Decorated Pillar Boxes / myLot

Sutton, England

October 10, 2023 10:34am CST

In Carshalton Park, near where I live there are some decorated pillar boxes Some one loving knit and crochet these boxes Some some tome idiots steal them Do you have anything similar in your country?

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Kokil agarwal

@amitkokiladitya (171927)

• Agra, India

10 Oct 23

What are these used for?

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Kokil agarwal

@amitkokiladitya (171927)

• Agra, India

12 Oct 23

@Gilljane ohk...just out of curiosity, do u still get letters there.?

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Oct 23

@amitkokiladitya Oh yes

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Oct 23

To cover the top of a letter box

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112770)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Oct 23

That's really cute. I tried looking up pillar boxes but it's confusing. So, just what are they?

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112770)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Oct 23

Oh wow, I never would have thought they were mailboxes.

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Oct 23

Here is alink

The festive knit-wits bringing joy to the world with postbox toppers

www.dailymail.co.uk

Post boxes across Britain have been struck with a mystery infestation of knitted mice, snowmen and even gingerbread men, all left by 'yarn-bombers' who are spreading Christmas cheer

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Oct 23

@rebelann I inclueded a link abot the

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (51033)

• Canada

12 Oct 23

No we don't have anything so cute here.

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Oct 23

I guess it is an English tging

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39509)

• United States

10 Oct 23

no ma'am, not that i'd be 'ware 'f. how sad that folks'd still these 'dorable feasts fer passerbys eyes. i truly dunno where folks get their morals from?

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Oct 23

I know it is bad here is a link

The festive knit-wits bringing joy to the world with postbox toppers

www.dailymail.co.uk

Post boxes across Britain have been struck with a mystery infestation of knitted mice, snowmen and even gingerbread men, all left by 'yarn-bombers' who are spreading Christmas cheer

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39509)

• United States

12 Oct 23

@Gilljane 'tis brilliant they sneak 'bout 't night installin' such. gotta bring delight to many.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (79618)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 Oct 23

I have never seen anything like this b before. What happens when it rains or snows?

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

11 Oct 23

They get wet lol

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339355)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Oct 23

We don't have these here. Fleur has mentioned them in her part of England too. It's a shame some get stolen.

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

11 Oct 23

There always idiots around

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Amber

@AmbiePam (92370)

• United States

10 Oct 23

That is so cute! I hate that people steal them though.

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

11 Oct 23

They are great but there are always idiots about

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (89832)

• Arvada, Colorado

10 Oct 23

Well those are lovely..no only the painted rocks here..but won't those lovely ones get wet when it rains as well as do no gooders stealing them? Plus here, one cannot mail anything anymore in the few post boxes left ..ours are blue and square..as they reach in and steal it all.

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Gill

@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Oct 23

That is terrible

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