I love this mailbox even our postperson (who changes monthly) comments on how pretty it is.  This is built extremely well the painting is lovely, it installed in minutes and still looks great over a year later. No signs of rust or wear on it.  It is very loud though.  When the mail gets dropped in or the lid closes its very heavy so closes with a bang.  I just installed 3 of the clear rubber bumpers on the underside of the lid and now it's perfect.