Small Nameplate for Mailbox

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Hi,

does anybody have any idea where I could get a nameplate made up somewhere around Zürich to stick on my mailbox??

I'm renting a room from the landlord and they've been a little slow getting the mailbox nameplate changed so it seems easier to get a small magnetic one made up as someone else appears to have done.

Ideally (essentially?) it needs to have a black background with white lettering...

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help!

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Try MisterMinit. They have outlets in almost all major stations / malls.

Be sure to know the exact size that you want. Better measure it beforehand.

When I went there and got queried about the size, I said the "default" one.

Now that was not the kind of look that I expected when I said that.

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If your mailbox is inside or in a sheltered location (i.e. where it won't get rained on) just write your name on a piece of paper and stick it up there with cellotape. Color scheme is not important, it just has to be clearly readable.

If the landlord/neighbor complains (mine never did, probably as it's so obviously a temporary measure), assure them you will take it down the minute your official nameplate arrives - but until then, you live there and you need to be able to receive mail there.

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Exactly. If you have one made yourself, you might end up with two and the landlord will still send you a bill for his version, even when you don't need it anymore.

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Perfect - worked a treat!

Went into the one in Sihl City yesterday and they made one up for me in an hour (20 CHF in case anyone else is in the market for one - about 2cm by 7cm).

Thank you very, very much!

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Glad it worked out.