So we checked with the US Postal Service, which apologized for any confusion, and explained that it is suggesting - not demanding - that rural customers purchase new extra-large boxes, known as T-4 boxes.Ī USPS spokeswoman said "the letter suggested customers may wish to install the larger mailboxes but did not state there was a requirement to change mail receptacles." (Full statement below) We could not reach anyone at his local post office to comment.
"This postal district is acting as if they are the king over the land, and they are trying to hold mail as ransom," he said. He says most packages he receives will fit inside or in the slot below.īut Dowdy says the bigger issue than the cost is the threat that he won't get packages. "They want us to spend money on a new mailbox, but the prices they put on their flier are not even close to the prices I am finding."ĭowdy says the issue he has is that he recently bought and installed an official roadside mailbox that even says the US Postmaster General approved it. The letter reads, "We strongly encourage you to upgrade your mailbox to a jumbo-sized mailbox to avoid missed packages this holiday season."īut he says that's going to cost him almost $100 for a new, larger one. "It's threatening to not deliver your packages during the holiday season if you don't get a larger mailbox," he said. So he was stunned to get a letter from the Post Office telling him it wasn't big enough. Some want to know why and whether this request is even legal.Ĭhris Dowdy recently bought a heavy-duty curbside mailbox for his home in Grant County, Kentucky. Hundreds of Northern Kentucky homeowners are receiving a letter from the Post Office telling them they need to upgrade the mailbox at the end of their driveway.
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