| Shopping for a locking mailbox seems like a pretty | | | | separate mailboxes all with cylinder locks. Every |
| simple task. Just go find a mailbox that has a | | | | employee or tenant can have their own key and |
| cylinder lock or padlock and make sure it | | | | access their own locking mailboxes anytime they |
| works-then buy it, right? Wrong. There are many | | | | want. If you anticipate you'll be receiving larger |
| varieties of locking mailboxes and depending on | | | | packages you might want to check out a parcel |
| your type of business or personal use, there is | | | | locker where packages can be delivered to |
| probably one that is specifically geared towards | | | | several different recipients. These typically come |
| your exact needs whether you know it or not. | | | | as standalone units that have several different |
| Let's break down the different kinds of locking | | | | large lockers where packages can be delivered |
| mailboxes and how they're used. | | | | and stored. Large banks of mailboxes like |
| Personal Use | | | | Americana mailboxes or cluster units are the |
| There are a lot of different kinds of locking | | | | most typical commercial use mailboxes that are |
| mailboxes for home and personal use. Of course | | | | locking. You can usually purchase these in stacks |
| if you get yourself a PO Box you'll already have a | | | | or racks and they require a ladder style stand to |
| built in lock and won't have to worry about your | | | | keep them secure. |
| privacy. Also going to places like Mailboxes Etc will | | | | Regardless of what you need the locking |
| offer this feature as well on their mailboxes. If | | | | mailboxes for you can purchase them online for |
| you have a roadside mailbox then there are | | | | the least amount of money and will get the best |
| lockable roadside mailboxes as well you can | | | | bang for your buck. Depending on the style of |
| purchase and install. The good news is you won't | | | | mailbox you purchase you'll have to pay for |
| have to settle for a harsh looking aluminum box | | | | shipping which can add up but even if you were |
| since many decorative locking mailboxes are now | | | | to purchase these locally you would have to pay |
| available that look like normal mailboxes. If you | | | | for movers or technicians to set up the mailbox in |
| don't have a roadside mailbox and instead use a | | | | many cases. |
| wall mount or letter box at your home you can | | | | Additionally, a good tip you should follow is calling |
| also purchase this variety of mailbox that has a | | | | your local post office to make sure they'll be able |
| lock with a slit on the top to allow your postman | | | | to deliver to your kind of mailbox. For example if |
| to insert your mail. | | | | you plan on setting up a bank of mailboxes that |
| Business/Commercial Use | | | | will have many recipients, access to the rear |
| If you are responsible for many different tenants' | | | | loading of the mailboxes will have to be given to |
| mail or employees' mail you might want to | | | | the post office to deliver the mail, this will usually |
| consider large cluster units where there are many | | | | require a key provided with the mailboxes. |