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“Shhhhh...!
Prose’ms Can someone open it up? And let The Post Box
I heard a knock at the door

them in?”
“Aunt Mimi...!” 820 Park Row, Salinas | 757-7678 | thepostbox.net
Gift of Christmas ...a familial voice from
another room....
“Hey! There’s.... I heard Parcel Persistence
BY DAVE FRONCKOWIAK, SAN BENANCIO
another knock.... Once again, The Post Box has achieved national
Someone get the door?” TOP 100 status as a UPS Authorized Shipping
“And someone’s pulling into Outlet (ASO) for 2023. This coincides with
the driveway The Post Box celebrating 40 years of service in
Ohhhh! There’s Gran’ma and Gran’pa Salinas!
Go help them
Let’em in!”
“There’s Uncle Joe and Uncle Fred How did The Post Box begin?
And look who’s behind Uncle Fred... The Post Box was started in 1983 by my mother Jane, sister
Cindy and myself, as a true entrepreneurial start-up based
Aunt Sophie...with her arms full of on filling a need. It was the first of its kind in Salinas.
presents, gifts, you name it”
A family voice from another window What’s with the name?
Peering out
“There’s Aunt Tina In England, curbside mailboxes are referred to as Post Boxes.
I just thought “The Post Box” had a nice ring to it. Many
Timmie
Aunt Terry years later, my mother discovered our family had links to the
And Joannie Mayflower — so there is a bit of a serendipitous connection.
Little Billy
And Cousin Erica What was business like in the beginning?
Normmmyyyyyyyy!” I’d imagine a lot of businesses are started like we did…a
Another member fogging the inside loose combination of daring and caution while maintaining a
wonderful facade of confidence. Of course, we planned and
glass with Holiday excitement kept organized, but as with most start-ups the unforeseen
“And there’s Uncle Bill came along now and then. We learned that overcoming
Aunt Frieda, too”
“Oooooh. Ahhhhhh. Look! challenges is a matter of persistence, and that the “can do”
attitude really does work.
Ohhhhhhhh, how cute! out. They used to have good chats sitting on their back porch
Our new baby while sipping on that particular root beer. Suddenly the
First Christmas What is business like now? added expenses made sense.
My gosh. This is gonna be soooo We are still maintaining that “can-do” spirit. For example,
our most recent addition is Live Scan services. It is a process
much fun!” Any final comments?
“Welcome everyone” of scanning and digitizing an individual’s fingerprints for Yes. I want to thank all my staff, without which I would be a
“Oh my! And there’s more... submission to the Department of Justice of California, as little less sane — April, Vanessa, Claudia, Adam, Eric, and
part of a background check. It is for certain people who work
...You... Mari. I am grateful for all they do and it is a pleasure working
...And Me... or volunteer in positions that require such a check. It’s a with all of them. Mail Receiving, Packaging and Shipping,
And presents great fit with the rest of our services. Notary, Live Scan, and more, we are glad to be of service.
Did someone forget to What is special about the business?
mention presents?”
Customers. We are so fortunate to have the longevity to
be able to help generations of customers, and I gotta say,
Dave Fronckowiak is we have some characters. My staff and I have had some
inspired to write his great moments at our customer counter, both humorous
prose’m by the beauty of
nature, people, and life. and emotional. A quick story — I had a young man ship a
He lives in San Benancio sixpack of root beer to England by express, which was pretty
and hopes you enjoy reading his prose. expensive and made me wonder why. Though I didn’t ask,
he explained it was going to his brother who was down and
Send us your stories, poems, historic anecdotes of the
area, photographs, etc. - this section celebrates Loop
residents’ creativity and passion! Email Laurie.Martin@
n2co.com or phone 272-4620.

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