Cluster boxes, as these are called are purchased, repaired and maintained by the condo association or property management company, NOT the post office. The post office is only responsible for delivering the mail. I discovered that the post office will change the lock for about $25.00, but one must show ID proving you are the owner or rentor of the property. In this case, it was my out of state neighbor's property that he decided to rent, but had lost the key. He would have had to send notarized copies of ownership and a notarized letter authorizing it to be changed which would have taken time and the new rentors were moving in before it could be done. The method shown DID NOT damage the box door, a door which wasn't post office property to begin with.
@@tjmmcd1 some of the cbus are owned by the property manager. We are not responsible for changing locks on those units. The owners are. The majority of cbus in our area are owned by USPS and we are responsible. Hence the property of USPS damage is a federal offense signs on our cbus.
I have drilled many mailbox locks due to lost keys. Even when asking others about their best methods, it's always about this or that drill bit. Tried this the other day and couldn't believe I never considered it! This method works on any styled box that uses this sort of lock.
Thanks for this video, dude. I've been putting off fixing my box for MONTHS because I thought it would be complicated. Would never have thought of brute force with a hammer claw on my own!
Thank You. Your way is extremely simple, quick and it works. The total cost of the replace and unlock is 6 dollar. Please note that we have to use screwdriver first.
My lock quit accepting keys even though I drenched it with Houdini lube. Post office said they'd take a week to fix it @$50; another locksmith could do it the same day for "~$100". Decided to wait for the PO and then realized I could check YT. You're the only uploader I could find that uses this method and it's elegant in it's simplicity. My door flew open and the locking lever was still intact. Bought a new lockset + extra keys from a locksmith (didn't trust the depot on this one). Once I installed the new lock I'm only $20 lighter and the lock works like a champ. Thank you for your help, Sam.
Excellent video Sam. Short, simple, clear and effective. Just what I wanted. Particularly as I want my mail before the end of a lock picking course. Your method was how I intended to force the door open but, as an amateur, I wanted to find some professional validation and any extra advice. The only thing I'll add to this is some cloth, so I don't risk damaging my neighbor's door or the frame - like someone already demonstrated before you got there. Many thanks
Cool! All I did was call the Post Office and they came out and opened it for me. Glad I did too. I was told it was a felony to willfully destroy a USPS owned mailbox.
Glad this video doesn't show him destroying the mailbox. Post office will charge me $60 to get a replacement and usually takes 2 weeks, and you can't just call up there you have to come up there with your lease.
@@vondei5939 Mailboxes are protected by federal law, and crimes against them and the mail they contain are considered a federal offense. Violators can be fined up to $250,000 or imprisoned for up to three years for each act of vandalism or tampering.
How did you ask them? What number specifically?? It’s been a month and I haven’t heard from them after closing and reopening my “case”. It’s annoying bc I never have time to go in person.
I tried the method shown, it did bend the cover a little but I was able to reshape it, I didn't know how it would open without damaging the interior where the lock arm catches but the arm pops off, took about 10 minutes and saved me about 200, I called a locksmith and they wanted 120 to come out and most likely 200 to replace it. If you have a good drill that may be the safest and there are videos showing this way but the claw hammer worked. Thanks for the video.
Maybe couple years late on this. But as someone who moved into a new rental and landlord didn't give me key or mention use of community box. I had packages and important tax forms I thought just got delayed in mail badly. But calling post office we were informed we had community box and there was items inside we needed asap. We did part of this method and worked. And I later replaced lock for 29$-
I need to do this and afraid the using the claw of the hammer will deform the interior of my box where the lock arm locks the door. Did using the hammer deforn the interior at all? Thanks.
