Rent a Private Mailbox

Did you know that thieves are looking for unsecured mailboxes to find personal information (for your identity) and checks (so they can be cashed)? Did you know that when you use your residential address to get a business license you are making your home address public record? There are so many reasons you may want to consider rent a private mailbox today.

 Is it the world we live in or is it just me? Just last month I received a admission in my box from the local post office indicating I had a piece of mail waiting for me at the post office. So, off I went to my local post office. There it was. It began at the yellow line taped to the floor and snaked around the counter out the first set of interior doors. It was a line of people with packages and letters and some where even carrying minor green tickets just like the one I was holding. When i finally reached the counter and presented my little green ticket the postal clerk excused himself and also after a few minutes returned with an envelope riddled with red round dated stamps and all sorts of markings about it. When i opened it I realized it was from one of our federal tax-governing agencies and it was their second attempt to contact me. Next attempt? With a little bit of digging I found out that i had been the target of mail theft. The previous little green ticket that had been placed in my mailbox during the last several weeks had been stolen from my mailbox.

 So, now I realized first hand why so many people are renting private mailboxes these days. There were numerous things that came to mind. 1) I hate waiting in long lines when there is not enough employees for the demand. In the private sector one would add more staff to assist customers. At the post office the line just gets longer. 2) Someone could be targeting my mailbox and amassing important pieces of mail to steal my individuality, and 3) I felt that i had great exposure and was putting my business and personal finances in jeopardy by not acquiring my mail - especially mail that was time sensitive.

 So, that day I began an unofficial polling of my customers and asked all of them why they rent a private mailbox. Here is what they said:

 1. "I'm never home to receive important packages and mail and I don't want them left at my doorstep and I don't like waiting in line for my certified mail."

 2. "We moved back home with my Mom and I don't want her dealing with my mail."

 3. "I live in 85308 and I don't have a locking mail box." (85308 ranks the highest in identity theft)

 4. "I have 3 roommates and I want to keep my mail separate."

 5. "I run my business from home and not only do i not want people knowing exactly where I live, I want to appear to have a Bell Road address for my address. It is more prestigious. "

 6. "I sell a lot of stuff online and I want to keep my personal home private. I don't want customers showing up at my doorstep."

 7. "I run a nonprofit organization and we need somewhere central for our mail so that the two of us have access to the same box."

 8. "I'm at work all day. When i get a package The UPS Store texting me so i swing by there after work. Rarely a line. Always smiling."

 9. "I'm going through a divorce and need some place to receive mail until I have a more permanent living situation.”

 10. "I'm a student at Thunderbird and travel generally. The UPS Store will forward to me my mail wherever I am - Glendale or Ghana."

 Everyone had a slightly different reason why they Rent a Private Mailbox. And now, I have a mailbox, too!