Mailbox West: Welcoming a new West Seattle Blog sponsor

Today we welcome Mailbox West as a new WSB sponsor. Here’s what its new owners want you to know about what they’re doing and what’s ahead:

Mailbox West has been a part of the West Seattle community – in one iteration or another – serving mailbox, shipping, and business-services needs for 27 years. As the new owners, Vince Harrelson (above) and Erin Coopey are proud to be part of this long-standing local business. While Vince is primarily running the store (along with our incredibly knowledgeable and friendly employee, Natasha), Erin is busy writing cookbooks and teaching culinary classes.

We have lived in West Seattle for 8 years now and absolutely love it! We definitely ascribe to the “local first” mentality. We rarely ever leave our lovely little West Seattle neighborhood. In fact, I’m so local to Mailbox West, my commute is 4 blocks. Best commute I’ve ever had! What does it mean to have a “local first” mentality? It means you look to your neighbors and fellow local business owners for what you want/need before you go anywhere else. There is nothing like the personal touch of a face-to-face conversation with someone who is friendly, informative, and ready to help!

That’s what we pride ourselves on at Mailbox West: Being a friendly, helpful, community-focused small business.

What does our little local business do? We provide private mailboxes with 24-hour access, mailing and shipping, business services, notary services, packing supplies, gift boxes, gift bags and wrapping supplies, and a growing stock of locally sourced greeting cards. We hope to offer some fun gift options (e.g., small locally made gifts and food items to local art pieces) later this year.

We really do believe we are part of the West Seattle neighborhood and try very hard to make you feel a part of the “hyper-local” Mailbox West family. When you come in, we really do want to get to know you and to help you with whatever it is we can. We get to know your faces, your names, and your pets’ names. Don’t forget, we have really yummy treats for your dogs, too!

A business like Mailbox West is just a store until you give it character and personality. How do you do that? You have caring owners and a great staff that offer great quality services and products, extraordinary customer service, and to forge long-lasting ties to the West Seattle community…that’s how you make a place special. Being an independent, locally owned and operated local store gives us the power (and opportunity!) to be able to bend over backward for our customers.

Please stop by anytime for your mailbox, mailing/shipping, notary, business-service, and greeting-card needs … or just stop by to say hi and introduce yourself and your pet. You can find us at 6523 California Avenue SW (across the street from Thriftway at Morgan Junction) and on the web at MailboxWest.com.

We thank Mailbox West for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.

iggy August 28, 2015 (1:04 pm)

Mailbox West is the best. I’ve found them professional and friendly. I don’t have a fax machine, and that is one of their many services. Their Corgi dog is friendly too! They’ve rearranged the layout, and it is airy and pleasant. If you haven’t been in there lately, check it out.

HelperMonkey August 28, 2015 (1:33 pm)

last time I went to Mailbox West they were overcharging for stamps by $.11 per stamp. I am hoping this has changed? I was a regular customer for many years until the ownership change and perplexing price hike on stamps. For now I am back to buying stamps at the post office at face value.

Harold August 28, 2015 (2:29 pm)

Natasha is always helpful and Mailbox West is a great alternative to driving to the Post Office

Seagirl August 28, 2015 (2:48 pm)

Great people – high integrity and service oriented. Excited too about all the improvements they made to the location, inside and out. So glad they are supporting WSB too. Truly a fantastic business owner to have in West Seattle! And don’t forget to check out Erin Coopey’s cookbook.

Anne August 28, 2015 (2:48 pm)

Love Mailbox West -have been going there for years-super friendly-great customer service-rarely have to wait-never had a problem with overcharging for stamps.

iggy August 28, 2015 (3:26 pm)

Never had a problem with Mailbox West overcharging for stamps. I have noticed that at the post office, the price of stamps has been going up, up, up. Now that all the stamps say “forever” on them, it is hard to keep track of rates.

Keith August 28, 2015 (4:16 pm)

I’ve had a mailbox there for years — it’s a great resource for home offices that don’t want to have their address used and publicly listed; plus its a great alternative to ship your online shopping purchases if package theft is a problem in your neighborhood. I never worry about rain or theft.

Fax. Notary. Stamps. Mailers. It’s a one-stop shop.

Kim August 28, 2015 (10:21 pm)

Mailbox West is great! We have our packages delivered there. No more worry about packages being stolen from our doorstep. Great peace of mind!

Spck August 29, 2015 (9:17 am)

The old mailbox west was crowded and smelled of smoke. I still used it because it was convenient but didn’t love it. The new owner has made major improvements. I’ve had to do some eBay sale mailings this summer and Vince has been very helpful!