@@ismaelbarrera6017 They scheduled a day to change it, but the door was not align correctly to close well😑 be careful if you are planning to do it as in my area this box is USPS property and they I don’t know if there is a way to request changing it if you break it it will stay broken 😑
OMG if this works you are the BEST!!! I lost my key..HOA manger is useless, mailmen have no set schedule apparently and two men i know told me to drill the key hole, this is after they tried to charge me 200$ for them to do it!! 😂
Thank you! This worked. I actually was too chicken to slam it with the hammer, so I pried the door open with one flathead screwdriver just above the lock, then kind of pried back the flange that the locking tab sits behind until the locking tab slipped past the flange.
dakota Nothing broke. The metal locking tab that rotates from 12 o’clock (unlocked) to 9 o’clock (locked) was in the locked position. It was short enough that prying open the door above and below it with two screwdrivers allowed it to slip past the retaining frame surrounding it. Then I just removed the retaining clip off the back side of the lock and installed a new one.
Lol went to USPS for 4th time today in a month and a half and finally told them.. “I bought my lock and I am changing it myself. I called the USPS and told them them that too since my lazy landlord wasn’t able to to change it for me when people moved out 4 months ago yes the manager had 4 months and didn’t do anything!!! But took my $600 deposit and a day fee prorated rent on last day of the month when I signed lease even signed it at12:30 pm so technically should be half day rent not rent for 24 h period, manager gave me only 1 house key instead of 2 and said that I can make another one if I want to and that she have to change my mailbox lock that was on February 29 th it’s April 16th. Post office said 3 x they send someone it’s been over month so not sure what else to do other than do it my self. Which I said when I was leaving the post office and one of the employee yelled “ DON’T hurt yourself “ wow I was like “ well 11 years living in hawaii I learned to do everything including fixing Mercedes or house electrical plumbing anything because people here extremely lazy and when you call somewhere they say tomorrow and it takes moths . Than she said “ it’s “FEDERAL “ well isn’t it against the law to hold my mail for month and a half so far when I signed the lease paid the rent and deposit which includes mailbox and 2 keys which I never received . My electric bills and other mail is there and they unable me to get to my mail. Isn’t that a federal offense 🧐 I asked 4 x the post office to send someone to change the lock and to my property manager who doesn’t even have maintenance people and “working” alone for 60 apartments alone.. not really because she is in her free 3bd apartment has camera 🎥 pointed to the office door and only comes out to open and close the office and when she needs rent out until which now they are all full so getting paid for basically nothing. I asked for 5 things to fix month and a half nothing was fixed no answer.. contacted company management 7x wrote URGENT 🚨 emails, calls, website no response!!! Great company Not!!!
Everyone who feels this is against the law should double check what they THINK the laws are regarding this by reading the actual laws. I too figured this would fall under USPS property, however, I hate not verifying things I believe to be true. I just did ten seconds of research to show myself I was wrong. The USPS regulations prohibit carriers from accepting keys to open private mailboxes. The property developer or owner is responsible for providing customers with their tenant keys to access their mailboxes.
I need to do this and afraid the using the claw of the hammer will deform the interior of my box where the lock arm locks the door. Did using the hammer deforn the interior at all? Thanks.
I just tried doing this no luck I really need my damn mail smh I'm scared if I brake it they gonna take me to jail even tho it's my mailbox and I have proof of the lease and I'd I stay here it's suck because o need my fucking mail now and the mail man won't give it to me he says I have to have my fucking key
Where did the latch go when you popped the door open? You said in one of your comments that it gets bent, but I don't see it at all on your lock. Also, they're only about $5. to get a new one from the store, whereas the post office will charge about $30. - $50. to replace one. When I have to replace the locks in our boxes I usually have to catch the mail carrier when she opens the backs, and then I can get inside with pliers. Will have to try this method when she's not available. Thanks.
Question. Wouldn't this be considered possible damage to federal property if you do dent scratch or damage the door/hinge in any way? The post office owns the majority of those boxes. If you want to change your own lock why not contact the post office so the carrier can meet you to change it?
