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Comprehensive information about mail-identity theft, product features & benefits, how-to installations and more resources about locking mailboxes.

Hit & Run Survival Story!

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | March 20, 2018

"Most of the damage was to the bottom mounting plate the mailbox slides onto. The two bolts in the front behind the locked ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | March 20, 2018

Sunday, February 4: Fort Bragg, NC: Daily Journal Local News - Men Arrested with Heroin Stolen Mail; "The men reportedly were in the process of consuming heroin ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | March 1, 2018

We are super happy to announce our Anniversary date with our local Ace Hardware store in Maple Leaf! They have been carrying our Mail ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | February 19, 2018

Hello Mail Boss, I wanted to write and say how much I love my Mail Boss mailbox, lock lubricant, inground post and lock cover that ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | February 19, 2018

We are once again very happy to be a part of another opening of a new Coastal Farm & Ranch store! Their new location in ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | February 8, 2018

We love seeing how our customers style our Mail Boss products! Here is our recent favorite and first customer image we received this year! Shawn shared ...

By MailBoss | February 6, 2018

The United States Postal Service (USPS) requires residential mailboxes to conform to a number of rules and regulations. The standardization of mailboxes helps to ensure ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | January 16, 2018

Here at Mail Boss, we love giving you pointers regarding ways to prevent mail theft. Unfortunately, mail theft isn't the only concern. Another major issue ...

By John | January 16, 2018

We frequently have customers ask us what product to use to lubricate their Mail Boss locks. Well the answer is Tri-Flow, not WD-40! The military ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | January 12, 2018

Even though the big holiday season is over, that doesn't stop mail thieves from wanting to steal your mail year-round. Here are some tips from ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | January 10, 2018

The NEW Hasp lock from Mail Boss Hasp Lock We’ve gotten quite a few requests from people wanting to switch out our 12-disc wafer locks ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 28, 2017

Our lovely Townhouse Mall Boss locking security wall mount mailboxes at a local neighborhood in Washington, recently survived a hit and run around Christmas! Edna was ...

By Luke Walker | December 28, 2017

Let our handy reference guide help you choose the perfect mailbox. Here at Mail Boss, we get questions like this all the time; "How do ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 27, 2017

Florida man, Bend woman charged in mail, ID thefts Mail found scattered over five miles of Ward Road BEND, Ore. - Mail scattered along miles ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 27, 2017

When it comes to costumes, this manatee mailbox is no sea Coward. Marley Whitesell, moved to a neighborhood in Winter Park, Florida, about three months ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 27, 2017

With Christmas around the corner and mail thieves being more proactive that ever around this season, Chino police are placing GPS tracking devices inside bait ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 27, 2017

Happy Star Wars Release Day! Don't be the last Jedi in line for a new MAIL BOSS! Order ASAP if you need to get someone special ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 27, 2017

There is more than just one way to be festive for this big holiday season! If you love decorating for Christmas, you can decorate your ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 27, 2017

Burglars arrested for mail theft in Summit KUTV - 10/27/17 (SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO) "Two people, identified as Natosha Louise Alvarado, 38, and Juan Jose Rodriguez, 26, ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | December 13, 2017

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By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | November 22, 2017

With the big Holiday season around the corner, mail thieves are going to be pulling more stunts and attempting to steal mail and packages from ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | November 22, 2017

Shop our biggest sale ever on our Mail Managers!! Get 30% off the regular price on Mail Managers in the black finish! Just use the ...

By Jon Nordin | November 16, 2017

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By Jenny | November 13, 2017

Mail theft often goes unnoticed, because many thieves are sneaky. They may take only what is useful to them, leaving the junk mail for their ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | November 11, 2017

In honor of Veterans Day many popular restaurants out there are offering Veterans Day Free Meals! Here is the article from The Balance! We ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | October 27, 2017

John called us recently to let us know what a happy customer he is for choosing our product over all the other locking security mailboxes ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | October 18, 2017

Here at Mail Boss we are very happy and honored to have been mentioned by Jacy Elsesser in one of his recent podcast about mailboxes! ...

