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Thai Man Turns Old Microwave Into Mailbox

An old microwave becomes a mailbox


We can all agree that creativity is an essential problem-solving skill, as it helps us think outside the box and come up with new ideas.

A man in Thailand had us all beat as he creatively turned an old microwave into a DIY mailbox, surprising his daughter when she came home.


Old man reuses an old microwave as a mailbox


old microwaveImage credit: Warinya Jip Panchaipoom via Facebook

On 5th May 2023, a woman came home to a big surprise. Her dad had placed her old microwave in front of the house and used it as a DIY mailbox. The daughter also added that many couriers had been surprised and amused whenever they dropped packages.

After the news went viral, many netizens came to say that her dad was creative and the DIY mailbox was cute.


Netizens love the idea


Many netizens complimented the dad’s idea.


Image credit: Warinya Jip Panchaipoom via Facebook

Translation: The dad is cute. The idea was great.


Image credit: Warinya Jip Panchaipoom via Facebook

Translation: This is cute.


Image credit: Warinya Jip Panchaipoom via Facebook

Translation: Deliverman: I’ve arrived.
Customer: Ok. You can put my package into the microwave.
LoL Nice idea.


Image credit: Warinya Jip Panchaipoom via Facebook

Translation: Friend: Which one is your house?
OP: The one with the microwave on the fence.


Great microwave mailbox idea 


This story shows that we don’t always have to throw away our old things because some of them can be reused in creative ways and benefit us somehow.

Have you ever creatively turned any of your old items into DIY items and reused them? If yes, what was it? Feel free to share your story with us.

To explore more funny news, try reading about a ghost spotted on a bridge that turns out to be human, a Thai funeral featureing instant noodles instead of flowers, and S’porean tourists mistaking a wedding party for a hawker stall and getting free meals from it.


Cover image adapted from: Warinya Jip Panchaipoom via Facebook and Warinya Jip Panchaipoom via Facebook