Parents are bringing the wreath in daily?

ThePerkyCoralPoet · 2024-12-05T22:09:44+00:00

I went to visit parents and they’ve been wringing their light up wreath in daily from the front of the house. It cost them £60 and they think someone might steal it from the most rural and quiet area ever. Aibu for telling them it’s stupid.

JudgeJ · 08/12/2024 20:17

tuvamoodyson · 06/12/2024 03:44

Not to mention the ‘mental load’ of having to remember this ‘admin task!’

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I wonder if it is classed as 'wife work' ?

Dweetfidilove · 08/12/2024 18:36

LoopyLooooo · 05/12/2024 22:29

An 'admin task' 🙄

I'm sure they're perfectly happy to spend 2 minutes doing this, otherwise they wouldn't.

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You know mumsnetters can create an admin task out of anything 😅

SpeculativeHoumous · 08/12/2024 18:19

My neighbours one blew off in the storm she was a bit pissed off

HoppityBun · 08/12/2024 18:10

SpeculativeHoumous · 06/12/2024 06:40

Do you judge everything they do?

They’re her parents, of course she does.

“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.” Wilde

insomniacalways · 08/12/2024 18:05

Wreaths and other front garden ornaments have been stolen round our nice neighbourhood. I wouldn't put something that cost that much out for this reason.

greengreyblue · 08/12/2024 18:02

Dancingontheedge · 07/12/2024 12:31

My first house, years back. my lovely wreath was nicked after a few days.
Terraced street in the NW, it reappeared on someone else’s door.
I was pissed off, so I put out another, with a rape alarm. The sort where you pull a pin and it goes off and can’t be stopped.
So it got stolen, and it was worth it to watch the teenaged arse panicking as he ran down the street, too confused to let go of my wreath, as all the neighbours looked out to see what the racket was.
Got my wreath back, plugged it back in and the noise stopped.

Nice one. Just put mine on the door but though it’s a beautiful and unusual wreath, it was £4.99 about 15 years ago from Lidl so if it goes, I’ve had my use.

Dancingontheedge · 07/12/2024 12:31

My first house, years back. my lovely wreath was nicked after a few days.
Terraced street in the NW, it reappeared on someone else’s door.
I was pissed off, so I put out another, with a rape alarm. The sort where you pull a pin and it goes off and can’t be stopped.
So it got stolen, and it was worth it to watch the teenaged arse panicking as he ran down the street, too confused to let go of my wreath, as all the neighbours looked out to see what the racket was.
Got my wreath back, plugged it back in and the noise stopped.

Auburngal · 07/12/2024 11:21

My parents take theirs off door if its stormy like today. Noticed down my road, earlier on that someone's wreath has blown off their door

RubyRedBow · 07/12/2024 11:21

Mountainhowl · 06/12/2024 11:08

Someone once stole the Christmas lights off the trees in our front garden when I was a child, they cut the wire to do so so the lights would have been completely useless to them!

So I can definitely see someone pinching a nice wreath

Fairly easy to refit a new plug if they only cut that section.

RubyRedBow · 07/12/2024 11:19

My ex’s wreath used to get stolen every year from what would be seen as a posh area. It was a fresh one from the florist.. He gave up putting it outside in the end.

FoxtonFoxton · 07/12/2024 11:19

DH cable ties ours on. We live it a very rural village, but I do know neighbours who have had theirs taken, along with decorations/plant pots/statues etc.
There has been a huge rise in crime around here sadly. Lots of burglaries, a few cars and vans taken or broken in to. All incredibly brazen as well, caught on CCTV. They don't seem to give a shit. I don't blame your parents and wouldn't say it's stupid at all.

Whattochoose1 · 07/12/2024 11:14

PlumpCatIsBestCat · 06/12/2024 08:03

Aww I bet wherever nanas go, she was looking smug and saying she told you so! 💜

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Absolutely, it was probably her teaching me a lesson, she had a wicked sense of humour 🤣
We all had a good chuckle...although it was a really nice basket!

greengreyblue · 06/12/2024 21:41

See this is why I have a cheap wreath from Aldi years ago but it actually looks really stylish on my front door. If it goes, I’ve had 10 years of use.

usernother · 06/12/2024 20:40

In the next area to me someone went along a whole street in the early hours, stealing all the wreaths and putting them in a bin liner. But this is in a city.

PippaSews · 06/12/2024 20:18

If they're happy doing it, why are you so bothered?

Given the storms/wind my neighbours wreath keeps ending up in my garden. It's rechargeable and they run a cable through their letter box to charge it. I'd rather they took it inside overnight!

unclemtty · 06/12/2024 20:10

Blimey I had absolutely no idea that wreath stealing was so commonplace. I think I must live in such a bubble, literally couldn't imagine that happening where I live.

LlynTegid · 06/12/2024 15:48

Sensible and realistic people, glad to read of it. The point about drug addicts raising money is well made, and given county lines etc is very much a problem in rural areas.

ginasevern · 06/12/2024 15:45

Sounds like you've got a geat relationship with the inlaws OP.

Nanny0gg · 06/12/2024 13:08

Bogginsthe3rd · 06/12/2024 06:43

This is not the time for wreath lectures

I saw what you did there!
😂

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 06/12/2024 12:52

@SoMentallyDrained the door on the left of the house enters into the hall and the door on the right of the house enters into the utility room so that is the back door. the garage is underneath the house.

Oreosareawful · 06/12/2024 12:06

Christmasfizzleout · 05/12/2024 22:29

My friend is bringing a family of enormous light up reindeer in every night.

A family of light up reindeer has just been stolen near me. It had only been out for a day and some scroat has whisked it away.

I don't blame them at all. People will nick anything.

Anyotherdude · 06/12/2024 11:52

My rural quiet road had a porch pirate incident a few weeks ago, captured on the doorbell cameras. I’d think twice about leaving a £60.00 item outside overnight, too now. It’s never going to happen…

…until it does!

Mymanyellow · 06/12/2024 11:37

I was debating getting one. Do t think k I’ll bother.

FictionalCharacter · 06/12/2024 11:21

Yabu. It's up to them whether they want to risk it.
And do you think there's no theft in quiet rural areas?!

Mountainhowl · 06/12/2024 11:08

Someone once stole the Christmas lights off the trees in our front garden when I was a child, they cut the wire to do so so the lights would have been completely useless to them!

So I can definitely see someone pinching a nice wreath