postbox

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It also features a barcode scanner, which opens a drop-down drawer that is big enough to accommodate parcels that do not fit in the traditional postbox slot.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Customers procure a barcode from an app, then at the postbox they scan the barcode and drop the parcel into a drawer - this is all powered by solar panels on the box.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

They can be delivered to a special postbox next to his bench between 10:00 and 14:00 BST on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

We make a huge Valentine’s Day postbox out of a cardboard box covered with pink crepe paper and red hearts with paper doily edging.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood