 Very nice mailbox |
| Review Date: February 23, 2006 |
| Reviewer: David H., NJ USA |
My wife and I liked the style of this mailbox, so we bought it. It has a locked storage compartment, so you can go away for a week and not have to stop the mail. It appears well made with heavy gauge steel (and the mail stays dry when its raining outside).
Because its rectangular, you want to make sure the post is plumb while it sets in concrete. You could always shim the mailbox with washers to trim it later if need be.
Only issue is that it takes a bit of wiggling to get the key into the lock (the key hole weather shield sticks a small).
Overall we are very satisfied with this mailbox. |
Oasis Mailbox
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| Review Date: January 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: CAPT RON, OUTER BANKS NC |
| BY FAR THE BEST MAIL BOX I HAVE EVER Bought....I HAVE OWNED OTHER MAIL BOXES BUT THE QUALITY OF THE OASIS AND THE WAY THE INCOMING MAIL SLOT IS MADE MAKES THIS MAILBOX # 1......IT IS SIMPLE TO INSTALL BUT UNLESS YOU'RE VERY HANDY I WOULD SUGGEST YOU BUY THE POST THAT IS SOLD WITH THE MAILBOX......AMAZON HAD THE BEST PRICE, WITH FREE SHIPPING.... |
Just what I expected
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| Review Date: June 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Suburbanite, Baltimore, MD |
| The mailbox construction is top quality, no surprises. The instructions provided were also accurate. One issue is that my postman turns large envelopes (9" x 13") and the weekly free ads such that they don't fall into the drop area below. They're sitting in the top deposit door, so I always check in the locked drop area below AND pull the top door down, and find items in both locations. It makes me worry a small about going away for a few days - is it all going to be stuffed in the top hopper? One of the reasons that I bought this mailbox was so that I wouldn't have to place my mail on hold anymore when I go away. On the other hand, the normal-sized envelopes seem to fall below. The larger items, which have a higher probability of being junk mail, are the ones that don't drop. |
A Sturdy, Well-Made Mailbox w/ Some Security
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| Review Date: July 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Steven K. Rody, Knox, Indiana United States |
This is a high-quality product. It is well-made and is finished well. The entry door is designed and operates much like a standard, US post office, mailbox. When open, the rear part of the door blocks access to the lower chamber of the box. Mail drops from behind the entry door into the lower chamber, when the door is closed. The door to the lower chamber is secured from the outside front by a keyed lock. The mailbox itself is all painted, heavy-gage, steel construction. It should not be easily hurt by inclement weather conditions or light impacts. It is doubtful a single swing of a bat or club would severely hurt it. I also doubt if an exploding plastic soda bottle would do serious hurt to the box.
The security level is low, but sufficient to prevent the casual passerby from reaching in and extracting items. But, I feel quite sure the lock could be easily picked and the lower chamber door could be pried open by a determined thief.
The box has a flag and the entry door has an inside-mounted clip to hold outgoing mail, for those individuals whom utilize mail pick-up from their home mailbox. But, there is no security with this feature.
Those who want to mount the mailbox on a post should consider purchasing the optional 46-1/2 in. long, tubular steel, mounting post. They may also want to embed the post in concrete. It will require about one (1) cubic foot of concrete (apprx. 150 lb). The mounting plate on the post fit right up w/ the four (4) mounting holes in the underside of the mailbox. Threaded-fasteners are supplied w/ the post. It makes a fantastic looking and highly-functional, finished package.
One additional thought, those homes on motor routes that have newspaper delivery will have to retain their present newspaper receptacles as this box has no provision to receive and hold a newspaper. Although, a newspaper receptacle could be mounted to the side of the mailbox, the highest point on the mailbox mounting post is too low for directly mounting the paper receptacle. |
Large sturdy mailbox
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| Review Date: November 5, 2006 |
| Reviewer: D. Parsons, |
| I installed this mailbox in less than an hour in dirt, using the matching post (bought here as separate item), with fence post concrete. Any minimally handy person can install it into dirt. If installing on top of concrete it would be harder but not impossible (I reckon they have a different post for that). I got this box because it is large and approved by the postmaster. I don't know what the approval signifies though. As a locking mailbox, the ease of use, size and security are fantastic so far. |
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