I am going to have a recurring series of posts highlighting the most pointless plastic products that people buy. Plastic license plate frames are quite pointless. I can understand why they are produced as promotional items to give away to car owners. We tend to look at the license plate of other people’s cars when we are behind them in traffic and if we see a car dealer name dozens of times on our commute we will involuntarily develop some brand recognition. What I really don’t understand is the people who waste there money on novelty license plate frames. Your license plate doesn’t need a frame.
I guess you’ve never had your license plate bend after going through a car wash? The frame prevents that from happening. It becomes an issue since my state gives me a discount for keeping the same plate year after year. I can bend it back in place but risk snapping the metal if I have to do that a lot.