By John | October 11, 2017

There are so many different types of columns you can build to hold a mailbox, and so many types of materials available, that it is ...

By MailBoss | October 11, 2017

Step-by-Step Guide to Replacing a Mailbox in a Brick Column Brick column mailboxes add curb appeal to your home, but they are not easy to ...

By Jenny | September 27, 2017

"Wells Fargo" sends request for account information - Don't fall for this! As I was sorting through my e-mail today, I noticed an "Account Security ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | September 1, 2017

Enjoy 15% your MailBoss purchase this Labor Day Weekend. Our sale is valid Friday September 1st through Monday September 4th, 2017. Use promo code: WORKIT15 ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | June 30, 2017

15% Off Everything this July 4th Holiday! Promo Code: USA17 | Valid 7/1/17 - 7/4/17 | Excludes Clearance Happy Birthday, 'Merica. We'll be offering 15% through the 4th ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | June 27, 2017

Ask and you shall receive. Our most popular mailbox the Mail Manager is finally available in Granite! The Granite Mail Managers will be available while supplies ...

By MailBoss | June 9, 2017

We pondered more appropriate verbiage to use, but at the end of the day, let's call a spade a spade. This is a Bad Ass ...

By Gabriel w/ MailBoss | June 9, 2017

To honor the men and women who have died while valiantly serving our country, this weekend we are having our annual Memorial Day Sale. Update: ...

Bob: “Thank You for Service!”

By MailBoss | February 9, 2017

At Mail Boss, we pride ourselves on providing prompt and courteous customer service. When our customers contact us to say we're doing it right, we ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

Here is an e-mail from Steve, a happy Mail Boss locking mailbox customer in Milford, Ohio. It just gives us shivers!!! We hope you like ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

This just in... our first customer testimonial for the new Mail Boss Package Master locking mailbox: I received my Mail Boss Package Master last week. ...

“Thanks Mail Boss” from Fountain Hills, AZ

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

Fountain Hills Arizona customer says Thank You "Thank you very much for the good service. It's nice to do business with a company that stands ...

The Customer Is Always Right!

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

Roy M. in Santa Rosa, CA writes in on the Mail Boss locking mailbox, and more... You guys are the greatest! Thank you for all your kindness, ...

Mail Boss Testimonial – Oklahoma City, OK

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

MailBoss mailboxes features 500+ unique lock-key combinations Recently, we received this e-mail from a Mail Boss customer: Thank you! I appreciate your prompt service. I ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

Great product, great customer service! Our new Townhouse mailbox is awesome! We love it. I am glad there are 300-500 unique lock combinations. That makes ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

"Solid construction, great design!" Wow! I ordered a Mail Boss on Tuesday. It arrived Wednesday morning and was installed within an hour of its arrival. ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

"Allows Us to Travel for Weeks and Still Holds All the Mail!" Greetings, We just bought a Mail Boss and love it! It was easy ...

Mail Boss Testimonial from Oakland, CA

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

Greg from Oakland says "great product and looks nice to boot!" Just installed a new Epoch security mailbox and have to tell you that the ...

Mail Boss Testimonial from Federal Way, WA

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

G in Federal Way says top notch quality and value Tagen: Thanks for the help in resolving our key dilemma. As I mentioned, this is ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

John the Mail Boss Man, Just wanted to shoot you an e-mail to let you know how happy we are with our new Mail Boss. ...

Mail Boss Testimonial from Portland, OR

By Jon Nordin | January 24, 2017

Dear John, We just received our mailboss locks and it was easy to install. Also, we just love our Mail Boss locking mailbox. When our ...

Mail Boss Testimonial from Connecticut

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

Hi John, I just want to say thank you. I bought your MailBoss and it was more than I expected. You guys did a real ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

To Whom It May Concern: I am writing today to say thanks and express how much my neighbors and I like your Mail Boss. Many ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

To the folks at Mail Boss, I just want you folks to know I did a lot of research and shopping around before buying a ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

Mail Boss Staff, I recently installed a curbside black Mail Boss. It was easy to install on our existing metal post and looks great. It ...