I stopped my carrier yesterday and all she did was she don't know how to get the box open and left. But then again, I live in NY and people don't care about nothing anymore.😥
@@barbaralauerlauer6974 if you take a copy of your lease to the post office they will give you 2 keys and the carrier assigned to that area will change the lock for you when possible. If they are doing less than that they are wrong.
What's the name to the mailbox lock ? I cannot see it. Is there any way from preventing this from happening ? it happened to me two different times. I have lock similar to the one that's been used as an example I think it's pime line. Can you please help I will truly appreciate it.
Thank you so much man, my girl gotta stalker and he lives across from her alone in the other unit. His face up against the window, staring at her in bed, she saw him, turned off phone, and he stared at her for 30 more seconds before running away. She calls me at 1:30am and I head over quickly. Tell her to pack up, we're leaving, your not safe here alone. With the lights on she's packing in her bedroom. This dumbass sits in the corner of window, waiting for her to lay back down for a second time btw (but I'm there). I told her show me the perspective you had of this guy. I sit on the bed, she hits the lights off, and I see him directly and he sees me and takes off quickly. Its scary stuff. So now I'm buying a Ring camera, set it up to send 24/7 vid to my phone for 3$ a month thru Amazon (with a motion detector. Ganna hid it in her bed, test the cam quality, keep her bathroom light on, and open the blinds up so he can peak thru and make sure the cam can catch him. Cops can't do anything without video proof and the only reason to use cops is to get her out of a 2200$ lease agreement. 🙄 apartment management is sus until cops show up with video of the situation.
Also ganna break the lock without her knowing on his apartment mail box, grab his mail and head home to research his name. I know he's the guy because there was one scenario where he knocked on the door (he's about 20-24 years old btw) thinkin she's there. I see him head down, hoodie up thru the fish eye of the door. I say "what do you want", he says in a childish voice "can you take me to school" (this is creepy like a grown man trying to play off as a kid so she will open the door), and I say "nope sorry man". She had many other situations of him that she told me last night, while this all happened. I didn't think anything of how creepy he was, because I didn't think people tried to stalk girls to rob, beat, and rape them. But now I see this is very serious and worry about whoever will live across from him, in my girl's 1 bedroom unit. He'd probably do the same, and I won't risk it.
For anyone who care is was a 14 year old boy who's parents left him to live by himself, because they couldn't deal with him. He tried to break opening the window while I'm sitting there with a shotgun and I yelled "I gotta gun" and he ran away. The Dad's a piece of shit btw; we caught the kid with the cops help, but they brought him to the parents and he's still living alone in that apartment unit, with a slap on the wrist. So now we finally got her moved out. Lol
What if the key just won't go in the lock? My key was getting stuck. Now it won't even go halfway into the lock. I sprayed with WD 40. I tried to push in the key and it stops before it's halfway, like something is blocking it.
Merci! Après avoir bien bien forcé avec un marteau arrache clou payé 11 euros j'ai fait sauter ma serrure de boîte aux lettres! Il faut insister longtemps mais ça marche! Merci ! N'hésitez pas à cogner (surtout les filles). Victoire! 🤩😍😍
Thank you, after an 18 hour drive to move in and they say wait for a mail man then replace the lock he gives you. No. I am exhausted. I took lock off and replaced it.
Break it? No. It will cause the latch to bend that allows for the lock to latch on the interior of frame. Hope this helps clear up the question you had 🙂
One thing I'm curious about is..did you have permission from the Post Office to do this? Otherwise, I may be wrong but, I think this would be a crime to damage and break in to Government property.
so we move in to a new house and for some reason the last owner didn't give us a key so, now i have to put my hand into the hole of the mailbox and try get the mail and yes i do have a small arm/hand but now im getting bigger
Jesus idk why I didn't think of this, I just moved in and it's been a month, the owners office is closed cause of COVID they don't answer calls, we got a "mailbox" key but it wasn't actually that, it was a pool gate key. I've had to be stalking for the mailman for a week now, haven't even seen them at all. 3hrs staight outside in my car next to the mailboxes. Waste of time but I didn't know what else to do (I thought maybe drill it? Lock pick it? I don't have a drill but I was thinking of buying one, and I doubt I can pick it because my tension wrench isn't a good one it'll take up the whole key entry and block me from picking). All I wanna do now is really just change my damn lock.
