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Did you know that if a mailbox is not USPS approved, the Postal person is not required to deliver to it? This section includes information for consumers related to mail and identity theft, USPS regulations, and home security, among other topics.
You’ve done your research and found your mailbox, but now you have to find a post to go with it. With all the different options out there, including USPS regulations, it can be a daunting task. Well, we’re here to break down your post options and hopefully make it a little easier to pick your […]
Protect yourself from Mail Theft – Especially while you’re on vacation! We’re in the final stretch of summer; it’s the perfect time to enjoy a vacation before settling into the fall. Don’t let your vacation, or your daily life, be interrupted by mail theft! This week in La Salle, Canada over 100 mailboxes have been […]
Protect Yourself from Mail Theft – This week in Salt Lake City, Utah: a woman was caught red handed stealing a resident’s mail. Salt Lake City Police are asking people to “take extra steps to protect themselves”. According to the FBI, 16+ million Americans were the victims of identity theft in 2017. That means that […]
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 I ordered directly from mailboss.com. What a clever design and an outstanding customer service department. Everyone I talked with at Mail Boss who I talked with impressed me. At the […]
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 developed WD-40 in the 1950s to be used as a water displacing substance in order to keep mechanical parts from rusting. It is a petroleum based product. As time went […]
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 you and your neighbors! This recent news segment from KOB4 featuring a neighborhood in Albuquerque, NM shows “Porch Pirates” taking advantage of this time of the year on all the gifts […]
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 hard for me to give very specific advice on the building of the column. However, I can give you some basic tips on how to mount our mailboxes in any […]
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 build or replace. If you have a brick column with an unlocked mailbox but would like to upgrade to a locking mailbox, it’s not as hard as you may think! […]
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 the safety of mail carriers and the items they deliver. While some rules apply to all mailboxes in general, there are separate, specific regulations for locking, package or wall mount […]
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 unsuspecting victims. Sometimes, though, you just know. Perhaps you haven’t received anything in days, or your junk mail is strewn about the sidewalk. Maybe there are opened empty envelopes in […]