we needed a new mailbox after years of bright HOT sunshine on the old mailbox. We bought this mailbox in WHITE but the pictures shows black. It was so pleasing to the eyes that we bought another mailbox for our new home we are building. We did not want a mailbox with a slot for the news paper because wasp and hornets nest in that cubbyhole. We did not want a concrete base or a horse or rooster shape, we just wanted a simple but strong mailbox. This is a plastic mailbox. We pull a wood 4 x 4 into the ground at the proper depth, dropped this mailbox over it. shot some screws into the wood through the thickened plastic area and put some house numbers on the sides and we are in business  This recent purchase is our second and we recommend this product.