Comments on: Leaving things secretly in people’s mailboxes.

By: Drea

Drea — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:43:00 +0000

When my family got called home and off the mission field my father was unemployed for a short while and we had just started attenting the church he has now been a pastor of for 20 years. My mom has told me several stories of us having money left in our mailbox and we to this day have no clue who it was but it has always blessed my family to know people cared when they didn’t really even know us yet

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:32:59 +0000

PLEASE write another post that includes the Hardy Boys! That was awesome! You rock!

By: The Elusive Turkey

The Elusive Turkey — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:59:49 +0000

"Hope this helps you be more not poor!”

I'm trying so hard to stifle my laughs right now — I'm at work.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:49:47 +0000

What if you put an opened comdom in a mailbox? Is that illegal?

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:42:43 +0000

it's all about 'paying it forwards'. By being the recipient of kindness, it makes you want to pass it on to someone else who is is need.

By: ~Vixen~

~Vixen~ — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:40:00 +0000

it’s illegal to get into another person’s mail box, no matter how kind the intent. Much better to do ding-dong ditch if you really need to leave the money that badly. And shame on you if you were a postal carrier for suggesting that the mail box be accessed by anyone other than the home owner or the carrier.

By: sam

sam — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:45:00 +0000

Whoa. I’ve never even heard of this… yes, I’m weird, I know. I’ll have to do this sometime… with your advice, of course.
Great post :]

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:55:00 +0000

If you put in a card, then it won’t look like cash, and helps protect it. I’ve done this several times successfully. Also make sure you write their name on it in block letters so the postman knows it’s not for him/her to pick up.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:31:00 +0000

i once got a gift basket on my front porch…. didnt know who it was from…. it is kinda the same idea, it gives you a really good feeling, makes you want to go and give one to someone else

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:13:00 +0000

I’ll second the windshield wiper advice. Someone did a “leave behind” of 2 Christmas presents on our porch right before the biggest snowstorm of the year. When we saw it the gifts a week later, the metal detector was fine, the book not so much.

Didn’t know leaving anything but paid-for mail in someone’s mailbox was a federal crime. Lots of criminals around these parts, then…