When you go into a tourist gift shop what’s the first thing you see? OK, maybe it’s postcards or keychains, but within one glance around you surely see a display of magnets.
It’s fun to collect magnets from around the country or world. Each one tells a story of the place you’ve visited – perhaps they’re made from a certain material the area is known for (a carved wood magnet, a geode, etc.). Or perhaps they’re little bottles filled with sand from your trip down to the Florida Keys.
When you travel, do you buy souvenir magnets for your fridge? After you vote in the poll, please leave us a comment and tell us about your collection, or your favorite magnet. Thanks!
Magnets, no. Souvenirs yes.
There is no room for magnets on our refrigerator door. I’m married to the epitome of grandmothers.
We collect magnets and place them on sheet metal we have mounted on a wall instead of the refrigerator. We divide them between national parks, historical places and places of interest
Actually, my wife collects the magnets. The refrigerator doors are covered in them.
Do you remove them from the refrigerator when you move the rv?
No magnets, we buy bumper stickers and put them on the inside of our MoHo door, so when the door is open you see them.
Actually I’m looking for a second refrigerator. I don’t think there is a free square inch of space left on ours. Luckily the RV has a stainless steel doors so nothing sticks to it.
We have bought a few magnets, but mostly we buy lapel pins and attach them to a decorative flag in the RV.
We do the same and have a ribbon attached to the valance for display and remembering
Magnets won’t stick to our RV fridge and the ones at home are covered with a multitude of notices. I buy souvenir shot glasses and have them displayed in my office at home on shelves made from old sewing machine drawers.
Pictures are the best Souvenirs and are free and of the subjects you choose.
Bought my first souvenir magnet just last Friday (Nevada Railroad Museum, Carson City). But I don’t think I’ll continue….. too much other stuff on the fridge doors already. Almost zero wall space. So I’ve decided to just collect post cards … every touristy place has them, and they can live in a shoebox until a scrap book magically appears for them. 😉
Occasionally magnets,but primarily challenge coins/medallions/tokens followed by patches and decals. They don’t go on our fridges in the RV or our home but some reside on the metal bookshelves in our basement near my collection of travel-related publications and maps.
Ouch! you just made me think about magnets. No we don’t put them on our kitchen refrigerator, we have a refer in our bar room that has 200+ on it. At about $7 bucks a piece, that a lot of money. O well, the memories are right there
We have a bunch of them. Not from everywhere but from special places.
Magnet for every national park we have visited and several state parks. They are displayed in our trailer. It is an easy, inexpensive way to be reminded of our trips.
Do you remove them when you move the trailer? We collect them but my wife fears they will fall off the fridge when we roll so she removes them all before we roll…that’s seems to be a lot of work to me for nothing. I tell her that I do not think the magnets would fall off when are rolling?
Magnets, no. Christmas ornaments, yes. Relive our trips when I decorate the tree every year. Brings back memories.
I know some folks find it a bit tacky, but not me! I can’t buy a memento from every stop or special trip without filling up the RV 😊. Plus, I have happy memories associated with each one. It’s an easy way for me to enjoy and revisit special places and people.
Magnetic beer openers. The steel door to the garage, where my home brewery is, and the pantry door are covered. I have about 500 from over 40 different countries.
I get lapel pins. They are small and inexpensive, and most are really beautiful. I get these special binders that are designed to hold lapel pins to store them in. In addition to locations I travel to, I also collect Hard Rock and NASA lapel pins.
Kelley, where can I find such a binder?
Often. I have a huge collection of Hard Rock Cafe/Planet Hollywood pins and shot glasses from my Navy days, beer mugs and Starbucks ‘City’ coffee mugs as well from both Navy and RV travels. Fridge magnets fill the gap for places we visit that have neither an HRC/PH nor a Starbucks mug. Mainly, we get them for Museums and Aquariums we visit.
Yes. One for each state we’ve been in with the RV- 49.
we buy kitchen towels!
I don’t, but my wife has magnets from around the world.
we used to buy mugs and ran out of room for them at home. now we buy the little souvenier pins. after 35-seasons we have LOTS of mugs and pins.
Yes, I buy & collect magnets, shot glasses, coffee cups/mugs & postcards. I mail cards to family & friends several times a week to document our travels. I always mail a card to myself too.
My refrigerator is almost out of room. I have one each of the 37 national parks in which I have tent camped and many,many national monuments, historical, and cultural sites I have visited. I’m still collecting.
Every time one is able to be purchased.
We get magnets a lot. Will probably add more to the rv as we travel. It’s the first rv fridge that a magnet will stick to.
But I usually look for Christmas ornaments now. We have them from all around the world.
We do purchase Christmas ornaments from the places we’ve visited (enough to start a 2nd tree). 😁
I answered no because if I did my MH would be over the gross weight 🙂
Yes! Our fridge is covered! Not only do we get them, but when our adult kids bring them home when they go. Just got a new one that they brought home last month from “Vegas” weekend trip they made. I even have started to use the side that is open too.
Nope. Our “Dom” has no steel…