The logistics of post office boxes - March 13, 2009
Depending on the country, post office boxes are number from left to right and from top to bottom, they have been designed this way with the postal worker in mind making it easier to sort. From the outside the boxes are numbered from right to left. Other countries use different numbering systems.
Post office boxes are mounted in a wall, depending on the post office these walls can be external or in a lobby. They are mounted this way so that postal workers can deposit mail from inside this space. In many post offices the area where the post boxes reside allows for 24 hours access by the renter. However, due to security issues, this is changing and these areas are now only available by those who hold a code or another method of door access.
If a large parcel cannot be fit into the post office space, the postmaster will leave the renter an official message informing them that they have a parcel waiting at the counter. Sometimes instead of a message, a key will be left which enables the renter to open another much larger box. Mail which is COD, or cash on delivery, or registered also needs to be collected from the post office counter, and this will also entail a message being left for the box renter.
Nitty Gritty
Users who receive very large quanties of mail can make use of a ‘locked bag’ system. These are numbered the same of post office boxes.
In the USA there are five standard sized post office boxes which are arranged from the smallest on top to the largest at the bottom. In Australia there are three sizes.
In order to arrange the rental of a post office box identification is required. In the UK people must produce proof of their home address.
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