It's not. I don't have a good memory but was able to recognize my box without the number after the second visit! IMHO stickers in most cases are just a vanity thing and not a necessity!

I like circus wagons.

Imo.....
 

The internet is a wondrous place…..one can find the answer to any question they might have.

Unfortunately you will not always receive a correct answer. There is always someone ready to provide an answer without really knowing the question.

Some observations on this thread!!!

• First: I have not been able to find out who owns the mailboxes; …The USPS, the developer or the VCDD’s. Has anoyone else?
I might believe it’s the VCDD’s (that’s us) but I cannot find out online if that’s true.

• Secondly, If it’s not the USPS, I might believe that it is the owner’s right to decorate their mailboxes….you see decorative mailboxes all over the country. Therefore it might be “Villagish” and NOT against the law.

• Someone here observed that “It does not seem that hard to remember your box number” but it might be for other people and boy the stickers sure make it easier.

• 20 some odd years that The Villages has been here and everyone has NOT put stickers so it does not look like a “circus wagon.”

If it’s not broken…….

Put a number on your key if you can't remember. Or if you don't want it getting stolen then put the number plus 10 or something like that. To be honest I don't know my number but I do know which box it is. After the first couple of times do you really look for the number anymore?

IMHO the stickers look awful. Our new Buttonwood station must have 15% or so covered already. And with all the Steeler fans we seem to have I don't know how they know which sticker is theirs anyway!:)

I called District Property Management and was told the boxes belong to USPS.
USPS customer service 800-275-8777.........good luck.

I've always been positive that the whole facility belongs to USPS. Accordingly, they have the right to ban stickers or whatever!

That said, there've been stickers on Sunset Pointe boxes from the very beginning! Maybe there's a new campaign to get rid of them?

Oddly, the stickers on my box were apparently put there by my neighbor who copes with my mail when I'm away. I assumed so she'd know which was mine. But, the key she uses has the number on it. And, since she's only next door, I have to think that her box is either above mine, or below it!

Ah, well, I'd better leave that subject alone! :loco:

SWR
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Look at your mailbox key it says property of USPS.

sorry, but I don't understand the difference.....................
People decorate their "regular" mailboxes placed in front of their homes, by painting pictures on them, decorating at Christmas time etc.
So what is the BIG deal of us puttin a "little" sticker on our "little" box to help identify upon MANY boxes at the mail drops!
Maybe they should just let us have a mailbox in front of our home so could deviver to EACH home and then they might leave things alone!
Just my humble opinion

Don't those "regular" mailboxes belong to the people who place them in front of their homes?
If everyone put a sticker on their "little" box, how would you find yours??

To easily find mine, I would go contra...mine would be the one w/out a sticker.
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Those regular mailboxes are called rural or residential mail boxes and they belong to the Postal Service once installed. You however are responsible for taking care of them and making sure they are in compliance with USPS regulations.

Polo Ridge, same zip code, and lots of stickers. look like they hv been there for years. No Big deal.

When I get back to TV I'm gonna get and put a sticker on my postal box that sez:

Perhaps it isn't 'villagish' to break the law, but the inconsistencies from Village to Village seem wrong. Glenbrook Post Office has stickers everywhere. ?????

And the award for the best comedic observation of the day goes to (drum roll, please): Skyguy! That is clever, funny stuff!!

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