Just for Fun
10 Epic Mailboxes Found Around The US
America can be a pretty weird and wild place. Around the entire nation, you can meet individuals who march to the beat of their own drummer and folks who are entirely unique. In the US, individuality is keenly illustrated by the aesthetic choices for mailboxes made by some of our noble citizens. Check out these…
Read MoreJust For Fun: MailBoss Love on Twitter!
@MailBoss is relatively new on Twitter and it is so exciting when we start to get some mentions and ReTweets! Here’s one from today… it’s a happy customer thanking us for a great product (the Metro Mail Boss WallMount Locking Mailbox). Happy Friday!
Read MoreJust for Fun: Melting Mailbox Posts
If you find yourself in the undesirable position of needing to replace a melted mailbox post, just remember galvanized steel mailbox posts will not melt, barring some serious global warming or natural disaster causing the earth’s temperature to reach 2,100 degrees.
Read MoreJust for Fun: Mail Theft on The Good Guys Tonight
Tune into FOX tonight at 9 PM to catch The Good Guys, as Jack and Dan take on a small time mail thief. Or so they think! The mail theft investigation leads them to something much, much bigger – a full blown identity theft and forgery operation! Don’t miss your chance to see a TV…
Read MoreHello, from Sutherlands College of Knowledge
Sorry we’ve been so quiet lately, but things have been crazy! First Thanksgiving weekend, and now we’re in…. Kansas City, Missouri! This is our first time attending the Sutherlands “College of Knowledge” at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The College of Knowledge is Sutherlands’ version of a tradeshow, but much more scaled…
Read MoreJust for Fun – There, I Fixed It!
Apparently, desperate times call for desperate measures There, I Fixed It is a humorous site that celebrates “iconic images of mankind’s eternal struggle to hammer square pegs into round holes (with duct tape.)” If you haven’t already done so, I highly recommend you check it out if you’re in need of a good laugh, and…
Read MoreJust for Fun: Ace Hardware *Hearts* Us
Oh, what a beautiful sight on this sunny Friday afternoon: Yup, that’s Ace Hardware picking up our Mail Boss locking mailboxes by the TRUCKLOAD! Ace Hardware *hearts* us! Must be all that mail identity theft going on around the country, driving huge sales of the Mail Boss in local hardware stores. It sure makes us…
Read MoreJust for Fun: (Apparently) MailSafe FAIL!
On Craigslist I saw this used MailSafeTM by Solar Group for sale for $15. In and of itself, this is not blog-worthy. However, if you look closely you see that the MailSafe (which we’ve reviewed previously) is actually sitting atop the Mail Boss locking mailbox package! See??? Apparently, they have upgraded to the Mail Boss:…
Read MoreJust for Fun: Mailman Win or Fail?
It seems that lately mailmen have gotten quite creative in delivering packages that won’t fit into your curbside mailbox. This gem was on the Consumerist today: From the Consumerist: USPS Jerry-Rigs Amazon Package To Your Mailbox Who knew mailmen were so crafty? Josh arrived home to find the mailman had managed to still stuff his…
Read MoreA Day at the Ace Show – In Pics!
We’re just back from the Fall 2009 Ace Hardware Tradeshow in Atlanta. There is lots to blog about, as always, but here are some pics I snapped with my Blackberry (sorry for the low resolution) to give a quick recap of a day in the life of Mail Boss… at the tradeshow. More details to come. 7:50…
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