Anonymous
Post 08/23/2025 17:36     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I ordered name labels for my college kid! Ex: his laptop - apparently they're less of a theft target if they're recognizable. Name labels for sheets, towels, vacuum, anything that can get "lost" in the dorms and dorm laundry.

My high schooler's phone also has a name label with my phone number on it, which has come in handy when she's lost it in the building and someone called the number.

All throughout K-12, they've used the same stainless steel water bottles and bento boxes, which still have their names on them.

Name Bubbles is the brand we use. Highly recommend!


Ok nutcase. No one is stealing your college kids sheets. You’re lucky if they ever wash them




I was assuming that poster was just trolling.
Anonymous
Post 08/23/2025 16:59     Subject: Re:When can we stop labeling everything with names
There is a date certain for all behaviors to start and end with no regard for individual needs.
Anonymous
Post 08/23/2025 16:54     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
Depends on the kid. Mine has lost 1 sweatshirt in 4 years of ES. Nothing else. A couple times bottles got left behind and she got them from lost and found. They had her name.
Anonymous
Post 08/23/2025 16:50     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I ordered name labels for my college kid! Ex: his laptop - apparently they're less of a theft target if they're recognizable. Name labels for sheets, towels, vacuum, anything that can get "lost" in the dorms and dorm laundry.

My high schooler's phone also has a name label with my phone number on it, which has come in handy when she's lost it in the building and someone called the number.

All throughout K-12, they've used the same stainless steel water bottles and bento boxes, which still have their names on them.

Name Bubbles is the brand we use. Highly recommend!


Ok nutcase. No one is stealing your college kids sheets. You’re lucky if they ever wash them


Honestly, spare a thought for how your college kid is viewed by his peers when they see that mommy labeled his sheets and towels.
Anonymous
Post 08/23/2025 11:23     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
Anonymous wrote:I ordered name labels for my college kid! Ex: his laptop - apparently they're less of a theft target if they're recognizable. Name labels for sheets, towels, vacuum, anything that can get "lost" in the dorms and dorm laundry.

My high schooler's phone also has a name label with my phone number on it, which has come in handy when she's lost it in the building and someone called the number.

All throughout K-12, they've used the same stainless steel water bottles and bento boxes, which still have their names on them.

Name Bubbles is the brand we use. Highly recommend!


Ok nutcase. No one is stealing your college kids sheets. You’re lucky if they ever wash them
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 15:50     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
Middle school!
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 17:32     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
I ordered name labels for my college kid! Ex: his laptop - apparently they're less of a theft target if they're recognizable. Name labels for sheets, towels, vacuum, anything that can get "lost" in the dorms and dorm laundry.

My high schooler's phone also has a name label with my phone number on it, which has come in handy when she's lost it in the building and someone called the number.

All throughout K-12, they've used the same stainless steel water bottles and bento boxes, which still have their names on them.

Name Bubbles is the brand we use. Highly recommend!
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 17:26     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
The only thing I ever labeled were coats. My kids (3 of them) rarely lost anything. Maybe a few water bottles over the course of 12 years.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 17:24     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
I've stopped labeling anything. Even with a label it gets thrown in the lost and found, so there's not a point.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 16:18     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
Ive never really labeled anything. My kids know what their lunchbox and water bottle and coat looks like. If they lose them I dont expect to get them back. If they misplace them they can identify them without a name. No one is tracking down John Smith to return a water bottle.

The only things I recall labeling are sports equipment that looks identical to all other players on the team so they can tell them apart after practice.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 15:12     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
It doesn't really matter though. Our school doesn't try to contact the kids if they find the items.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 15:10     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
Anonymous wrote:I just labeled my high-schooler’s graphing calculator, so … never? Although typing this, I realize I should’ve made her do it!



Yep. High schooler labels for school uniform shirts, expensive calculator, expensive water bottle, backpack, coat, binder, sports supplies……
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 14:04     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
I just labeled my high-schooler’s graphing calculator, so … never? Although typing this, I realize I should’ve made her do it!

Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 14:01     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
I label jackets, backpack and lunchbox. The rest isn't worth the time.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 13:45     Subject: When can we stop labeling everything with names
When did you stop? 3rd grade now and I still label coats, lunch, water bottle, but not backpack, shoes, or clothes. I guess when it gets cold I’ll have to label hats.