By MailBoss | January 24, 2017

John and Mike, We wanted to thank you both for all of your help and concern with the security mailbox we purchased from Mail Boss. ...

Attempted Mail Boss Prying… Twice

By MailBoss | January 13, 2017

Austin reached out to us after a would-be mail thief attempted to pry open his Mail Boss Curbside locking mailbox. He wrote: We have a ...

By MailBoss | January 9, 2017

Larry contacted us to share some incredible pictures showing how his Mail Boss survived a nasty impact. The collision uprooted the entire mailbox, post and cement ...

By MailBoss | January 9, 2017

Brian in Auburn Washington called to tell us a story we have heard before: Years ago his mail was stolen. He said his wife thought it ...

By MailBoss | January 5, 2017

In the latest installment of our mailboxes versus giant moving objects, this Mail Boss in Sunnyside Washington was struck by a piece of 30-ton farm ...

By MailBoss | December 14, 2016

Have you been pondering what to get your crazy Aunt Susan, or that man in your life who has just about everything? Consider giving the ...

By MailBoss | November 25, 2016

'Tis the season for mail theft. Don't let the Grinch steal Christmas this year. Give yourself or loved ones the gift of mail security: Give ...

By MailBoss | November 16, 2016

Package Master "Best purchase I ever made!" William loves his new Package Master mailbox. He sent us this note: "Attached is [a] photo of my ...

By MailBoss | November 11, 2016

In honor of Veterans Day we are having a little sale our website -- 15% off sitewide with the discount code Veteran16 at checkout. This ...

By MailBoss | September 20, 2016

After two mailbox break-ins, Stephen turns to Mail Boss Stephen contacted us after he heard about our #BetterByBoss promotion on NextDoor, a new social site ...

By MailBoss | September 15, 2016

Mail thieves plague nation, even after the holidays Typically, December is the worst month for mail theft, as thieves are targeting mailboxes to steal checks ...

By MailBoss | September 2, 2016

Wow, it's already Labor Day Weekend! Where has the summer gone? We're saying goodbye to long days at the beach and hello to pumpkin spice lattes ...

By MailBoss | August 31, 2016

12th Mania coming to a mailbox near you! You know what we love right now? The Seattle Seahawks and this FANtastic 12th Man Mailbox! If you hail ...

By MailBoss | August 31, 2016

Pokémania coming to a mailbox near you! You know what we love right now? This Pokémon Mailbox! Pokémon Go is all the rage right now, and this ...

By MailBoss | August 29, 2016

Neighbors replace burglarized mailboxes with Mail Boss, thieves return! Well here's something that just doesn't happen every day... A group of neighbors in Santa Rosa ...

By Jenny | August 29, 2016

How the patented FAST TRAK Design makes Mail Boss virtually indestructible If you take a look at some of the Mail Boss testimonials, I imagine ...

By MailBoss | August 29, 2016

A couple of days back, we received an email from Ronald and Sheryl in Portland, OR. They were in need of a new flag and ...

By MailBoss | August 27, 2016

Mail Boss launched 50 feet, takes out car! This is a pretty ridiculous tale of mailbox survival! Jack from Tampa reports that when his Mail Boss ...

By Jenny | August 27, 2016

Evaluating the pry resistance of Epoch Design's curbside mailboxes, there is very little difference among the models. Due to the overall heavier-duty construction of the ...

By MailBoss | August 27, 2016

Mail thieves in Lodi have burglarized 3 other models of locking mailboxes; can't defeat Mail Boss Nancy has spent dozens of hours and hundreds of ...

By MailBoss | August 27, 2016

Don sent us a glamour shot of his Mail Boss installation, which includes a custom Apple Red painted wood base. Doesn't it look fabulous? We ...

By MailBoss | August 27, 2016

Mail Boss column installations look really sharp, but can present a problem for sending mail. How does one notify the mail carrier of outgoing mail ...

