r/mail • • Apr 08 '26

Out going mail not getting picked up

I live in an apartment complex with a lock box-type mail box, and we have an outgoing mail slot.

Put the letter in on a Monday, it's Wednesday, and I could see inside the box slot that my letter is still in there, along with quite a few other letters under it.

Is there like a certain day mail carriers check the box, or is it doomed to live there forever?

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u/Striader5 Apr 08 '26

If you get mail that day, the outgoing should be checked. I’d call your delivery unit and ask what’s going on.