I love the style and look of this mailbox, but it weighs a lot! I suppose it's because of the heavy gauge metal, which hopefully means that it'll last a long time. I got the black pewter finish, and the only quibble I have with it is that inside the lid, where it contacts the four plastic "cushions" on the front rim of the box, the finish wasn't allowed to cure long enough so it stuck to the plastic and got rubbed off. It's currently a minor thing, but we'll see if it affects the wear in time.