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Bumper Stickers

occasionalrain — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:46:49 GMT

I received a bumper sticker in the mail from American Forests, an organization I support. I don't do bumper stickers but it had me realizing that I haven't seen them in my area since the last presidential election. Do people still have them in your area or have they become "dated" everywhere?

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:52:00 GMT

Once you put them on, you couldn't get them off.

The way they make cars and bumpers today who knows what would happen if you wanted it off!

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Travone — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:54:09 GMT

Cars are way too expensive to apply bumper stickers to them. Plus, a good portion of cars are leased now, I wouldn't think they would be allow to apply bumper stickers.

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fthunt — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:55:24 GMT

Don't even see college stickers on the back window of "Dad's" car anymore - nor

"I've been to Disney" .....................

Visit Canada......................bumper stickers

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Bri369 — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:56:44 GMT

Bumper stickers were never popular in my area.

I do see a lot of car magnets and removable decals.

I don't like to clutter up my car with that kind of stuff.

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itsmagic — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:10:26 GMT

I don’t see many bumper stickers anymore but I do still see window decals for sports teams in our area.

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CAcableGirl2 — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:23:53 GMT

I see an occasional bumper sticker, but I don't use them, they are too hard to remove.

I do have a little magnet shaped like a dog bone that says "your dog doesn't know sit", and an American flag on the back of my car.

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vermint — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:25:00 GMT

We never put bumper stickers or window decals on our vehicles...but we are "of the few" where I live! I see tons of military, college, political and just decorative stuff here.

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:20:23 GMT

Quite a few vehicles sporting bumper stickers in my area, but not on my car. Most are dated ones from past elections.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:26:12 GMT

I don't like that stuff on my car. It always looks junky to me.

I do see car magnets but I can't say they are popular. Most vehicles I see with bumper stickers are pick-up trucks and the stickers appear pretty old.

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occasionalrain — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:26:20 GMT

I miss the amusing ones, especially when stuck in traffic.

I don't miss the baby onboard window hangers.

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jlkz — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:42:58 GMT

MAGNETS: when you remove the bumper sticker, don’t be surprised to find that the paint under the sticker is now darker than the rest of the car.

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SahmIam — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:42:33 GMT

Funny you mentioned this, @occasionalrain. I mentioned this to my youngest when we were out yesterday and saw an old car with its rear COVERED in bumper stickers; you could tell some had been there for a LONG time. We noticed we rarely see them though we do see clings (I have 2) in rear windows. For the rest of our drive, we started looking for them and noticed:

1) The more expensive the car, the least amount of "things" you see on it (saw nothing on any car costing more than $80,00 no matter the make)

2). The older/less expensive/junkier the car, the MORE "things" you see on it: usually the entire back of the car (from roofline, covering most of the window, down to covering the entire bumper)

3) Mini vans, no matter the model, age or cost, have the most school/sport items on them (bumper and window).

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sunshine45 — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:51:15 GMT

i dont see a lot of bumper stickers anymore, but i do seee quite a few "window clings" and some trunk magnets.

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Lucky Charm — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:11:02 GMT

I never did bumper stickers and have always removed the dealership name from our vehicles (or their license plate *frame*).

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wishmoon — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:18:32 GMT

Bumper stickers are rare anymore in rural PA. With everyone being so divided, few ppl want to even take the chance of putting election stickers on their car, probably for fear of it being damaged. I was never "into" them so never had any.

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QueenDanceALot — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:24:35 GMT

I just put a bumper sticker on my car, the first one I've ever done.

Can't tell you what it says though!

hahahaha

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depglass — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:32:35 GMT

What I see a lot of lately are "In memory of" decals in back windows noting the death of a young person, usually from some unusual act like a drowning or getting shot. Really, we had an incident some years ago where some nut shot several kids from a railroad trestle. I still see those parents driving around with the sad reminders. Tragic.

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Carmie — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:59:10 GMT

I still see plenty of them. My whole area is full of PennState Lion Paws and Phila Eagles stickers and magnets, also " My kid is an honor student at ......school".

Once in a while I see a political one....gotta be crazy to do that.

We don't have anything on our cars.

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Maestra1 — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 12:01:51 GMT

I only have 1 magnet showing my support for Wounded Warriors Project.

I hope it may remind others of the sacrifices of selfless Americans and their families who serve our great country.