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Originally Posted by Ace
-- Most home mailboxes have a "no circulars" sign on them. Does that really do any good? I have one, and still get all sorts of junk in my mailbox.
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I think this depends on the people who are delivering the stuff
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Originally Posted by Ace
-- I regularly see young kids (maybe 12 yrs old) walking around stuffing junk in people's mailboxes. First, I'm surprised kids that young are allowed to work (not so in the US), and second, I'm surprised anyone other than the postal service is allowed to put things in my mailbox (only the post office in the US is legally allowed to put anything in people's mailboxes). Neither is necessarily a bad thing; just one of those things that takes a little getting used to.
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Happens here in Scotland too
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Originally Posted by Ace
-- Every once in a while, someone will drop a catalog of some kind at my front door, with a note on it that says something like "please read this. I'll come by in a few days to pick it up."
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This is normal here too - just leave it at the front door if you don't want it - they'll soon get the message
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Originally Posted by Ace
-- In the US I was used to being able to leave mail in my mailbox, and have it picked up by a postal worker, instead of having to take it to the post office or to a public mailbox. Almost all mailboxes have a flag on them that can be raised to indicate that something is waiting for pickup. My mailbox here doesn't have a flag, nor do most that I see, although I have seen one or two with flags. If I don't have a flag, can I still leave mail in my mailbox to be picked up?
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It sounds like things have changed since I left NZ (2000) but you used to only see flags on RD (rural delivery) mailboxes & the postie would pick up your mail from these too. I wouldn't think you could leave anything in your box if you don't have a flag to be picked up tho but you could check with your postie - hopefully you've got a good one
I'll be glad to get away from the mailbox slots in the houses here - I've never liked the idea that people can stuff anything they want through them or look inside your house if they wanted to!
My 2 cents worth