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Thanks so much I made over 500 dollars last night🙏🏻👍
Scumbag
@@krustimemez4201 He's joking idiot
Evan Hartman 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Krusti Memez. Maybe he was offering a mail box lock smith service?
nigga-
So nice of people like you to take your own valuable time to help others. Thank you so much for your help.
Tom McDonough yes. So nice of him to damage Postal property.
Cluster boxes, as these are called are purchased, repaired and maintained by the condo association or property management company, NOT the post office. The post office is only responsible for delivering the mail. I discovered that the post office will change the lock for about $25.00, but one must show ID proving you are the owner or rentor of the property. In this case, it was my out of state neighbor's property that he decided to rent, but had lost the key. He would have had to send notarized copies of ownership and a notarized letter authorizing it to be changed which would have taken time and the new rentors were moving in before it could be done. The method shown DID NOT damage the box door, a door which wasn't post office property to begin with.
That's right J shut that ignorant shit up
@@tjmmcd1 some of the cbus are owned by the property manager. We are not responsible for changing locks on those units. The owners are. The majority of cbus in our area are owned by USPS and we are responsible. Hence the property of USPS damage is a federal offense signs on our cbus.
I have drilled many mailbox locks due to lost keys. Even when asking others about their best methods, it's always about this or that drill bit. Tried this the other day and couldn't believe I never considered it! This method works on any styled box that uses this sort of lock.
Thanks for this video, dude. I've been putting off fixing my box for MONTHS because I thought it would be complicated. Would never have thought of brute force with a hammer claw on my own!
Brute force is always the first thing I think of in any situation.
Thank You. Your way is extremely simple, quick and it works. The total cost of the replace and unlock is 6 dollar. Please note that we have to use screwdriver first.
My lock quit accepting keys even though I drenched it with Houdini lube. Post office said they'd take a week to fix it @$50; another locksmith could do it the same day for "~$100". Decided to wait for the PO and then realized I could check YT. You're the only uploader I could find that uses this method and it's elegant in it's simplicity. My door flew open and the locking lever was still intact. Bought a new lockset + extra keys from a locksmith (didn't trust the depot on this one). Once I installed the new lock I'm only $20 lighter and the lock works like a champ. Thank you for your help, Sam.
Excellent video Sam. Short, simple, clear and effective. Just what I wanted. Particularly as I want my mail before the end of a lock picking course.
Your method was how I intended to force the door open but, as an amateur, I wanted to find some professional validation and any extra advice.
The only thing I'll add to this is some cloth, so I don't risk damaging my neighbor's door or the frame - like someone already demonstrated before you got there.
Many thanks
Cool! All I did was call the Post Office and they came out and opened it for me. Glad I did too. I was told it was a felony to willfully destroy a USPS owned mailbox.
How quickly did they respond to come open it?
@Jeff Swilley He changed the lock, he didn't smash the mailbox to pieces in the process, Lmfao
Glad this video doesn't show him destroying the mailbox. Post office will charge me $60 to get a replacement and usually takes 2 weeks, and you can't just call up there you have to come up there with your lease.
@@vondei5939 Mailboxes are protected by federal law, and crimes against them and the mail they contain are considered a federal offense. Violators can be fined up to $250,000 or imprisoned for up to three years for each act of vandalism or tampering.
How did you ask them? What number specifically?? It’s been a month and I haven’t heard from them after closing and reopening my “case”. It’s annoying bc I never have time to go in person.
