The mailbox design has not changed in the last 150 years. They have added different colours and materials but the actual “breadbox” shape has never been altered or improved. I have worked in the logistics field; (United Parcel Service for 23 years, Canada Steamship lines for 5 years, Canada post for 5 years), so I am well acquainted to the changing needs in the industry. At present, there is “no other” product on the market to address these shortcomings. This patented design is like no other on the market today.
Online shopping has increased over the last 2 years by over a 1000%, and some of the problems that arise with this increase are parcels being left out in the open at doorsteps in bad weather, in unsecure locations which are capitalized by “porch pirates”, and crammed into “too small” receptacles such as the present mailbox offered on the market today. The RMB200 solves all of these problems for the shopping homeowner.
The RMB2000 offers all of the essential needs for both rural and suburban households. With its sturdy design, expanded mail compartment, spacious parcel compartment, the patented vertical dual flagging system and its clean design, it will be very appealing to the public. I do not have to create a market for this product since one already exists. Houses, have always, and will always needs a mailbox. I just “built the better mousetrap”.
I am looking to get financing to pay for the tooling costs to create the molds at Metelix Products Inc which is $700K USD plus startup marketing and warehousing.
The main product (and first product) line being put out is the RMB2000 mailbox. This is a revolutionary design for a rural/suburban mailbox which meets many of the needs in today’s market of diversified mail and parcel deliveries. This new product will be sold to both the public and wholesalers
I hired a design company out of Toronto who worked with me for a year to design, develop and create the RMB2000. We had a prototype created in China which I am now using as the model for demonstrations and pre-production promotions to introduce this new product. I have a website https://mightymailboxes-com.3dcartstores.com/ which is now up and running for discounted pre-production sales. I will also be selling wholesale to major retailers who I have already been in contact with and received acceptance letters from Canadian Tire Corp, Home Depot and Wayfair. Once I get closer to production, I will be submitting timelines to them for product availability. I plan to open up the field to more wholesalers when I have a better production quota estimate from my manufacturer.
The product line that will be manufactured is the RMB2000. (RMB = Rural Mail Box) The upper compartment is sized to fit all types of mail, including legal size envelopes and hard cardboard mailers such as used in photos, degrees, awards etc. It also holds bubble packs, magazines, small boxes and many other variations that do not fit into a standard mailbox. The bonus is that nothing needs to be folded or bent preserving the integrity of the contents. The lower compartment is designed to hold packages of all sizes and shapes right up to a 16” x 12” x 8” parcel (41cm x 31cm x 21cm). The edges of both compartments are designed to keep the content weather tight. The body is composed of a High Density Polyethylene and UV Stabilizer which will last many years in the harshest conditions without bending, cracking or warping. The first thing to fail on most models of mailbox is the flagging system. The average life span of the present design flagging system is usually a couple months before it either breaks off, falls off or fails due to poor quality or design. When a carrier puts items into the mailbox, the flag is raised by the carrier to alert the customer that something has arrived. With the existing design on the market, the customer also raises the flag to let the carrier know that something is in the box to be picked up such as outgoing mail. This is a very confusing method since Canada Post mandates that all carriers must stop at boxes with raised flags to check for outgoing mail but there is no way to tell if that is yesterdays mail not retrieved yet or mail to go out. The RMB2000 is designed with a vertical mounted flag which is easy to raise and lower and will never wear out. There is also a second flag. The red flag is used by the carrier to alert the customer. The yellow flag is used by the customer to alert the carrier. This feature alone makes the RMB2000 a unique product.
All manufacturing and packaging will be done by Metelix Products Inc out of Etobicoke ON. I will only be doing the sales and distribution from the Mighty Mailboxes warehouse. I will be starting with one employee at this location who is already very experienced in this area, along with myself.
There are 157 countries in the world with organized mail/parcel delivery service and all of them, whether it is Japan, Australia or Germany have a mailbox either beside the porch or at the end of the driveway. I already have a manufacturer in India who is very excited to make this line for me. I did not choose his company for the initial rollout due mainly to logistics and the cost FOB, but will keep him close for international expansion. I will also be introducing other mail acceptance variations which are already on the drawing board with my design company.
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