Step2 595200 MailMaster Plus Mailbox, Walnut

I purchased my first one of these about 15 years ago and it held up well till recently. A wayward drive hit it at full speed, square on, and it was a little too much for any mailbox to survive. I live in northern Ohio, so it has been subjected to all kinds of snow, cold, heat, sun and snow plows. No complaints - held up extremely well. Hope the new one does as well. Like the walnut color a lot. Installation tip: Take the time to install your 4 x 4 post plumb. I see so many of these installed leaning to one side or another.

Plant a 4x4 along the side of the road and bolt this thing to it. Once the post hole is dug it takes about 20 minutes to install.

Good, solid, mailbox in my opinion. Would buy again!

Liked the color, instructions and make of this product. As most of the Step 2 products, they are well made. We see them all over neighborhoods and have had them at our other houses. Obviously would recommend to others and buy one again if moved to a new house. Do wish they would make one with a planter box with drain holes for flowers and other types of plants!

Very well made.

I put up a Mailmaster plus back in October/November. Our old mailbox had been bat-thumped so many times the door wouldnt stay shut. That old mailbox gave great service, but it just could not withstand the many visits by the county boys. You know who Im talking about, the juveniles/post-juveniles who have nothing to do late at night in the middle of nowhere (TM) but drive daddys truck around burning daddys fuel so they can destroy the mailboxes of old people who cant fight back. The brave warriors of the starlit county road who do not have to rise at the cocks call because they dont have to go to work (like the old people). Well, my mailbox was found by the County Shurf three miles from my driveway, still intact. All they could do was tear off the little plastic flag and tear the box off the post. In spite of the irritation, it was a little humorous seeing all the dirt plowed up around the post. That mailbox put up a fight, I can tell you that! I reckon they put a chain through it and used their truck to rip it from the post. I suspect the flag was torn off in frustration as I found it a few yards down the road, lying in a forlorn tire track. After donning gloves, I picked it up and put it in a plastic bag. For fingerprints, yanno. (Thanks, CSI !) The deputies took the parts of the dismembered box (bagged flag and all) along with the forlorn tire track casts and said wed hear something when they caught up with em. Were not holding our breath. But! in this great new century, all I had to do was turn on the computer, run out to Amazon and order another one which arrived in a few days. Its a great box and I suspect its very beauty attracted the roving eyes of those young men (how do I know they were male? Oh, please!) Its lovely curves, its voluptuous come-hither roundness atop a graceful post no doubt was irresistible to them. Not to mention doors on both ends which allow you to place mail in the box and retrieve mail without having to stand in the actual county road to potentially be run over by a local aged county resident. So stands my new mailbox by the side of the road and is a friend to man. At least, folks think it is pretty. All the mailboxes along our road are new and shiny now, but none as lovely and serviceable as our faithful Mailmaster Plus. Thanks Amazon! A great product, a great service and a terrific mailbox.

Strong mailbox it was hot with a pick-up and just got knocked off the post the post stayed on as well.the person that hot it by accident out it back up. He was backing up..his truck and not it.

It gets fairly hot and humid in the summer and snows a time or two in the winter, so I wondered about a plastic mailbox. My metal boxes rust and warp, and get ugly, so I decided to try this one. It arrived very quickly and had all the parts needed. It was larger than I expected, but that has turned out to be a good thing. My nephew came with the treated post required, and he had it in the ground in a short time. He did mix up the screws, so we had to scrounge some longer screws needed to attach to the post; not a big deal. I appreciate the magnetic closing of the door, and I think the ribbed inside bottom of the box is wonderful; it lets my letters stand up so my mail carrier can grab them easily. I like the looks; I like the box. I;m glad I ordered it.

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 walnut color is very pretty, and stands out more than the typical grey ones. It fit over our wood post from the last mailbox we had, with the same openings for attaching. Very pleased!