Thank you so much bro, I a new property manager and maintenance quit so I needed to do it myself . Very helpful 👍
I tried the method shown, it did bend the cover a little but I was able to reshape it, I didn't know how it would open without damaging the interior where the lock arm catches but the arm pops off, took about 10 minutes and saved me about 200, I called a locksmith and they wanted 120 to come out and most likely 200 to replace it. If you have a good drill that may be the safest and there are videos showing this way but the claw hammer worked. Thanks for the video.
Listening to this dude is like getting instructions from the TERMINATOR
I was expecting some rake techniques.. the violent hammer jerk move is real finesse. 👍🏼
It works! You can also use a knife instead of a screwdriver
Thank you. My dumbass lost my mail key and I haven't been able to get my mail for 3 weeks but you helped me a lot.
Maybe couple years late on this.
But as someone who moved into a new rental and landlord didn't give me key or mention use of community box. I had packages and important tax forms I thought just got delayed in mail badly. But calling post office we were informed we had community box and there was items inside we needed asap. We did part of this method and worked. And I later replaced lock for 29$-
Thank you Sam! REALLY appreciate you helping with this issue!!! MANY MANY BLESS YOU!!!!
Great video! Could not believe how fast I was able to open box thank you.
I need to do this and afraid the using the claw of the hammer will deform the interior of my box where the lock arm locks the door. Did using the hammer deforn the interior at all? Thanks.
Helpful, my mail box lock was jammed and apartment maintenance wasn’t helpful to get open.
Did you have to pay them after you broke open the lock?
@@ismaelbarrera6017 They scheduled a day to change it, but the door was not align correctly to close well😑 be careful if you are planning to do it as in my area this box is USPS property and they I don’t know if there is a way to request changing it if you break it it will stay broken 😑
This is video is 4 years old but it saved my life today but above all, saved my money. All i have to do right now is just another lock and thats it.
Thanks a bunch! Didn't want to get in trouble for losing my key! Didn't damage lock!
I need to do this myself since my landlord hasnt given me my mailbox keys since i moved in
I know it's a little late but you just have to take your lease agreement to the post office. They will change out the lock
@@flynt1977 does it cost you money thank you
Thank you,
Was thinking of doing this and you just confirmed that it works! - My HOA are a bunch of asshats. You’re awesome 😎
You saved me $40 and a lot of time. Thank you for making this video.
Lol right
Did it really work for you? I’m afraid to do it... but it’s like a week before Xmas and I just HAD to lose my key!
Thankyou so much. I lost my key and just got off the phone with a lock smith. He wanted $95 just to open it😱 Thanks for your help.
OMG if this works you are the BEST!!! I lost my key..HOA manger is useless, mailmen have no set schedule apparently and two men i know told me to drill the key hole, this is after they tried to charge me 200$ for them to do it!! 😂
I lost my key I will do this at night because I'm sure my neighbors will call the police lol
It works!!! It took me like 45scnds
Rudolph Ramirez did it completely break the mailbox?
The exact reason I’m here lol! I gotta wait until it gets dark so people driving by don’t think I’m stealing out my own mailbox😩
lmao
Thank you! This worked. I actually was too chicken to slam it with the hammer, so I pried the door open with one flathead screwdriver just above the lock, then kind of pried back the flange that the locking tab sits behind until the locking tab slipped past the flange.
Bricago were you able to close and open it after? Or did it break the lock?
dakota Nothing broke. The metal locking tab that rotates from 12 o’clock (unlocked) to 9 o’clock (locked) was in the locked position. It was short enough that prying open the door above and below it with two screwdrivers allowed it to slip past the retaining frame surrounding it. Then I just removed the retaining clip off the back side of the lock and installed a new one.
Bricago ok thanks for the reply!
@@bricago2302 I can't get My screwdriver to go in deep enough to pry open enough space so I can use claw hammer. It will only go in a little bit
@@clytnjms Sorry to hear that. This was two years ago, man. I barely remember doing this.
Thank you! Seller didn't leave a mail key and I had to gain access to my mail. Handyman wanted $40 to do this.
Simple, yet effective 👍 i'll give this a go. Thanks!
