[Parker]

I love the mailbox stickers. I like to see what everyone chooses and consider the whole thing rather cheerful. I have a tiny palm tree on mine, not to identify, but because I just like it.

Seacoastbargain, I'm with you on this. How irritating for someone to take it upon themselves to police your mailbox. I'll bet it is someone who's box is next to yours, and who has no sticker on it. That's where I'd start looking for the perpetrator. Book em Danno! (Relax folks, all in humor)

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

My opinion is the stickers look crappy. Come on, folks -- you know which mailbox is yours!

I actually saw someone changing some of the stickers on mailboxes.
Now -- THAT is funny!

Bonanza! Was it YOU who replaced my Howdy Doody sticker with Ronald McDonald???????????

[LndLocked]

The things that people do and worry about when they have too much time on their hands ... It never fails to both baffle and amuse me

[cquick]

Originally Posted by CFrance

There are many people who think putting stickers on mailboxes is tacky. You've obviously got a proactive one of those in your neighborhood. There have been stickers on many mailboxes in our neighborhood for years, but nobody bothers them. I would guess it's a private citizen removing yours, not the postal workers.

well, there must be many "tacky" people here in TV! There are stickers on mailboxes all over the whole town!

[big guy]

For years we've had a sticker on our mail box......the same as 3 around our box. Someone has been removing or defacing them for years. He/she removes them, we put another back. Even tried attaching it with super glue. He/she doesn't usually remove other stickers. The interesting thing is that there was one time that most of the stickers had been removed around the building. The mail lady said that she doesn't care what we put on the box as long as she can read the number from inside. It's a small thing but it bothers us that someone takes it upon themselves to remove the stickers (back of the building only), probably when no one else is around. Seems sneaky and underhanded. Will he/she pull plants from my yard that he/she thinks inappropriate? Personally I locate our box by "landmarks"....other stickers.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by cquick

well, there must be many "tacky" people here in TV! There are stickers on mailboxes all over the whole town!

I must be really tacky, 'cause I think they're kinda cool!

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by seacoastbargain

We had recently put a Smiley Face Sticker on our mailbox in Polo Ridge. It was removed in less than a day. I checked with our mailman and he said other stickers have been removed, but he has no idea why or who.
I put a 2nd smiley face sticker on in the past day and it was removed again.
Makes me feel badly that someone is doing this and we have no idea why.
Any thoughts?

First, you are committing a crime by defacing US Postal Service property. Second, if everyone placed all types of stick ons on the mail boxes, the postal station would soon look unacceptably tacky.

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

From the USPS website:
3.2.4 Mailbox Accessories - Decorative art and devices can be attached to the exterior of approved mailbox designs provided they do not interfere with mail delivery or present a safety hazard. Devices can also be mounted in the interior of approved mailboxes provided they do not cause the intended mailbox to fail capacity test described in 3.15.1 and do not interfere with mail delivery or present a safety hazard. Any advertising on a mailbox or its support is prohibited. Unrestricted spring-loaded devices and designs are prohibited. Auxiliary flags or devices used to signal the customer that the mail has arrived must operate automatically without requiring additional carrier effort.

I really believe these regulations refer to mail boxes that homeowners install themselves.

[LuckySevens]

Originally Posted by Lovey2

Crazy are the things that bother people. Used to be we just shook our heads and walked away. Now we feel entitled to take matters in our own hands. Sorry you are having to deal with "The Stickler".

I'm glad to know that someone else is amazed that 'stickers' at a mailbox bothers so many people. Everyone spends about a minute getting their mail, yet they are annoyed that they have to look at stickers for this minute or less. Can't we think of something a little more important to be bothered by?

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Bonanza! Was it YOU who replaced my Howdy Doody sticker with Ronald McDonald???????????

Nope! T'was not I.

If I was to do it,
I would have opted for a Clarabelle sticker or better yet --
Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring . . .
that is, if I could find one!

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by LuckySevens

I'm glad to know that someone else is amazed that 'stickers' at a mailbox bothers so many people. Everyone spends about a minute getting their mail, yet they are annoyed that they have to look at stickers for this minute or less. Can't we think of something a little more important to be bothered by?

Yup, dogs in public places, dog poop, bicycles on the cart paths, walkers in the street, Community Watch, unfriendly golf ambassadors. Life is good in the bubble.

[Bobstr]

I worked for the USPS 30 years as a mailman and never in my town did we ever care about stickers on mailboxes. Heck we had trouble getting some to put their house # on theirs.

[BogeyBoy]

I'll join the "looks tacky" group.

Reminds me of construction areas where there is graffiti and ads stuck all over the exterior of the perimeter wall.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

If everyone placed all types of stick ons on the mail boxes, the postal station would soon look unacceptably tacky.

Unacceptably tacky? Seriously?
How much time do any of us spend looking at mail boxes?
If it's more than 20 seconds a day, I'd be surprised.
The postal agents don't care if you sticker your box.
If someone wants to sticker their box, why all the negativity?

Better to live joyously, and let live.

[Indydealmaker]

Just wondering. Is there a tendency to obsess on "baby" issues like mailbox stickers to avoid the "big" stuff in our lives. Kind of like congress. They have no clue how to handle the big problems so they focus on piddling little issues that were never really a concern of the citizens in the first place.

Or do we just have waayy too much time on our hands?