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Don’t Put Your Flag Up
One question we are often asked is “Why there is no outgoing mail security on a locking mailbox?” For residential curbside locking mailboxes, the USPS mandates that the mail carrier cannot be required to have a key to access your mailbox. That means that incoming mail is deposited through an incoming mail slot or bin,…
Read MoreRash of Mail Thefts in La Salle, Canada – July 24th, 2018
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…
Read MoreMail Theft in Salt Lake City, Utah – July 18th, 2018
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…
Read MoreHappy Customer Says Thanks for Awesome Customer Service!
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…
Read MoreA Guide to USPS Mailbox Regulations
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…
Read MoreVP Corner: Use Tri-Flow, Not WD-40, for sticky locks
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…
Read MoreHoliday Mail Theft Prevention
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…
Read MoreWhat To Do If Your Mail Is Stolen
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…
Read MoreRetrofitting a Brick Mailbox Column with a Locking Mailbox
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!…
Read MoreVP Corner: How to Install a Mail Boss in a Column
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…
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