Defintely will be trying this later on when I get I get home.
Thank you!
Thank you so much I just moved and someone ( previous tenants )changed my mailbox lock and I had to buy a new one
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THANK YOU!!! DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T THINK OF THIS BEFORE GOOGLING LOL 😂😂😂
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Thanks for the tutorial. You just saved me $50 😁
I cant do this in public ill get arrested i have a public mailbox
just have cool neighbors
Then you just have to let USPS know and they'll help you get a new key
Lol went to USPS for 4th time today in a month and a half and finally told them.. “I bought my lock and I am changing it myself. I called the USPS and told them them that too since my lazy landlord wasn’t able to to change it for me when people moved out 4 months ago yes the manager had 4 months and didn’t do anything!!! But took my $600 deposit and a day fee prorated rent on last day of the month when I signed lease even signed it at12:30 pm so technically should be half day rent not rent for 24 h period, manager gave me only 1 house key instead of 2 and said that I can make another one if I want to and that she have to change my mailbox lock that was on February 29 th it’s April 16th.
Post office said 3 x they send someone it’s been over month so not sure what else to do other than do it my self. Which I said when I was leaving the post office and one of the employee yelled “ DON’T hurt yourself “ wow I was like “ well 11 years living in hawaii I learned to do everything including fixing Mercedes or house electrical plumbing anything because people here extremely lazy and when you call somewhere they say tomorrow and it takes moths . Than she said “ it’s “FEDERAL “ well isn’t it against the law to hold my mail for month and a half so far when I signed the lease paid the rent and deposit which includes mailbox and 2 keys which I never received . My electric bills and other mail is there and they unable me to get to my mail. Isn’t that a federal offense 🧐
I asked 4 x the post office to send someone to change the lock and to my property manager who doesn’t even have maintenance people and “working” alone for 60 apartments alone.. not really because she is in her free 3bd apartment has camera 🎥 pointed to the office door and only comes out to open and close the office and when she needs rent out until which now they are all full so getting paid for basically nothing. I asked for 5 things to fix month and a half nothing was fixed no answer.. contacted company management 7x wrote URGENT 🚨 emails, calls, website no response!!!
Great company Not!!!
Crazy yap sesh dude@@worldfitnesstrainerradekve9234
Wait till like 2-4 in the morning on a week day.
Everyone who feels this is against the law should double check what they THINK the laws are regarding this by reading the actual laws. I too figured this would fall under USPS property, however, I hate not verifying things I believe to be true. I just did ten seconds of research to show myself I was wrong.
The USPS regulations prohibit carriers from accepting keys to open private mailboxes. The property developer or owner is responsible for providing customers with their tenant keys to access their mailboxes.
It worked!!! Thank you so much! (And yes you have to get a new lock, but it's super easy to replace)
Does the lock still work after you snap it open, or do you have to replace it after the point.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate how you got straight to the point.
That’s exactly how bums break into my mailbox everyday. Thank you.
sucks lol
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Thank you. Followed you instructions. Worked like charm
Is there a way close a mailbox that's left open but in the locked position? Without damaging it?
Thank you for the video. Takes the guess work out of the picture.
This video is possibly saving me from an unwanted pregnancy 😭 thank you
I need to do this and afraid the using the claw of the hammer will deform the interior of my box where the lock arm locks the door. Did using the hammer deforn the interior at all? Thanks.
Yay! Saved me from pulling out my hair. Lost the damn key.
😂 lol me to my dang driver licenses in there
Thank you this was a lifesaver I lost my mailbox key both this video and how to install a new lock was so hopeful I was able to do both myself!!!
Tiffany Bevis where can i find the other video ?
When You Do This Can You Shut The Mail Box Back Or Do You Have To Buy Another Lock
That’s the whole point - presumably you lost your key and want to put in a new lock! The new lock is under $10. At a hardware store or online.
Totally works. Thank you !
