Supporting local hardware stores - one step toward saving the economy

With the state of our economy, we all need to be conscious of how we spend our money. Small business is the cornerstone of a healthy economy, employing over 60%…

Oh, what a beautiful sight on this sunny Friday afternoon:

Yup, that’s Ace Hardware picking up our Mail Boss locking mailboxes by the TRUCKLOAD!

Ace Hardware *hearts* us!

Must be all that mail identity theft going on around the country, driving huge sales of the Mail…

Apparently, desperate times call for desperate measures

There, I Fixed It is a humorous site that celebrates “iconic images of mankind’s eternal struggle to hammer square pegs into round holes (with duct tape.)” If you haven’t already done so, I highly recommend…

Sorry we’ve been so quiet lately, but things have been crazy! First Thanksgiving weekend, and now we’re in…. Kansas City, Missouri!

This is our first time attending the Sutherlands “College of Knowledge” at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The College…

We’re just back from the Fall 2009 Ace Hardware Tradeshow in Atlanta. There is lots to blog about, as always, but here are some pics I snapped with my Blackberry (sorry for the low resolution) to give a quick recap…

Happy Friday, folks!

Here’s an epic MAIL DELIVERY: FAIL photo courtesy of FailBlog.

We just want to say… this is really not okay!

When it comes to mail security, we do our part to provide customers with truly secure locking mailboxes. And homeowners do their…

As I was walking to Epoch Design’s company mailbox to pick up the business mail today —melting, by the way, in this crazy triple digit Seattle summer heat—it occured to me that I have never shared the story of the “Mail Boss”…

@MailBoss is relatively new on Twitter and it is so exciting when we start to get some mentions and ReTweets! Here’s one from today… it’s a happy customer thanking us for a great product (the Metro Mail Boss WallMount Locking Mailbox).

Happy Friday!

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Beware of mailbox vandals and think of Mail Boss come Monday!

We hope everyone has a safe and fun Independence Day Holiday. Just remember, if you happen to be victims of a July 4th prank and your mailbox needs replacement come…

I found this great picture in a “funny mailbox video” online, and wanted to share it here. What a survival strategy! Perhaps this mailbox owner has an adjustable rate mortgage? Sorry- that’s not funny…

This picture got me thinking, though… this…