| For years, the standard postal mailbox reigned | | | | than it has ever been before. With the |
| supreme, dragging an antique 1850s design right | | | | consequences of this kind of theft becoming |
| up through the 20th and into the 21st century. | | | | more and more dire--and including things like |
| But as technology advances, internet shopping has | | | | full-scale identity theft--an overhaul of the |
| ushered in an era of larger packages that can't fit | | | | traditional mailbox looks inevitable, and even |
| in these breadbox-sized receptacles. Time has also | | | | desirable.Postal theft is a huge problem in the |
| brought about a rise in mail theft that is practically | | | | United States. Its rise has caused numerous home |
| epidemic. Together, these factors seem to | | | | and business owners to find money, credit cards, |
| suggest that it's time for a new mailbox design | | | | and even their personal identities stolen through |
| that will meet the needs of today.The standard | | | | the misuse of personal documents. The risks are |
| mailbox design has served its users well for over | | | | high; consequently, people have started going to |
| a hundred years, causing many people to exclaim | | | | drastic lengths to prevent their mail from being |
| that, since it isn't broken, it doesn't need fixing. | | | | stolen. Unfortunately, many of these measures |
| The truth of the matter, however, is that mail | | | | are expensive and time consuming. |
| theft is now a larger problem in the United States | | | | |