What's worse than postbox toppers? Seasonal postbox toppers when it isn't that season

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Round here we are surrounded by Christmas postbox toppers.

It's March FFS.

Wondering if the topper crafters have downed tools having realised they could do something better with their time.

I knit and crochet but I'd never make a postbox topper. The weather would soon ruin it. I prefer to make things (often commissioned) which I sell to raise money for a charity I support.

Someone does it where I live. It's a new one every so often. We currently have the Easter one, before that was a valentine one. I honestly love them. Whenever a new one goes up, it brings me so much joy to see it when everything else is so depressing. I hope whoever does them carries on.

I can’t stand them. Someone I know is involved with a yarn bombing group in a pretty town not far from me and I hate seeing their scraggy saggy multicoloured misshapen efforts every few months.

They are so wanky. They somehow scream sanctimony. I imagine groups that call themselves ‘knit and natter’ or some such horror congratulating themselves on their whimsy.

They keep the post boxes warm

I love them ❤️

I love them! Round here they do lovely ones. Very cheerful, and often fund raising for a good cause

What on earth is a post box topper?????

I love them!

Like a hat

I had the same thought and had a quick Google. Looks like a tea cosy for post boxes

I love a postbox topper. There's few groups around here do really nice ones.

Either knit or crochet hats for post boxes, sometimes quite elaborate. One of my friends makes them to put on the postbox opposite her house becauseshe knows her neighbours think they're tacky.

I love them! So cute and cheery!

This type of thing @SilverBranchGoldenPears

I think they are great. Nice bit of harmless fun. Can’t imagine how miserable you’d have to be to find them offensive 🤣🤣🤣

Bless them, it's not hurting anyone is it.

So annoying, tacky and unnecessary. In my local town they have bollard toppers. Just why?

Postbox toppers I can deal with; it's the scarf's on tree trunks that irritate me

I love them.

They cheer the streets up.
They provide a good trail around the town for little kids to find them all.
They raise money for charity.
They bring people together in knit and natter groups to decide on themes and patterns.

What's not to love?

Ooh there's been drama on Facebook round here as a Christmas one has been mysteriously removed (well it's March!) along with the base that the makers apparently re-use.

I can't say I mind them generally though. There was a beautiful one near us for Lunar New Year, incredibly detailed and beautifully made.

They're lovely. What's not to like?

I love em in my wee village and they get changed all the time nowt wanky about them.

People make these for postboxes and bollards and knit scarves for trees???

I'm living in the wrong place, I would love seeing them every day.

How can anyone be annoyed or offended at them? They're absolutely delightful ❤️

I feel they should remove them after a month. What if they get all wet?