Bouta do this bc I need my damn clothes
Fat Cats74 omfg same
Fat Cats74 I ordered somthing without permission and trying to get it because I can’t find the key
@@davidr7743 same but the key got lost
@@davidr7743 same just bought a bb gun and my mom will freak if she sees it. cant seem to find the key.
I just tried doing this no luck I really need my damn mail smh I'm scared if I brake it they gonna take me to jail even tho it's my mailbox and I have proof of the lease and I'd I stay here it's suck because o need my fucking mail now and the mail man won't give it to me he says I have to have my fucking key
How do you do this without it obviously looking like a claw hammer just bent open the door?
Drill it.
Worked so fast my neigbors didn't have time to call the police.
And I didn't even break a nail.
Helpful - I used it to open my broken desk drawer
Thanks I Got Harrased By Many people on saying i was robbing the mailbox👍🏽👍🏽
Will this break my lock? Because I don’t want to pay for a new one, it is just jammed right now and I need to get a package
I moved into public housing and NEVER got a mailbox key. Thank you!!
My mailbox is not one of the middle ones, it's on the left side so the screwdriver and hammer won't fit. Any tips?
Go to the post office with your lease agreement. They will replace it for you
This video was a life saver ❤
Will this damage the lock. I have the key but it’s jammed because of a package
Thank you so much! It worked!
Thanks much, worked like a charm.
Where did the latch go when you popped the door open? You said in one of your comments that it gets bent, but I don't see it at all on your lock. Also, they're only about $5. to get a new one from the store, whereas the post office will charge about $30. - $50. to replace one. When I have to replace the locks in our boxes I usually have to catch the mail carrier when she opens the backs, and then I can get inside with pliers. Will have to try this method when she's not available. Thanks.
It popped and shot back into the mailbox. I trashed it at the end of the video. Thank you for the feedback!
Ah ok, that's what I guessed. Thanks.
Question. Wouldn't this be considered possible damage to federal property if you do dent scratch or damage the door/hinge in any way? The post office owns the majority of those boxes. If you want to change your own lock why not contact the post office so the carrier can meet you to change it?
Cause they dont care and will never answer
@@kelpking4484 if you go to the office with a copy of your lease your first lock is free.
Yep, it's a federal offense.
I stopped my carrier yesterday and all she did was she don't know how to get the box open and left. But then again, I live in NY and people don't care about nothing anymore.😥
@@barbaralauerlauer6974 if you take a copy of your lease to the post office they will give you 2 keys and the carrier assigned to that area will change the lock for you when possible. If they are doing less than that they are wrong.
The thumbnail did it for me.
How can you explain
Thank you so much, this helped out with my mailbox.
What's the name to the mailbox lock ? I cannot see it. Is there any way from preventing this from happening ? it happened to me two different times. I have lock similar to the one that's been used as an example I think it's pime line. Can you please help I will truly appreciate it.
Thank you so much man, my girl gotta stalker and he lives across from her alone in the other unit. His face up against the window, staring at her in bed, she saw him, turned off phone, and he stared at her for 30 more seconds before running away. She calls me at 1:30am and I head over quickly. Tell her to pack up, we're leaving, your not safe here alone. With the lights on she's packing in her bedroom. This dumbass sits in the corner of window, waiting for her to lay back down for a second time btw (but I'm there). I told her show me the perspective you had of this guy. I sit on the bed, she hits the lights off, and I see him directly and he sees me and takes off quickly. Its scary stuff. So now I'm buying a Ring camera, set it up to send 24/7 vid to my phone for 3$ a month thru Amazon (with a motion detector. Ganna hid it in her bed, test the cam quality, keep her bathroom light on, and open the blinds up so he can peak thru and make sure the cam can catch him. Cops can't do anything without video proof and the only reason to use cops is to get her out of a 2200$ lease agreement. 🙄 apartment management is sus until cops show up with video of the situation.
