In the States, I simply walked out to the mailbox, opened it up, grabbed the contents, and went back inside to open it in the privacy of my home. If there was a package too big for the mailbox, often it was placed on top of the mailbox or even brought right up to the front porch. Only occasionally would I ever find a note that said I needed to go to the post office to pick up a CLOSED package. Simple. I would go pick it up. Again, I would go inside my home and open it. No one but my family and me would know the contents of the box. If I wanted to, I could even go in my room and open it away from the prying eyes of my children.
Privacy. Secrets. Hidden things. Safe.
But here?
