Why Does the Sticker Stick with you?

Izzy Mora

Stickers are everywhere and can tell a lot about a person, their passions, hobbies, memories, and experiences.

For this story, The Indy left notes and messages on stickered cars, and approached students with stickers on their water bottles and computers in hopes of finding why they stuck. 

The possibilities for stickers are endless, whether it is to support a brand or a group, or just because they are funny, stickers can speak more than words. 

“You can kind of get this collage of someone’s life and someone’s inner thoughts,” said Kealey Myer, journalism student at Fort Lewis College.

Stickers are so fun, they allow you to get a sense of a person’s personality without actually having to talk to them, Myer said.

Bethany Doane, Lecturer in English and Gender & Sexuality Studies at FLC described her sticker theme as nerd culture/cryptids with a little bit of drag mixed in.

“I feel like you can tell alot about my personality if you look at either my door or my car,” Doane said. 

What makes stickers appealing to many is how easy they are to use and the reaction they receive, said Caden Alt, an outdoor education student at FLC. 

“It’s really cool to get your homie’s sticker, like your band or something, slap it anywhere, free advertisement, but also looks cool,” Alt said.  

“It’s like the cycle of life. You put more on there and build them like a whole wall of stickers,” Alt said. 

The more stickers someone has, the more information you can know about their overall personality, Doane said. 

The appeal of stickers to many people is the comedic effect they have. 

“I’m slightly obsessed with stickers. I love them!” Doane said. 

Something as simple as a little sticker has the ability to brighten someone’s day and make them laugh.

Since you can’t wear a T-Shirt everyday that is funny, at least you can put a bunch of funny stickers on things, Doane said. 

 “The only bright spot in my last few days is a bumper sticker that said ‘baby on board b—--’,” Myer said. “It’s those little things that I’m like, that’s so fantastic, and everything I needed.