Also ganna break the lock without her knowing on his apartment mail box, grab his mail and head home to research his name. I know he's the guy because there was one scenario where he knocked on the door (he's about 20-24 years old btw) thinkin she's there. I see him head down, hoodie up thru the fish eye of the door. I say "what do you want", he says in a childish voice "can you take me to school" (this is creepy like a grown man trying to play off as a kid so she will open the door), and I say "nope sorry man". She had many other situations of him that she told me last night, while this all happened. I didn't think anything of how creepy he was, because I didn't think people tried to stalk girls to rob, beat, and rape them. But now I see this is very serious and worry about whoever will live across from him, in my girl's 1 bedroom unit. He'd probably do the same, and I won't risk it.
For anyone who care is was a 14 year old boy who's parents left him to live by himself, because they couldn't deal with him. He tried to break opening the window while I'm sitting there with a shotgun and I yelled "I gotta gun" and he ran away. The Dad's a piece of shit btw; we caught the kid with the cops help, but they brought him to the parents and he's still living alone in that apartment unit, with a slap on the wrist. So now we finally got her moved out. Lol
Now can you close the box with the same lock?
Will a tire iron work?Lost my key and have no hammer.Need to get to my mail ASAP!!!
Lost my mail box key and finally got in to get my mail 💪🏽
So after this you need to place a new lock ???
Thank you so much, this really worked!
My new controller for Xbox is coming in and I wanna know if the lock will be fine and be able to shut and reuse it again I lost the key
Does this break the lock?
Thanks a lot. Very informative.
Thank you so much for the video
I’m definitely going to try this thanks
What size screw driver is that
Where can I purchase a new mailbox lock??
What if the key just won't go in the lock? My key was getting stuck. Now it won't even go halfway into the lock. I sprayed with WD 40. I tried to push in the key and it stops before it's halfway, like something is blocking it.
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Thank you for this!
Thanks! It worked very well !
Thanks so much for your help
What size is the lock? I need replace mine is it 3/4
You are genius .
Thank you, after an 18 hour drive to move in and they say wait for a mail man then replace the lock he gives you. No. I am exhausted. I took lock off and replaced it.
he said "informational"..... fuck yeah, man. fuck yeah.
Will this break the lock entirely?
Break it? No. It will cause the latch to bend that allows for the lock to latch on the interior of frame. Hope this helps clear up the question you had 🙂
One thing I'm curious about is..did you have permission from the Post Office to do this? Otherwise, I may be wrong but, I think this would be a crime to damage and break in to Government property.
I mean , I guess it's fine if you put a now lock afterward
RUclips bans plugging a magazine into a rifle or putting on a suppressor. But educating people how to commit mail fraud is A-OK. :)
I dont know weither to say if this is legal or illegal?😓😕
so we move in to a new house and for some reason the last owner didn't give us a key so, now i have to put my hand into the hole of the mailbox and try get the mail and yes i do have a small arm/hand but now im getting bigger
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Time to grab my report card before my parents get it
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this really helps. thank you for this vid. :)
Do I have to give a new key to delivery after changing the lock?
Jesus idk why I didn't think of this, I just moved in and it's been a month, the owners office is closed cause of COVID they don't answer calls, we got a "mailbox" key but it wasn't actually that, it was a pool gate key. I've had to be stalking for the mailman for a week now, haven't even seen them at all. 3hrs staight outside in my car next to the mailboxes. Waste of time but I didn't know what else to do (I thought maybe drill it? Lock pick it? I don't have a drill but I was thinking of buying one, and I doubt I can pick it because my tension wrench isn't a good one it'll take up the whole key entry and block me from picking). All I wanna do now is really just change my damn lock.
Try calling the post office. You pay the fee unless it's your first lock. They will replace it for free.
Again !! How do you take off the old lock ??
Pull the little retainer tab off and it comes straight out
Or there'll be a nut on the back
People will probably think you're breaking into them I'd rather go through the trouble if getting help or a key replacement 🤣🤣
Criminals: write that down write that down
does it break it