Fridge Stickers: 30 Lines for the Shared Kitchen

Sina W.How-To & Practice · sticks everything here first · 6 minutes

No piece of furniture gets opened, stared at and closed again as often as the fridge. Whatever's stuck on the door gets read by everyone in the flat, several times a day, whether they mean to or not. That's exactly why it's the best spot for a sticker with an opinion. Here are thirty lines, sorted by what they're meant to sort out, plus the fridge stickers we've got for it.

Why the fridge is the best surface in the flat

You put up a poster and stop noticing it after a week. The fridge door, on the other hand, gets touched, opened and stared at every day — by you, your flatmates, guests and the delivery driver looking for the kitchen. A sticker there isn't decoration, it's an announcement with guaranteed reach.

The rule: one line sorts out one thing. "Whoever eats this pays" is an announcement. A twelve-point kitchen etiquette list is a noticeboard nobody reads. And: the sticker goes at eye level, not on the handle — otherwise it rubs off within a month.

Lines against hungry flatmates

• "Das Letzte" ("The last one") — for the last yoghurt, the last sip and the last person who took it: See the design
• "Whoever eats this pays."
• "Labelled means claimed."
• "Hands off. This is mine. That too."
• "Shelf 2 is mine. Shelf 3 too. Don't ask."
• "Deine Meinung" ("Your opinion") — the bin pictogram, new category. For the flatmate with a comment on every grocery run: See the design
• "The fridge has reviews. One star." — or go straight for the original: See the design
• "Milk's out. Since Tuesday. Write it down."

Lines about your own state

• "Ausser Betrieb" ("Out of order") — on the fridge door, that means there's nothing in there. On the flatmate, it means the same thing: See the design
• "Diet starts Monday. Since 2019."
• "Fridge empty. So is the motivation."
• "Beer counts as bread. Liquid bread."
• "Aroma Score: A" — the nutrition label for things that actually matter: See the brand parodies
• "At 2am, everything's breakfast."
• Schlechte Zeiten ("Bad Times") — the sticker that sums up the contents: See the design
• "Healthy living? Tried it. Long day."

Practical note: stainless-steel fridges often have an anti-fingerprint coating that adhesive grips less well on. Wipe the surface with glass cleaner first, press the sticker from the middle outwards, leave it alone for ten minutes. After that it holds until you decide to peel it off.

Lines for guests and the delivery driver

• "Jesus sieht alles" ("Jesus sees everything") — he saw that. Yes, that too. Right above the handle: See the design
• "Self-service. At your own risk."
• "Whatever you see here, stays here."
• "Nett hier. Aber warst du schon mal in meinem Hotelzimmer?" ("Nice here. But have you seen my hotel room?") — the line guests read twice: See the design
• "The fridge is the only thing with a light on in this flat."
• Eisbrecher ("Icebreaker") — the ship that ploughs through pack ice, right by the freezer compartment: See the design
• "Please don't feed us. We've got this."

Lines for the rest of the kitchen

What works on the fridge works on the dishwasher, the microwave and the pantry too — the surfaces are just as flat, the readers just the same.

• "Dishwasher: unloading isn't optional."
• "Microwave. Lid on. You too."
• Wurstwasser ("Sausage water") — Alpine peak, fancy lettering, just a very different contents list. On the storage tub: See the design
• Zigarette ("Cigarette") — the chocolate-bar parody with strawberries and fancy script, just, well, not. On the sweets cupboard: See the design
• "Coffee's out. God doesn't help."
• "Ich liebe Füße" ("I love feet") — loud, proud, right next to the cheese. Why? Because you can't explain it: See the design
• "Doing the dishes is an attitude. I don't have one."

Which sticker goes where

The fridge gets read every day. Give it something to say.

Frequently asked questions

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