I wanted to wait a while before reviewing this item because I wanted to see how it would stand up to our extreme weather. I can honestly say I LOVE the look and security with this mailbox. My husband was a little nervous because of how you install it to the concrete slab he didn’t feel it was as sturdy as a previous mailbox he had installed at our first home ( we keep buying houses without mailboxes apparently ) where the stand was put in the ground and filled with concrete. This mailbox you put a bracket in the concrete alas and then bolt the mailboxes stand to the concrete via the bracket. So far it has stood up to our 50 mile an hour wind gusts and snowfall, I am impressed. The only thing is that there has been times when the mailman has had to bring small packages to our door that probably would have fit in a standard mailbox. I love it and the security because our mailbox is a ways away from our house.