We have the ugliest mailbox. I know in the overall scheme of things, it's just a mailbox, but it was the first thing I noticed when we came to look at the house.

Our mailbox is attached to our house. One of the previous owners took a post mount mailbox and hung it on the house. Needless to say, it's hideous!

I want to call the post office and see what options we can have. I think we can have a pole mounted, but am not sure. I notice the neighbors all have their boxes either pole mounted or next to their doors or even near their garages, so I think we can. Are door slots still allowed?

What type of mailbox do you have?

I would so much rather a slot into the house. Kids in the neighborhood, get into the mailboxes. Ours was painted for us by a old friend of dh's who used air brush to paint a southwest motif onto it. Ours is post mounted.

I would love to have a pretty mailbox but ours is constantly being bashed in by teenagers out joy riding. Why they think this is fun I don't know. Our mailbox is post mounted at the end of the driveway and you can't see the house from the driveway. Thus it lends itself to misbehaving teens. :mad:

Ours is not bad, it needs repainting though. I am deciding if I want to do something decorative or if I will just make it black again.

Sara, how long have you lived there now? I think once I heard that when you move in you can change it but not after. Let us know what the post office says. I wouldn't want a door slot because I have a screen door. I keep that locked to keep dd in and get the breeze. I would have to either remove it or keep the screen open.

We only have a P.O. Box....I think it's cuz we live in the sticks lol.

We only have a P.O. Box....I think it's cuz we live in the sticks lol.

::waving hand:: stick dweller here!

Darlene, I'm glad to know that I'm not alone!