I haven’t received mail in a home mail box since I was a kid in 1971.
All my mail goes to the post office. I live in Maine now, and my local post office had me fill out a form which allows me to use their street address for packages from UPS, FedEx, etc.
For instance, say my post office box at the post office is 2502 (it isn’t). My mailing address for UPS or FedEx would be the street address of the post office plus my post office box.....
Joe Blow
199 Main Street # 2502
Podunk, Maine 04999
Or, instead of # 2502, I could use Unit # 2502.
This is only for packages sent by carriers other than the Postal Service....I’m not allowed to use the street address for USPS packages. Also, I’m not allowed to use their street address for letters.
Just before Christmas, thieves were stealing mail from mail boxes in front of homes in six different, neighboring Maine towns. The crooks were looking for gift cards or cash sent through the mail as Christmas gifts.
In this day and age, I would never have my personal mail just sitting out in the street where any drug-addled criminal could steal it.....bank statements, credit card statements, medical information, etc.....I don’t think so.
We had a PO Box for decades but this last price increase pushed my husband over the edge and I had to drop it. I’ve since discovered that some or one of my neighbors is a thief.