As of this date 2-8-14 does the mailbox come with plastic or metal latch and flag? The reviewsre mixed.
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As of July 11, 2014: The flag itself is metal, attached to a plastic lever. I wonder if there are metal after market replacements... everything else seems to be metal.
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There is no latch as such (no piece on top of the mailbox, like in the good old days)--just a handle, which is metal. Flag is metal, but flag mounting is plastic.
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My box came (October 2013) with metal latch and flag but the flag attachment gizmo that lets it rotate and locks it in the vertical position was plastic.
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Flag is metal. Latch I can't say as we are snowed in and can't get to the mailbox.
1149715
I didn't buy the metal post. I mounted this mailbox on an existing 4x4 wooden post for now.
98563
It has a rubber door flap with a magnetic strip at the bottom. It does come with a hard plastic door to "lock" it, so to speak. Our animals love it.
1093883
The gate itself is metal. It does have some plastic coverings and the top slide latch is metal. Where the gate connects together at the top (where the top slide latch is) is one of the plastic coverings. We've had one of our many gates for 3 years and no one has noticed the minimal plastic and we haven't had any issues.
2193299
It has a metal latch, but it doesn't acutally "latch"! We had to manually bend the handle to get it to stay shut!
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The mailbox I purchased was metal and extremely good quality. I do not understand why there would be any problem with it staying closed. Mine is definately a very well made mailbox..... no plastic anywhere.
526635
No it does not lock. The door holds pretty tight but I feel sure you could not put a lock on it either. A good jerk would pull it open and it is just plastic so not a good idea to install one. But it is a very nice mailbox and doors do hold pretty tight.
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Its approximately 11" wide by 20" deep so it handles 11"x14" envelopes and packages nicely. Not sure if that answers the large box question. It does have a flag on the side. I didn't need it because I use the mailbox inside a brick mailbox structure so I left it unattached. Hope this helps.
1085302
This kit does come with the plastic box. I bought one last month. Odd that it is not shown here.
1797895
Yes it is little metal polls with plastic brackets . We love ours very sturdy just make sure you have all the pieces. We were missing a bag. They mailed them out quickly to us. Hope this helps.
1580095
Best I remember, the top and middle divider were metal. We hung it but it's now gone, probably taken off by a racoon or other frequent visitor to our yard. Oh, well, we knew it wasn't sturdy enought for our crew! BUT, it was pretty and would be great for a smaller area without the wildlife!
1575627
It is ordered separately and cost me $55.00 but it is worth it. I love this mailbox and constantly get comments on it.
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Plastic construction (hard material and is water resistant). Best mailbox I ever owned.
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your mail box should have come with attachments that are designed to hold the flag in place, if none are present, then you should return the item for one that does. there are pieces for this included in the box.
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Hey Jenn: I am afraid that is the one bad thing about it. It has no flag or anyway to get attention about mail inside. I have just let my letter hang out to show there is mail inside.
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It does not lock, however, the mailbox is excellent quality and the door catching mechanism is adjustable despite some reported issues around the door opening (not certain if that is what you referred to by "locking").
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Input my mail on top of the box, this is a wall mounted mailbox, similar to those found at apartments and town homes. This is not a suburban, street side box with a flag. If I have a lot of mail I go to the post office or the mailbox up the block.