By Tagen | August 27, 2016

Stop Mailbox Baseball Vandalism with the Durable Mail Boss Mailbox For those of you looking to establish a baseball bat cemetery in your front yard, look ...

By MailBoss | August 27, 2016

What Not To Do With Your Husband's Harley Davidson Key Don't hide it. Don't flush it down the toilet. Don't give it to the baby ...

By MailBoss | August 26, 2016

Bill's Mail Boss mailbox was hit by a Nissan Xterra and reports that his Mail Boss came out on top: Mail Boss Mailbox - 1; ...

By MailBoss | August 26, 2016

This is nothing new, but no less incredible: Another Mail Boss mailbox has survived impact with a vehicle. This tale of #MailBossSurvival comes from Scott ...

By Jenny | August 26, 2016

Durable Mail Boss design passes with flying colors Epoch Design proudly touts the quality design, superior strength and cratsmanship of the Mail Boss Locking Security ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Who knew mailboxes could be so beautiful? Vanessa of Younger Design Works in San Rafael, California shared these photos of an amazing custom Bronze Package ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

A happy customer shared this with us on Twitter: You're welcome! While his neighbors opted for what look like the (ironically named) Mailsafe mailboxes by ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Stuart Grant, an architect and certified general contractor in Miami, shared this photo of his above-ground Mail Boss mailbox installation hoping it might be inspire ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Here are some great shots of a Granite Package Master mailbox installation with a Newspaper Holder and In-Ground Post from Dave in Jersey Shore. The ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Les Bowles from Trophy Club Texas was kind enough to share a photo of his beautiful new brick column featuring a black Mail Boss mailbox. ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Lisa shared this great photo of her Mail Manager mailbox with us on Facebook. It's a DIY mailbox art project featuring elements of the American ...

By Jenny | August 25, 2016

As people convert to locking mailboxes, thieves are resorting to prying open locked mailboxes to steal mail for identity theft. Unfortunate consumers are now learning ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Steve and his neighbors were sick of having their cluster mailboxes broken into, so they decided to get together and install a multi-box Mail Boss ...

By Tagen | August 25, 2016

Seen in Bellingham: Motorcycle on a Mail Boss Check out this amazing mailbox art spotted on Highway 542 traveling from Bellingham to Mount Baker: It's ...

By Jenny | August 25, 2016

We had the opportunity to work with the SRPOA Homeowners Association in Sacramento, upgrading their mailboxes to combat mail theft. Patricia Brennen orchestrated the group ...

By Jenny | August 25, 2016

Thank you to James and Tommy in Portland for sharing this photo of a Multi-Unit Mail Boss Mailbox Package Installation. This set up includes a ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Richard shared this photo of a 2-Box Mail Manager Mailbox Installation. It looks amazing! Richard raves: "A total package, bronze Mail Managers, Spreader Bar and ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

We received this photo of a beautiful custom Mailbox Apartment, or a Mail Boss Apartment, as it were. Mark Johnson shared: Custom "Mail Boss Apartment" ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

We're on Day 2 of the Ace Show. This morning, a happy Mail Boss customer and dealer stopped by our Booth. Tom, owner of Ace ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

We received this gorgeous shot of a 2-Box Mail Boss Package install in New Windsor, New York from Elise, who raved about how easy it ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Here's a photo of the Mail Manager mailbox outside a home in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. In this area, the postal carrier actually delivers ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

In some parts of the country, people go to great lengths to ensure their mailboxes aren't destroyed by snow plows. This blog post we found ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Here's a glamour shot of the original curbside Mail Boss in black, installed in Hollywood Hills of Woodinville, Washington: Okay, so maybe the Mail Boss ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Thank you to Gina for sharing this great photo of her Mail Boss installation on our Facebook page! Gina had the Bronze Package Master installed ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Many thanks to NorthStar Nerd, who included an insightful review of the Mail Boss, related to low tech security and locking mailboxes. He points out ...

By MailBoss | August 25, 2016

Here are a couple photos from Kevin in Sacramento, who recently installed his Mail Boss security mailbox in a brick column: Kevin writes, "Check out ...