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Not OP, but live in an apartment, we don’t have any place for outgoing mail, so I need to write in on the envelopes and drop them in a random mailbox?
That's odd. I have lived in apartment complexes for a large portion of my life. There has always been a single outgoing mail slot with the rows of mailboxes at the apartment complexes. It blends in so it might not look too different than the rest of the bank of mailboxes. This is in the US though so idk how other countries handle it.
If you are in the US, yeah you can drop it in any USPS public dropbox or store iirc
FWIW, this is true of the U.K. too. You could also try speaking to your postie.
Yeah, I have the same issue. I just keep the misdirected mail for a week or two until it stacks up and then drop it all in the nearest blue USPS mailbox, which is in the center of town. It’s annoying, but not a huge deal.
Also I’ve read you shouldn’t write directly on the envelope, the post office prefers sticky notes so the original envelope isn’t defaced.
That seems haphazard - won't sticky notes be liable to fall off in the mailbag?
Eh I guess it’s possible, but probably unlikely. You could always stick some tape on the sticky note if you’re worried.
You don’t have any place for outgoing mail?? That’s wild. Most people in houses just clip outgoing mail to their mailbox for the postman to pick up. I would’ve assumed apartments always had an outgoing box if they’re using one of those walls of mailboxes.