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The USPS Tries to Get Kids Writing Letters With a SpongeBob SquarePants Mailbox

A holiday-season gimmick.
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Update (12/12): USPS has decided to keep the Spongebob mailboxes out until June, weather and damage permitting. The Spongebob postcards will be limited-time only.

This holiday season, the indebted United States Postal Service is trying a novel trick to convince kids to send actual letters.