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Why You Shouldn't Remove a Dryer Sheet in Your Mailbox if One Mysteriously Appears
Here's exactly how it's being used as a safety tool.
Dryer Sheet in Mailbox: Why It's There
If you see a dryer sheet in your mailbox, that means that a mail carrier likely left it behind—intentionally. According to Reddit users, the dryer sheet actually helps to keep bees and wasps away!View the original article to see embedded media.
One Reddit user who's a mail carrier further explained: "We’ve found that [yellowjackets and wasps] hate scented dryer sheets. If we encounter a box that is a problem for nests, we’ll often put one in there and it does the trick.
So please, if you one day randomly see a dryer sheet at the back of your mailbox, just know that your carrier more than likely put it there to deter these Satanic creatures from building their home in it."