The Postal Service has also removed boxes to address security threats. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks and anthrax attacks in 2001, the Postal Service removed more than 20,000 boxes. On July 5, 2018, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported the same locks were used in Brooklyn Heights to help prevent terrorist attacks during the Independence Day firework show. On July 19, 2016, the Postal Service announced some Philadelphia collection boxes would temporarily be locked while the city hosted the Democratic National Convention. Technology like this offers a lot of possibilities for the Postal Service from marketing initiatives to even security monitoring.Postal Service has used collection box locks beforeīusiness Insider Australia reported the same locks were used along New York City's Pride parade route in June 2016. Said Tartal: “We have collection boxes just about everywhere. A decal on the box tells customers about the test so they won’t be alarmed when hearing the music.Ī man who used the box this week to mail a Christmas card heard “Up On the Rooftop” and offered a smile to a woman who was waiting to deposit a stack of greeting cards. The module and audio technology don’t interfere with mail deposits or collection. “The collection box is actually the speaker,” he said. When the door is opened, it activates one of several instrumental recordings, including “Jingle Bells” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Instead, audio transducers are mounted directly to the walls of the box. To create the sound effect, engineers placed a battery-operated module inside the box that does not use traditional speakers. “Who would think a collection box could play music?” “It’s really fun to use technology in ways you’d never think of,” said Delivery Technology Programs Manager Will Tartal. The box, which sits outside USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, plays clips from popular holiday tunes when customers open the door.Įngineering Systems designed the technology and is testing it through the holidays. USPS News Link – 12/19/18 – Customers depositing mail inside one blue collection box this month are receiving some holiday cheer in return. Holiday cards are placed inside the musical blue collection box outside USPS headquarters in Washington, DC.
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