[Ruthtomnorma3]

Doesn't this happen more when the grandchildren are visiting during the holidays and summer?
There are sticker collection books so they "find one " they don't have yet.
Grandparents should step up,if this is the case....opportunity to teach ...respect other people's property...attitude..."oh,it's just a sticker"

[memason]

Originally Posted by Ruthtomnorma3

Doesn't this happen more when the grandchildren are visiting during the holidays and summer?
There are sticker collection books so they "find one " they don't have yet.
Grandparents should step up,if this is the case....opportunity to teach ...respect other people's property...attitude..."oh,it's just a sticker"

ha ha....it IS just a sticker....

I'm just thankful I still have the where with all to find my mailbox without the need for identifying markings. Mine is easy to find though...it's about the only one without a sticker

Just for the record...the mailboxes are not your private property

[mrsanborn]

Why is it so difficult to follow a rule or law? How many visits to pick up your mail does it take before you know which mailbox is yours?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by mrsanborn

Why is it so difficult to follow a rule or law? How many visits to pick up your mail does it take before you know which mailbox is yours?

Possibly because some mailboxes are located on the bottom couple of rows, and can be difficult to identify by number.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

I have put a "Pro Life" sticker on my mailbox -- it is sometimes removed - but not to worry -- I have hundreds of them

Well prepared! What a hoot.

[Phanatic Luvr]

I visit numerous postal stations to collect mail for clients. I'm sorry, but I find the postal stations with stickers all over them, look trashy, like graffiti.
There are a few postal stations I visit that have no stickers whatsoever. I don't see anyone at those stations trying their key in several boxes before they find their own. I would never remove someone's stickers, but as I said, in my opinion, its defacing a piece of property that is not your own.
Just my opinion, but then again, I'm a neat-nick.
With all that said, I agree with Gracie, your sticker was most likely seen as an advertisement, and that is why it was removed. If one advertisement goes on a mailbox, then who's to say everyone who has a small business wouldn't start advertising at the postal stations. As someone said, try a butterfly.

[dotti105]

I do wish I had a stack of the stickers so I could simply replace it again and again.
I don't think it was deemed "advertising" it is for a BBQ place in NC called 12 Bones. The sticker is simply a large number 12 with the word "bones" under that.

We have close family ties there. Seeing the "12 Bones" sticker just made us smile. Simple as that.

Just surprised at the juvenile behavior by a "friendly neighbor". I guess it's amazing what people will do when no one is watching!! (it wasn't a postal worker, I asked before we put the sticker up. And it wasn't a kid. The mailbox is above my head!)

Hmmm, President Obama did eat there once. Does that make it a target for a political zealot? Who knows??

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by dotti105

I do wish I had a stack of the stickers so I could simply replace it again and again.
I don't think it was deemed "advertising" it is for a BBQ place in NC called 12 Bones. The sticker is simply a large number 12 with the word "bones" under that.

We have close family ties there. Seeing the "12 Bones" sticker just made us smile. Simple as that.

Just surprised at the juvenile behavior by a "friendly neighbor". I guess it's amazing what people will do when no one is watching!! (it wasn't a postal worker, I asked before we put the sticker up. And it wasn't a kid. The mailbox is above my head!)

Hmmm, President Obama did eat there once. Does that make it a target for a political zealot? Who knows??

Dotti - people just cannot mind their own business and TV has a lot of people with time on their hands!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by dotti105

I do wish I had a stack of the stickers so I could simply replace it again and again.
I don't think it was deemed "advertising" it is for a BBQ place in NC called 12 Bones. The sticker is simply a large number 12 with the word "bones" under that.

We have close family ties there. Seeing the "12 Bones" sticker just made us smile. Simple as that.

Just surprised at the juvenile behavior by a "friendly neighbor". I guess it's amazing what people will do when no one is watching!! (it wasn't a postal worker, I asked before we put the sticker up. And it wasn't a kid. The mailbox is above my head!)

Hmmm, President Obama did eat there once. Does that make it a target for a political zealot? Who knows??

Methinks you have hit upon the reason, dotti. I googled it, and they were visited twice by the you-know-who and his wife. Probably some neighbor from down that Asheville area.

[Serenoa]

I'm sure the wide variety of new stickers, old stickers, partially torn stickers, faded stickers, dirty left-over adhesive residue from stickers removed, etc, etc, make the mail boxes really, really attractive.
I see little difference between this and cigarette butts & other litter on the ground, yet I'm surprised at how many folks that seem to think defacing property that isn't theirs with silly stickers is just 100% ok. Others do it, so why can't I? Following that line of reasoning let's all just trash the grounds, too.

Can't wait to move there so I can help beautify TV by peeling a few stickers.

I'll probably pick up some trash & butts, too.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Serenoa

I'm sure the wide variety of new stickers, old stickers, partially torn stickers, faded stickers, dirty left-over adhesive residue from stickers removed, etc, etc, make the mail boxes really, really attractive.
I see little difference between this and cigarette butts & other litter on the ground, yet I'm surprised at how many folks that seem to think defacing property that isn't theirs with silly stickers is just 100% ok. Others do it, so why can't I? Following that line of reasoning let's all just trash the grounds, too.

Can't wait to move there so I can help beautify TV by peeling a few stickers.

Perhaps when you move to TV you'll feel differently.
At our Mail Station, I haven't seen any of the stickers you describe
There are some stickers but they seem to be "well maintained".
Perhaps this appears to be a bigger issue than it really is.
In general, TV is a peace-loving community.

[Serenoa]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Perhaps when you move to TV you'll feel differently.
At our Mail Station, I haven't seen any of the stickers you describe
There are some stickers but they seem to be "well maintained".
Perhaps this appears to be a bigger issue than it really is.
In general, TV is a peace-loving community.

I hope you're right, but I know we saw a postal station that looked more than a tad littered with stickers when we were on our LV in Dec 2012. Have no recollection where it was since we were all over TV trying to take it all in. I just remember thinking at the time that yes, now I see what some have complained about on TOTV.

[graciegirl]

There is zero. zilch, none, nada at our mail box station nor were there any in Hadley before we moved to this village.

I can think of so many things I consider larger issues than this but someone will say I am minimizing. In our house if something goes a little wrong , we look at each other and say, It's not cancer and continue on.

I very much doubt it is political. I am willing to bet most people have never heard of the restaurant no matter who ate there.

[Ruthtomnorma3]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

There is zero. zilch, none, nada at our mail box station nor were there any in Hadley before we moved to this village.

I can think of so many things I consider larger issues than this but someone will say I am minimizing. In our house if something goes a little wrong , we look at each other and say, It's not cancer and continue on.

I very much doubt it is political. I am willing to bet most people have never heard of the restaurant no matter who ate there.

2nd paragraph primarily..... AMEN....

[justjim]

Originally Posted by Wandatime

I wish they'd get mad enough to pick up cigarette butts!

I'm with you on the trash around the mailboxes and cigarette butts are trash.

Don't you think "stickergate" was started by snowbirds (like me) who had a difficult time remembering his/her box number after a 3 to 4 month hiatus . Darn Snowbirds!