-12-2022 03:43 PM

People can find anything to complain about

Dennys37Packard 01-12-2022 04:12 PM

I totally agree with watch dr. I don’t think the mailbox center is a place I bring guests to show off the beauty of The Villages. It is there for a purpose, that’s all. Riding by on the street they look nice and you don’t notice the stickers. Some people might need something to help their declining memory and mobility find their correct box. Some might like it because it is cute or meaningful to them. It’s not on yours, so get your mail and move on. Don’t get your panties in a bunch. Some people love bumper stickers, some don’t, some antenna tie ones (scrunches or flowers), some not so much, go home read your mail and worry about real problems in life. Go visit a shelter, do help at a senior center, enjoy what little time you have left on this planet, and smell the roses. Live life to your fullest. The clock is ticking people......

Worldseries27 01-12-2022 09:18 PM

Deep throat mail box conspiracy
 
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Originally Posted by waltdisney4life (Post 2048505)
how lucky are we that this is the biggest issue in our lives couldn’t be more blessed!!

i want woodward & bernstein to expose why 6 foot plus villagers are assigned the bottom tier boxes and the petite ones are assigned to the top needing either a ladder or pogo stick to get their mail. Hint. I believe the conspiracy starts in the design center.
And also
to video the delivery drivers who kick the boxes into the smaller bins so that you can't fit a nickel in there and need wd 40 to get it out.
Also
video the delivery drivers with open doors who kick the red button to gain access thru the gates.

coffeebean 01-13-2022 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rustyp (Post 2048554)
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.

Made me chuckle.

coffeebean 01-13-2022 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2048581)
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. 😃😃😃

Another chuckle from me.

coffeebean 01-13-2022 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by oldtimes (Post 2048584)
It must be wonderful to be you but for those of us who suffer from dyslexia the stickers are a big help.

Just wondering if you have a flower at the back of the roof of your car.

coffeebean 01-13-2022 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2048593)
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.

That is what those fake flowers are for. Right?

coffeebean 01-13-2022 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2048831)
Curious, who is "you"?

I realize now that many times when people do not quote who they are responding to, they are actually responding to the original poster in the original post. I think that is the case with this post that you responded to.

coffeebean 01-13-2022 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2048907)
Looong number, going up and down (not the way we usually read), and in my case at the very bottom so you have to bend down to see it, low light in evening even more difficult to read. And then you wonder why people don’t use the number? The Villages is a city now population wise, it is time to get urban door to door delivery, and stop this rural type postal boxes service.

We had a single family home in South Florida for several years, in between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. The homes were built with gang mailboxes and the gang mail boxes are still in use today. That area was much more populated than The Villages. I don't think it has anything to do with population whether gang mailboxes are assigned to a community.

oldtimes 01-13-2022 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2049493)
Just wondering if you have a flower at the back of the roof of your car.

My car doesn’t look like every other one on the lot and I do not have to identify it by a number that runs up and down instead of left to right which is challenging enough.


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