Originally Posted by Justus (Post 1024224)

First of all, welcome to TV! As to your question, here's how you get your postal box assignment: The person closing your home purchase measures your height at closing, then cross-references that figure with available boxes. If you are of above-average height, you are assigned a box as close to the bottom row as possible. If you are short in stature, you will find your box in the top row, or as close thereto as possible. Simple algorithm, used universally in similar situations.:wave:

Originally Posted by theorem painter (Post 1024162)

At our closing in Febuary 2014 we paid $190 for the mail box key and $130 for the gate keys. On a yearly basis the VCDD is making a lot of money.

Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1024188)

At closing you will get a small brown envelope with 3 keys (as I recall). The envelope will have your BOX number, the keys will have an entirely DIFFERENT number on them, this is so that if the key is lost, the finder will not have access to your mail, but the post office can trace the key back to you.
Hope this helps.
PS I think all of the mentioned costs were ONE TIME costs and not yearly.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1024277)

NOT yearly.

Originally Posted by Justus (Post 1024224)

First of all, welcome to TV! As to your question, here's how you get your postal box assignment: The person closing your home purchase measures your height at closing, then cross-references that figure with available boxes. If you are of above-average height, you are assigned a box as close to the bottom row as possible. If you are short in stature, you will find your box in the top row, or as close thereto as possible. Simple algorithm, used universally in similar situations.:wave:

Originally Posted by theorem painter (Post 1024297)

Gracie,

I didn't mean the fees for the keys were paid yearly. What I was referring to was the $190 paid at closing for the keys x the number of closings per year equals approximately $570,000.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1024421)

Wonder what all that money goes for. Maybe to build and maintain the postal stations? They are air conditioned so medicines are safe and painted every year.

Originally Posted by theorem painter (Post 1024297)

Gracie,

I didn't mean the fees for the keys were paid yearly. What I was referring to was the $190 paid at closing for the keys x the number of closings per year equals approximately $570,000.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1024421)

They are air conditioned so medicines are safe .

Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1024945)

I don't order medicines on line but have to wonder how hot they get setting in trucks before they get to your air conditioned box, especially in summer.