It is no surprise that the amount of mail we receive in our mailboxes continues to grow. Most roadside mailboxes have the capacity to hold this mail but many others do not. Residents who have small-size post office boxes at Fallbrook Post Office may need to pick up their mail daily to prevent overflow conditions that result in the mail being bundled and held in back for pickup.

One of the provisions of renting a post office box is that the mail will be picked up promptly to avoid accumulation. When customers fail to pick up their mail, incidents like the one described in a letter to the ed...