The Post Box

If you have a gate on your house or flat, sometimes getting the post delivered can be a bit of a nightmare. Sometimes the postman refuses to even try to get in the gate, or won’t ring you even if you leave a number on the gate. If you have a gate, you may want to consider getting a post box.

Postboxes are a great way to save you hassle with the post when you are not at home or when the postman can’t get in your gate to get to your door. Simply mount one on your gate and your post will be deposited there and your postman won’t have to try to figure out what to do.

Postboxes and letterboxes can be purchased from companies such as Mailbox Mania for reasonable prices. You can find different styles and materials. You can get rear retrieval postboxes, extra large letterboxes, plastic boxes, and even US style boxes letterboxes. Whatever your taste or style, you can find a post box that you like to put on your gate.

If you live in block of flats, or even a house divided into flats, make sure to put your number on the box so the postman knows which flat the box is for. Also, if you do not own the building and the gate, make sure to ask the owner if it is okay for you to put up a post box.

Once you have your box up, you should no more worries about your post delivery.

We’re certainly a nation that loves nostalgia! Here are a few odds and ends we discovered about that most British of street furniture institutions – the red postbox!

•    The very first postboxes (pillar boxes to be precise) were erected in Jersey during the Post Offices’ 1852 campaign of modernisation. It’s commonly thought the idea hailed from France.

•    It was another five years before roadside postboxes were a common sight along the highways and byways of Britain. It was during this time that the Birmingham District Council commissioned what is now cited as the traditional post box design of a single column.

•    Pillar boxes always bear the monogram of the reigning monarch. Take a look at any old-looking post boxes in your area to see if the monogram “V.R” resides on its front. If so, it’s dates from the reign of Queen Victoria!

•    Windsor Castle has a blue post box. The now-redundant air mail boxes remained in service for less than a decade and are a incredibly rare sight.

•    The oldest working red post box in Britain is over 150 years old.

•    One of the conditions cited when Consignia took over Royal Mail was that all current postboxes be preserved as heritage icons.

The good old British postbox is certainly one of our favourite icons of the UK. And whilst we can’t provide you with your own cast iron Victorian pillar box, we can supply personal and commercial use mailboxes that will stand the hardy test of time (many of them come in red too!)

Mailbox Mania are mailbox specialists. We are dedicated to supplying the best quality post-boxes to both commercial and private customers. Other websites may have a section which includes a small selection of mailboxes, but our comprehensive range is second- to-none. We only use the best quality suppliers who manufacture their post boxes from the finest, most durable materials.We simply do not stock inferior products as it wastes our time and your money.

We are extremely confident that we can supply any mailbox that you require: we have post-boxes constructed from stainless steel, rear retrieval boxes, multi –occupancy boxes and so much more, so please take a look at our amazing range.

All of our fantastic prices include VAT and we are happy to discuss setting up credit accounts with public bodies, NHS authorities, governmental departments, emergency services etc.

All of our products are sturdy, stylish, secure, durable, and functional and we can deliver your choice of product straight to your door within two working days. In fact, delivery is free for all orders over £100 to any UK address.

Our online payment system is fast and secure, so you can rest assured that you will always shop securely with Mailbox Mania.

So, whether you are a private or commercial customer, or work for a public service body, and whatever size, capacity or style of post-box you require, please choose Mailbox Mania for our superb selection, outstanding service and rapid, secure delivery. Mailbox Mania are specialists, so we are the expert, elite choice for all of your mail security requirements.

Post boxes, for most people, are items they may purchase once or twice within their life time; therefore, selecting the right post box should be a carefully considered choice.

Whether commercial or residential mailboxes it’s important to remember that the size chosen can make life simpler. For example; larger letter boxes accept larger packages and have a greater chance in saving many trips to the post office to collect undelivered mail items.

Many homeowners consider that larger letter boxes mean a greater chance of theft due to a bigger gap in the outdoor door which may attract opportunists reaching through and taking mail from the inside but this is exactly the reason why lockable letter boxes were invented.

Some letter boxes will require a professional or at least someone who is savvy with building and fitting items such as flat-pack furniture and often it is necessary in a commercial establishment that the post boxes chosen are larger industrial types and will need a professional to fit and install.

On the opposite side of the spectrum residential mailboxes are normally much smaller and easily fit into the space within the front door, therefore, need very little installation and should be quick and simple to fit.

We at Mailbox Mania are now one of the largest, best-known UK suppliers for commercial and residential mailboxes. We guarantee exceptional durability and sleek aesthetics with all the products we offer along with price guarantee to provide the most competitive prices available within the UK.