Life is meant to be lived in COLOR!  I Love this mailbox and all who see it comment and love it.  I get so bored with black, brown,white and tan!  Bring some color and conversation to the mix.  The mailbox is solid steel and well coated with shinny paint so it should last a long time.  The flag is plastic which some do not like but for me it won’t  scrape off the paint on the box from pushing it up and down.  This makes me smile!