ABOUT US

Three People. Different Backgrounds. One Mailbox.

The Mailbox Drop was started by an uncle and two nieces with different backgrounds, different tastes, and a shared weakness for things that make us stop and look. We bring together unusual greeting cards, postcards and creative objects into thoughtfully curated Drops, with art prints and more discoveries on the horizon. The kind of things you don't always need, but are very glad you found.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MAILBOX DROP

Grant Gipe

Grant Gipe

Co-Founder · Business & Operations

Grant has spent more than three decades building and leading customer-focused businesses and operations across countries and continents — from helping launch a mobile operator in Bulgaria to a decade in the travel industry.

At The Mailbox Drop, he looks after the business, technology, sourcing and operations, turning the things the three of us discover into collections that can actually make their way into people's hands.

He's also a writer and the author of 8-Track Boy, a coming-of-age novel set in 1978.

Mackenzie Mahlinger

Mackenzie Mahlinger

Co-Founder · Art & Creative

Mackenzie is an artist and graduate of the Barcelona Academy of Art, where she developed her practice through traditional drawing and painting. She brings an artist's eye to The Mailbox Drop, helping choose the artwork and objects that make each collection feel distinctive, and shaping how they're presented.

She also makes original work of her own, including the Zookie Critters, and illustrated Taylor’s Tangles, a children's book written by her mother. Outside The Mailbox Drop, she shares her artwork and adventures online.

Taylor Mahlinger

Taylor Mahlinger

Co-Founder · Marketing & Brand

Taylor is a writer, musician, marketer and creative entrepreneur. At The Mailbox Drop, she leads marketing and brand — giving each collection its personality, telling the stories behind the things we choose, and introducing them to people who might love them.

Her creative background spans music, writing and entrepreneurship. As a singer-songwriter, she wrote and released her own music, bringing firsthand experience of what it means to create something personal and share it with the world.

She also co-founded Southern Secrets, a small-batch baked goods company, with Mackenzie. That experience of building a brand and connecting directly with customers informs how she thinks about The Mailbox Drop today.

We Think Good Taste Beats Another Algorithm.

We find things in unexpected places. Independent shops, small studios, creative makers, recommendations, late-night discoveries and the occasional happy accident.

Then we choose what makes the cut.

Not everything does. That's rather the point.

OUR STORY

Built Between Places

The Mailbox Drop started with an idea: what if discovering something creative could feel more personal, more surprising, and a little less digital?

Our first concept was built around bringing independent artists and their work directly into people's mailboxes.

Along the way, we realized something. You don't always need to create something new to make a discovery feel special. Sometimes it's about finding the right things, bringing them together, and giving people a reason to look twice.

That's how our curated Drops took shape. Small collections of unusual greeting cards, postcards and creative objects, chosen for their personality rather than their popularity. We also have our sights on art prints and future concepts such as Discovery Editions and Postmarked: City—new ways to encounter creative work, when the time is right.

We're still building this across countries and time zones.

We're doing it anyway.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD

Something Worth Discovering. Something Worth Keeping.

We believe the best things aren't always the easiest things to find.

A greeting card that actually makes someone laugh. A postcard you can't bring yourself to send. A small object with more personality than it probably should have.

We look for those things, bring them together, and release them as curated Drops. And we're only getting started: art prints and new creative collections are part of what we hope to explore next.

Some you'll send. Some you'll give. Some you'll keep for yourself.

That's The Mailbox Drop.