Parents are bringing the wreath in daily?

I worry about mine being stolen and it only cost me £20 in a sale, I firmly stick it to my door with this strong double sided glue tape thing (sorry, I don't remember the name of it 🙈), but i stick it on in in multiple places and it holds really well, takes some getting back off the door after Christmas though 🤣 thankfully it's pvc so doesn't mark. I probably wouldn't advise it on a wooden door

Yep I've had mine stolen don't bother now. I lived in a flat at the time too.

@RisingSunn you live a sheltered life.

We replanted the flower beds in front of our block of flats prior to mother's day in 2022. Some fucker drove along around 05:00 and removed almost all the new plants. They hadn't really bedded in well yet at this point so were easy to remove. He got about 20 of them.

We thought it was probably a gift for his Mum. I hope she knew they were stolen and was ashamed of him.

EDIT: we got the car reg from the building CCTV but the police weren't interested.

@RisingSunn oh yes it's very much a thing stealing wreaths and outside decorations.

I really didn’t know stealing wreaths (and PP mentioned potted plants) were a thing!

You could point out that someone could just as easily take it during the day?

I think it's silly to buy a light up one and take it indoors every night. If it had no lights on, fine.

Around here the only way to ensure a wreath stayed on your front door was to rig it up to the mains.

My door wreath is made from razor cut flexible metal was originally to go around a light . Really sharp if the fuckers try & nick it they will cut their hands. All with the joy of Christmas. Season of giving 🎁

Wow, I had never even considered people steal a wreath?! Even so, I think you should either run the risk and put it up and leave it up or don't bother. It could be stolen during the day.

That’s the best thing I’ve read today , so cheers for that 🎅🎄

What utter nonsense. 🙄 Of course it’s not ridiculous, it’s literally nothing to do with anyone else. So they should buy something they don’t even want because it’s cheap? What a miserable way to live. Some people are happy to spend the extra two minutes bringing in the product they actually like and want just to mitigate the risk however small because you know, it’s their lives and it brings them joy.

I got mine stolen from my flat front door a couple of years ago.

We have a central mail box and there are only three other flats that share my bit of dead end corridor. So it was either one of my immediate neighbours or their delivery drivers.

I don't bother anymore.

Oh now I want a light up wreath crown to wear on the way home from the pub!

We had ours stolen when I was a kid. Never had once since.

I need to read this thread!

Leave them to it. This is not a problem for anyone at all.

Plenty of people spend a lot longer faffing over patio furniture cushions, I bet.

Someone on here once suggested attaching an attack alarm to a Christmas wreath: the loop bit on the door/gate, and the noisy part within the wreath itself. Genius idea (unless some attempts to nick it at 4am, not so great for you nor the neighbours).

It doesn't sound like it's the work of more than half a minute to nip and out and bring it in, and while I wouldn't bother myself (unless I'd had one taken before), I'd just leave them to get on with whatever makes them feel happy.

Hahaha my parents do this too. Their wreath is more likely to spontaneously combust than get stolen where they live (rural, half a mile from the nearest house).

Risk & safety is often a thing of perception rather than actuality - hard to shift.
There's no telling them! I guess it does no harm but yeah, no need.

Hardly an onerous task. I double lock my front door when I go to bed each night. It would take me all of ten seconds while I was there to open the door and bring in a wreath, if I had one.

My neighbour's wreath was nicked some years ago. It was one she'd had for several years.

I made mine and won't put it out as nothing in my area stays put unless it's nailed down. I've even had a recycle bin (free from the council) stolen though they kindly left the rubbish for me. My colleague a few streets away had a large pot on his front too heavy to lift so the just stole all the plants out of the pot. The local park also had plants & shrubs taken out of the ground when it got done up.

When you say life size are we talking red deer or muntjac?

Is it actually any of your business if they use their wreath as toilet paper and then hang it back out again in the morning? Of all the busybody things to post about!!

Mine was probably even more expensive but I bought it half-price in the post-Christmas sale from House of Fraser god probably 10+ years ago or more.

I don't bring it in at night but I do if there's going to be particularly bad weather. I have a permanent hook on the door that it hangs on so while it's fairly secure, I will bring it in if there's a storm.

People will steal the eye out of your head if they get a chance. I once planted a teeny tiny tree (think inches!) in my back garden and some fucker dug it up!!!

I live in a quiet 'naice' village and last year someone had their two life size illuminated deer stolen from their front garden. No doubt since sold on ebay or similar.

😂😂😂😂😂 thanks for the laugh!