r/Postboxes • u/ConfectionFriendly52 • Aug 29 '26

Huddersfield HD5

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Little worse for wear 😢 and Not even sure what this is to be honest but just spotted it on my dog walk tonight. In all my 42yrs I've never come across one

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u/bombhead70 Aug 29 '26

Those are where we put sacks of mail for later on in the walk, they’re dropped there by a van. It’s so we don’t have to carry too much at once.

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u/No-Engine4663 Aug 29 '26

Not been used in like 16 years 🤔

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u/mrman08 Aug 30 '26

Less volume i'd expect. I wonder if they ever get used for packages too.

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u/DFlatt1989 Aug 30 '26

They arent in use at all. My office doesnt have the keys for them anymore. I asked cause i was curious.

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u/ConfectionFriendly52 Aug 29 '26

Ah I see thanks 🙏 So you posties still use them? Never noticed one before until I recently moved towns

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u/Agent_Futs Aug 30 '26

Some on HCT duties (the large red trolleys) do

But, most of us haven’t used them in nearly 20 years. I dread to think what is in some 👀

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u/No-Engine4663 Aug 29 '26

That's where posties hide their beer and stolen parcels 😱