I need to get a mailbox

It sounds obvious - later. Most people wouldn't think of it being across the street.

Cute story.  Around here mailboxes are on both sides of the street at the end of each driveway.  I'm guessing that's a more rural area?

When I was doing the final walkthrough on my own home right before closing I realized there was a hole on the front yard. Yep, the sellers took their mailbox with them. It cost me $100 that day at Lowes to get a post and box and also get a handyman to install. The house was lucky to get me. It lookd a million times better since the previous cheap ass sellers moved out. I hope they are jealous every time they drive by.

I just had to research this for one of my clients.  I have to say I was not aware of these regulations and just sort of took thinkgs for granted.  This is new construction and the builder doen't supply the mail box.

We don't get mailboxes in Jackson. Mail within the town limits is not delivered to houses - you have to go to the post office to pick it up. Makes the post office quite the social center of town...hmmm, I feel a blog coming on!

Hi Jenn,

You're right about something that seems so obvious. Here at times it can be difficult to find the mailbox in a condo association, when they're in clusters. Times like that we need the owner's help.

Hi Jennifer, Leave it to the postal service to have ruling to put all the mail boxes on the right side of the street. In my area, only the older neighborhoods have mail boxes directly in front of their homes. All the newer homes and subdivisions have those community boxes, I call them, where there are about 50 in one location, and everyone has to drive there to pick up their mail. It easier for the mail carriers to only make one stop instead of 50 stops.

Jennifer:  Every area is different around here, and I have to admit I've forgotten to notify my buyers of where their mail box is also!

The terrors of moving from the city to the country. I'll bet it's a long way between street lights there too.

Jennifer, the last home I lived in had the mailbox across the street. And the road was rather busy. I remember going to the post office after a very hairy experience of getting my mail (which involved jumping over a fence to get out of the way of a speeding car). I walked in and demanded to see the postmaster. I lost my cool to say the least. Here was the gist of my conversation, "getting my mail should NOT be a near death experience". While the postmaster agreed, there was nothing that could be done about it short of me getting a post office box.

And yes, some people don't realize that is how we get our mail out here in the country!

yes, some of the streets I go on here, have them on the same side...drives me crazy.  It makes me very confused about the house I'm trying to find and I suppose less safe for emergency vehicles.

I figured that out for myself years ago when I saw post boxes on only one side of the road - but houses on both sides!

Jennifer - The mailboxes for our street are at the bottom of the hill as you turn on the street.  It's this ugly huge mail center with a bunch of PO boxes, like the ones you see at the post office.  It's quite ugly and institutional looking.