I never realized how difficult it would be to find a mailbox we liked. We went to all the area hardware and home supply stores and couldn't find anything that had personality. They were all standard, plain boxes with 'MAIL' on them. We were looking for something a little more exciting for our brand new home. This mailbox fit the bill. It was easy to hang (once I got my hands on an impact drill to drill into our brick...) and looks great.