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Tell me I'm BU - neighbour puts up exact same Xmas lights...

160 replies

pinkfone · 04/12/2023 13:28

We have the same house, but mirror image. Our next door neighbours have put up the exact same Christmas lights as us in the exact same place, the day after ours went up.

Saw the old git earlier and he avoided me.

Tell me I'm being unreasonable!?

OP posts:
Custardslices · 04/12/2023 16:07

OP is a trend setter.

Get your own insta and youtube.

ExcellentFabulous · 04/12/2023 16:09

Oh no! I hope the postie doesn't mix your posts and guests don't go to the other person's house by mistake.

He deserves to be flogged in the village square for buying your bespoke lights...oh wait...😉

Original poster
pinkfone · 04/12/2023 16:09

I get the symmetry thing, now I'm pissed off his are strobing.. Ours are just, on.

OP posts:
ManchesterLu · 04/12/2023 16:10

I mean, you'll have bought them from a shop that's produced hundreds or even thousands of identical decorations, so you're not going to be unique.

timeforacoffeebreak · 04/12/2023 16:12

I think this is nice. I drove past a house yesterday where a pair of houses had done the same. Except one set were ice blue colour and the other set warm white. It would have looked lovely if they were the same colour.

NotManyDaysTilChristmas · 04/12/2023 16:14

So what? I genuinely don’t understand why this would be unreasonable in anyone’s eyes. Get over yourself.

Renamed · 04/12/2023 16:15

Strobing is very vulgar.!Of course yours aren’t strobing

gruberandassocs · 04/12/2023 16:16

Can we please have a photo so we can properly judge?

TotalAbsenceOfImperialRaiment · 04/12/2023 16:17

You are unreasonable. There is no copyright in exterior decoration.

Tacotortoise · 04/12/2023 16:22

Tries to see the problem.
Fails.

F1ymetothetoon · 04/12/2023 16:23

Our ndn did his the same as ours last year and it looked fabulous. I think you should unclench OP and crack open the Gin

Mothership4two · 04/12/2023 16:23

Buy extra light decorations (like those life size light up deers) but put it up late Christmas Eve (after the shops have shut) to spoil his symmetry?! 😂

Tacotortoise · 04/12/2023 16:24

Tbf our lights have a habit of resetting to strobing (the devil's setting) when least expected. Got home yesterday to find we'd been lowering the tone of the neighbourhood all evening.

charlie10k · 04/12/2023 16:37

Wow.

Scaredycatofrodents · 04/12/2023 16:43

If his are strobing and yours are just on, yours are classier😂 OP

tiredmama23 · 04/12/2023 16:45

Fucking hell. I think I've officially read it all now on mumsnet 😂

Alwayswonderedwhy · 04/12/2023 16:46

This has made me laugh. One of our neighbors accused another neighbor of copying their lights a few years ago. I thought they were bat shit but it gave everyone a giggle.

I'm sure it looks lovely and try not to let it worry you too much 🙂

tiredmama23 · 04/12/2023 16:47

unless yours were handmade by pixies using light from the aurora borealis and sprinkled with magic dust by St Nick himself, then someone else is going to have bought the same ones as you from Homebase etc, and hung them in the most logical place.

😂😂😂

Luxell934 · 04/12/2023 16:48

I get the symmetry thing, now I'm pissed off his are strobing.. Ours are just, on.

Sounds like your neighbour has actually completely outdone you then 😂 I'd be embarrassed now if I was you...

GasPanic · 04/12/2023 16:49

The non strobing ones are inferior.

Could you buy another set, that strobes twice as fast as his ?

Mothership4two · 04/12/2023 16:56

That's hilarious @Leafysuburb

Pickingmyselfup · 04/12/2023 16:56

There aren't many variations in where you can put your lights anyway so it's likely he was always planning to put his where he has because that's the best place for them.

Every house on our estate that has outside lights has got them in the same position because that's there they need to go. I think symmetry looks better too so if your neighbour has made his symmetrical to yours that would make me very happy.

YireosDodeAver · 04/12/2023 16:59

Can we have a photo?

SingingSands · 04/12/2023 17:00

Just a thought @pinkfone but it might be his wife doing the copying? And he's just the manual labour?

You mentioned your neighbours also copying your blinds and gate?