Isn’t it interesting how many of us collect refrigerator magnets when we travel? Fifty years ago, a roadside souvenir shop probably would have included a big display of postcards, but few refrigerator magnets. But who sends postcards anymore when we have text messaging, email and Facebook?
Today, those postcard racks are often gone, or on their way to oblivion. Refrigerator magnets, on the other hand, are displayed in multiple locations and often at the checkout counter to be grabbed as an impulse item. The magnets can be photos of scenic places and/or attractions (think Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon), or funny or inspirational slogans.
If you travel the northern California coast, home of Giant Redwood trees, you will find plenty of magnets about the legendary Bigfoot — the tall, hairy, elusive creature that has successfully lived among the trees for decades, sort of the Loch Ness Monster equivalent of the Redwoods.
So, to our question: Do you buy refrigerator magnets when you travel? That’s our poll today. We are excited to see the results.
Need to keep vehicle weight down!
We’ve been collecting magnets for quite some time. We get sort of disappointed if we can’t find one. The freezer portion of our refrigerator is full and we have a good start on the lower section
I have so many I had to stop for lack of room to display them all. I covered everything once, then put that batch in storage and covered everything again !!
Only a few spots on the frig door have enough ferric metal for magnets to do any good.
Stainless refer so had to put up magnetic white boards. 2 are full now, have to add 3rd.
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We collected state magnet every time RV drove in the state…got the 48.
One for each National Park (not just NPS site). A few others have snuck in…
In our 3.5 years of full timing, we’ve pretty much filled all the space on our refrigerator!
We’ve got too much useless junk as it is.
magnets do not stick to mine so why collect them?
For sure. Collecting magnets from places we have visited is a must. We now have 69 place magnets and hope to collect a good many more. Happy travels to you all and may you be blessed with health and safety as you travel.
Not only does Mary collect them, but in one room of our S&B is a USA map that most of them are displayed on with labels and arrows.
Matt
Nope!
DW did collect magnets when we were traveling in Alaska in 2019. However, we have since tradrd RVs and magnets do not stick on the new refrigerator. So, our answer is “No.”