Step2 595200 MailMaster Plus Mailbox, Walnut

Works great looks awesome After ours and 2 other neighbors mailboxes got ran over by a drunk driver Less expensive than in store Gets shipped in the actual box so you’ll know when you receive it since a big mailbox picture will be on the box

Easy to install, sturdy,

Piece of cake to install...well built!

Works as intended

Our old mailbox was looking rough. It had been smashed by some palm branches falling on it and was all peeled paint and rust. It was getting to the point that I was thinking they would stop delivering our mail. ;-) After searching a bit I picked up this bad boy. This thing is large and well built with plenty of room for both mail and a newspaper. Does anyone besides me still get a newspaper? Putting this together was a bit of work and requires two people and a drill. I was able to put this together with the assistance of my seven-year-old to hold it in place while I attached it. If you already have a post installed you may have to cut it to fit this mailbox. Whats holding me back from giving this five stars? The stupid bolts they provide for attaching the box to the pole are next to useless. There is no way you are going to easily fit a wrench or socket in the hole provided. I ended up just using some large wood screws and screwing this directly to the pole. So if you pick this up you may want to locate or purchase some big wood screws.

For me the cost to replace and the ease of replacement of an old wooden mailbox, was easier to do with this Step 2 mailbox. I opened the Step 2 box in the house and put the the two pieces together on a table. It took sliding the head of the mailbox onto the base. The instructions say this process takes two people, but I had no trouble getting the two pieces to fit with ease and without assistance. The next process entailed securing the two pieces together with screws on either side of the head of the mailbox. I pre-drilled holes, then inserted the screws with my cordless drill with ease. It would have went faster had I had someone (or something) there to help support mailbox in a standing position, but I got it done in about 15 minutes. The next day I carried the entire mailbox outside to the post. It was not heavy. I slipped the base over the wooden post with ease, and slipped a bungee cord around the base to hold the two pieces together and upright, while I worked on pre-drilling holes for the two bolts that go in the front of the mailbox. Getting the bolts in goes easier with the right tools. I had a cordless drill and drill bits to pre-drill the bolt holes, but did not have a cordless drill socket adapter, so I had to use a manual socket wrench which meant twisting those 2 long bolts in to the wooden post while on my knees, and using a lot of muscle, effort, and time. Once done, it stood upright and strong, and most assuredly will withstand the weather. Im glad I got it.

The door on the unit I received was sprung a little crooked, and when I contacted the manufacturer as the packaging said to do...the lady said that the holes for the door were probably just drilled a little off but made no offer to replace the item. Instead, she said I should use a blow dryer and try to heat up the plastic and see if that works. Really?? I fixed it somewhat, by putting a wedge in place for a week or so. It works, but quality control should work on this problem. Otherwise, its a decent product and went together without any other problems.

Really like that I don’t have to step into the street to get my mail and newspaper. I now have access from the front and a key! Looks terrific, too!

Just what I wanted

I was very pleased with this product