Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Mail/package delivery area

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Apr 8, 2022, at 5:17 PM, Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net> wrote:
> 
>  the cubbies have been shrunk down to mail slots, 10" wide x 14" deep x 
> 1-1/4" high. 
> 
> Should we even bother with the mail slots? Or should we omit them and get 
> some rolling carts with hanging Pentaflex folders or some other solution? In 
> my experience, cohousers often need a way to leave bulkier items, such as 
> books or small packages, for their neighbors and mail slots wouldn't be very 
> useful. What do you have in your common house and does it work well?

We have the small slots also — a bit larger, maybe 3 inches high. And it would 
be nicer to have more space. In some communities households have real cubbies 
where they can leave indoor slippers, dinner plates, coffee mug, an extra 
sweater, etc. 

When we have things to leave for each other we tend to put them on the kitchen 
counter with a note if they don’t fit in the slot.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org