I'd like the mailbox to have something fun for my six-year-old son from time to time without breaking the bank, or putting him into a toy-acquisition frenzy. Any suggestions?
posted by popechunk
on May 24, 2013 -
42 answers
I think the time has come for me to jump the iPhone ship. The announcement of the
Google version of the Galaxy S4 at I/O was the clincher. But I am not 100% sold on the idea, mainly because the S4 is an ugly brute, but also because I fear for the apps and innovation I will miss. Help me out, specifically in finding a worthy replacement for my beloved
Mailbox app.
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posted by 0bvious
on May 18, 2013 -
12 answers
I moved my mailbox from the street to my front porch. This, according to my mail carrier, is "not possible", and my mail is no longer being delivered. What, if anything, is my recourse?
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posted by hollisimo
on Jun 5, 2012 -
17 answers
Will accepting packages at my home address defeat the whole purpose of taking out a private PO box?
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posted by ziggly
on Oct 10, 2011 -
7 answers
Need help from people renting a UPS mailbox: If mail has an address that is not exactly in the correct format, does it still get delivered? E.g., if it should be "456 This Street PMB 34567"' but it comes in as "456 This Street #34567" or even Apt 34567 or Suite 34567' does it get delivered?
posted by justcorbly
on Aug 14, 2011 -
13 answers
Movie identification request: There's a movie that features a group of friends who grew up together and are now back together as adults. When they were kids, some of them put a cherry bomb or some other big explosive in a woman's mailbox as a prank, and while they were watching for it to go off, she came out to get the mail carrying a baby. They tried to stop her (I think) but the explosive went off, and presumably she and the baby were killed, traumatizing the boy who did it (?) for life. For years, I've thought that was "12 and Holding" but I just watched that today, and while there are some similarities, that's not what I thought it was. Can anyone identify the movie with the exploding mailbox for me? IMDB didn't seem to find anything using obvious keywords.
posted by Death by Ugabooga
on Jul 16, 2011 -
5 answers
Someone apparently opened a package in my mailbox and stole the mp4 player I had ordered from e-bay. There was no indication on the mailing envelope what the contents were: The person must have felt the package and guessed what it contained. They left the ripped open package on our porch, along with some other mail, and two Netflix envelopes, ripped open also, for a person further up the street. What do we do about this?
posted by ragtimepiano
on Jun 30, 2011 -
12 answers
Quick question about the USPS: Can I ship a
flat-rate Priority Mail envelope by printing postage for it online and then dropping it in a blue USPS mailbox? Or do I need to take it to a post office?
posted by mekily
on Aug 5, 2010 -
13 answers
How can I reattach my mailbox door? It was originally attached with pop rivets (I think) but they rusted. It's a really nice mailbox, and we don't want to replace it.
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posted by ivey
on Jul 7, 2010 -
11 answers
The best/cheapest US mailbox parcel forwarding service with consolidation? Does anyone have any tips...
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posted by dance
on Mar 16, 2010 -
3 answers
The book I just received from Amazon is covered in ants, which have now infested my mailbox (and my nightmares). What to do, whom to contact?
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posted by thebazilist
on Jun 24, 2009 -
34 answers
DIY mailbox on the cheap? What kind of box could I repurpose as a mailbox?
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posted by Zed
on May 8, 2009 -
17 answers
Last week, my wife and I were out (no cars in the driveway), but my mother-in-law was at home and she saw our next door neighbor looking through our mail as he was walking his dog. I'd like to confront him without ruining our friendship. Any suggestions?
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posted by tedunni
on Feb 12, 2009 -
32 answers
I am using Mail on OS 10.5.2. I have several mailboxes as well as subfolders. If I put messages in a mailbox that has subfolders, these messages do not appear when I look for them in the Finder. I'll try to be clearer inside.
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posted by ddaavviidd
on Feb 8, 2009 -
2 answers
Mystery Mailbox Key: I found a strange key in my mailbox, and another arrived at a friend's house nearby. What's going on?
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posted by craven_morhead
on Dec 17, 2008 -
10 answers
Escabechette has years of old e-mail stored on an old school account that's soon going to close. We want to move all this e-mail to her gmail account. Apparently this is now easy because "GMail supports IMAP." But I haven't succeeded in finding instructions (on AskMeFi or elsewhere) which are suitable for someone, like me, who doesn't know what the word "IMAP" means. Is this really easy? And can you explain to this naif how to do it?
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posted by escabeche
on Jul 19, 2008 -
9 answers
I need help finding the perfect mailbox. One without an eagle on it. Yes, we're picky.
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posted by reckman
on Jul 4, 2008 -
7 answers
I have a curbside mailbox and mail theft is common in Utah (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600129714,00.html). Big Credit Card Company (BCCC) sends me convenience checks that can be stolen and cashed by anybody. The post office won’t let me move my mailbox to my house. Local politicians sided with the Postmaster. A rental box or a new security mailbox are impractical.
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posted by CollectiveMind
on May 11, 2008 -
11 answers
In Thunderbird, I can make a smart mailbox that shows only messages I haven't replied to, but I can't change the size of the text in the message lists. In Apple Mail, I can change the list size but can't figure out how to make a smart mailbox that only shows unreplied messages. I think I'd be better at answering mail if I could solve either of these problems. Help?
posted by clango
on May 17, 2007 -
5 answers
Help me fight
The Man: My mail carrier is leaving me notes telling me that he is going to stop delivering mail to me unless I start locking my mailbox every day. Can he?
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posted by NotMyselfRightNow
on Jul 18, 2006 -
33 answers
Why do some neighborhoods get USPS mail delivered to their door (or at least to their property) and other neighborhoods get USPS mail delivered to mailboxes on the street near the recipients' property but not on it?
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posted by pwb503
on Apr 14, 2006 -
13 answers
I backed into this woman's mailbox about eight months ago and now she wants me to pay for it. What am I legally/socially obligated to do?
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posted by deep_sea_diving_suit
on Jan 29, 2006 -
24 answers
I'm looking for a service where I can rent a personal mailbox, and when mail comes in, it is scanned and put somewhere where I can retrieve it electronically (or get the paper mail forwarded to me, wherever I happen to be at the time). I've been using
these folks in Las Vegas for a while (they're great, BTW)... but they only do the store-and-forward thing, and I'm really looking for electronic delivery whenever possible.
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posted by toxic
on Aug 2, 2005 -
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