A 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...
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A Guide to USPS Mailbox Regulations
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Attempted Mail Boss Prying... Twice
We have a Mailboss locking mailbox that someone tried to pry open. We've had it for about five years. It has a barrel lock. Here are some pictures of our damaged...
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Curbside Comparison: Pry Resistance
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 Mail Boss Curbside and Package...
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Competitors' Mailboxes Pried Open, Not Mail Boss
Mail theft is rising, and most "security" locking mailboxes can be popped open with a screwdriver in seconds. When thieves targeted one neighborhood repeatedly, every mailbox got broken into except...
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Tim Dumps Oasis Jr with #BetterByBoss
Tim of Seattle is taking advantage of the #BetterByBoss offer to replace his Oasis Jr. mailbox, which was pried open by a mail thief. By his account: “A couple of...
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Lynn Upgrades Oasis Jr with #BetterByBoss
Lynn in Apple Valley, CA has her locking mailbox pried open regularly, so she contacted us about getting a more secure mailbox. She wrote: “Our current mailbox is an Oasis...
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Bob Upgrades Oasis Jr with #BetterByBoss
Bob in Olympia, Washington had his locking mailbox pried open several times and contacted us about getting a more secure mailbox. He wrote: “I offered to send you photos of...
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Brad Upgrades Mailsafe II with #BetterByBoss
Brad in Henderson, NV found Mail Boss and the #BetterByBoss offer when searching for a more secure mailbox after his Mailsafe II mailbox by Solar Group was pried open. He...
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Locking mailboxes: The importance of security
Now more than ever, locking mailbox security matters Last week, this email from ‘Brian’ arrived in my inbox: “Thanks for a great product. Our entire streets mailboxes were broken into...
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A Caveat on Cluster Mailboxes for Canada
Centralized Mail Delivery Not a Viable Cost-Saving Alternative to Residential Delivery For as long as we have been tracking news reports of mail-identity theft, Canada has had community mailbox break-ins....
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Fourth Locking Mailbox Finally Keeps Thieves Out
The importance of getting a mailbox right the first time Increasingly, people understand the importance of using a locking mailbox to prevent the fast-growing crime of mail-identity theft. However, many...
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Attempted Mail Boss Mailbox Prying in Tuscon
Maureen called us today to let us know that after years of faithful service, her eight-year-old Mail Boss locking mailbox survived an attempted burglary in Tuscon, Arizona. As you can...
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Attempted Mail Manager Prying in Santa Fe
Therese from Santa Fe reached out to us because a would-be mail thief tried to pry open her Mail Manager. While the thief was not successful in breaking into her...
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Mail thief tries and fails to pry open Mail Boss
Moves on to easier target As more and more homeowners are switching to locking mailboxes, thieves are having a harder time finding easy pickings from unlocked mailboxes, and are resorting...
