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