Private school bumper stickers

[Anonymous]

It’s like a not-so-secret handshake.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In my city, I saw a car with a bumper sticker for a local (to myself) $35,000/year k-8 school parked on a street of extremely run-down duplexes.

Your point?

It looks ridiculous

Maybe they are very proud? Maybe they get FA?

Or maybe they were visiting a friend. Very weird post

[Anonymous]

No. I never have. When I see them on other cars, I judge them. Assume they are bragging or just tone deaf.

[Anonymous]

We do it, for the prestige

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m dying at the people that claim they don’t put them on because they don’t want to be targeted as a victim of a crime. Like a car jacker is going to distinguish between the Maserati or Mercedes with the Sidwell sticker over the one without .

I’m safe in my Honda no matter what “elite” institution is advertised on the back of my car.

Police always recommend not advertising personal information about your family on your car, particularly where they go to school. I guess you underestimate criminals.

https://nbc-2.com/news/2022/03/22/why-all-those-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-may-be-a-bad-idea/amp/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m dying at the people that claim they don’t put them on because they don’t want to be targeted as a victim of a crime. Like a car jacker is going to distinguish between the Maserati or Mercedes with the Sidwell sticker over the one without .

I’m safe in my Honda no matter what “elite” institution is advertised on the back of my car.

Police always recommend not advertising personal information about your family on your car, particularly where they go to school. I guess you underestimate criminals.

https://nbc-2.com/news/2022/03/22/why-all-those-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-may-be-a-bad-idea/amp/

That article provides the counterpoint as well - that it’s actually not a big deal. If I am a criminal and want to learn about your family, I can learn a whole lot more a whole lot faster on the internet than I can looking at your magnets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No sticker/magnet - I have no interest in advertising my choices for children's school to the world. But I also don't put other magnets/stickers on my car.

+1 It's a security issue for everyone, not just the richy rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m dying at the people that claim they don’t put them on because they don’t want to be targeted as a victim of a crime. Like a car jacker is going to distinguish between the Maserati or Mercedes with the Sidwell sticker over the one without .

I’m safe in my Honda no matter what “elite” institution is advertised on the back of my car.

Police always recommend not advertising personal information about your family on your car, particularly where they go to school. I guess you underestimate criminals.

https://nbc-2.com/news/2022/03/22/why-all-those-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-may-be-a-bad-idea/amp/

That article provides the counterpoint as well - that it’s actually not a big deal. If I am a criminal and want to learn about your family, I can learn a whole lot more a whole lot faster on the internet than I can looking at your magnets.

Why not avoid both? Don't post about your kids on social media and don't advertise their school on your car. Shocker: you can maintain your privacy in many venues!

[Anonymous]

Nope. For security reasons. I also do not mention their schools on social media until they no longer attend it. I don’t wear labels most of the time either unless I can’t avoid it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. For security reasons. I also do not mention their schools on social media until they no longer attend it. I don’t wear labels most of the time either unless I can’t avoid it.

Same here....no bumper magnets and no social media references. Some of you have no idea of how many psycho's are in this area and how utterly dangerous it is to publicize such a huge piece of information about your family's life in this way. I keep things as private as possible from to minimize the threat from predators, pedophiles, possible revenge seekers, social climbers, green-eyed monsters, disgruntled colleagues/employees, road ragers and common everyday criminals. Having a GDS/STA/Maret magnet on your car makes you exponentially easier to find.

I actually had a parent from one child's school strike up a friendship with us and start pushing playdates between our kids (who were 2 grades apart btw ) because she noticed the magnet on our car that identified our other child's school. I initially thought her interest was genuine, but as it turns out, she only wanted access to the other school community and was using us to get it. After our kids had a few playdates, she started inquiring about sporting/holiday/service events at our other child's school, and asking if she could attend some of them with us. After a while, she started asking probing questions about some of the families at the other school and thats when I realized she had ulterior motives and I stopped socializing with her.

The whole situation was so weird, but I've realized that people like her aren't the anomaly that I once thought they were, which is why I now keep a lot of things about my family/kids private.

[Anonymous]

+1
There’s an infinite supply of people around here with ulterior motives

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I never have. When I see them on other cars, I judge them. Assume they are bragging or just tone deaf.

I put them on my car to trigger people like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m dying at the people that claim they don’t put them on because they don’t want to be targeted as a victim of a crime. Like a car jacker is going to distinguish between the Maserati or Mercedes with the Sidwell sticker over the one without .

I’m safe in my Honda no matter what “elite” institution is advertised on the back of my car.

Police always recommend not advertising personal information about your family on your car, particularly where they go to school. I guess you underestimate criminals.

https://nbc-2.com/news/2022/03/22/why-all-those-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-may-be-a-bad-idea/amp/

That article provides the counterpoint as well - that it’s actually not a big deal. If I am a criminal and want to learn about your family, I can learn a whole lot more a whole lot faster on the internet than I can looking at your magnets.

Why not avoid both? Don't post about your kids on social media and don't advertise their school on your car. Shocker: you can maintain your privacy in many venues!

Not possible. If your kid plays a sport, was featured in an article about the school or on their social media, it's out there.

[Anonymous]

No I don’t because I don’t think it’s a big deal. Now, if DD gets in to Harvard or some equivalent top college, I would put that sticker/ magnet on my car. Just being honest!

[Anonymous]

My endowment is very small and my wife left me, so I have to make up for it in other ways.