When I moved to the country outside Madison, Wisconsin, three years ago, I erected a luxurious copper mailbox. If I had looked more closely at my neighbor's mailboxes, I would have known better. After one winter of snowplowing and a summer of baseball bat vandalism, the crushed copper mailbox was hanging on by one bungee cord. Using Google and a few keywords like "indestructible," I managed to find Veeders Mailbox, Inc., www.veedersmailbox.com

The Veeders mailbox has the familiar form and pleasing proportions of a traditional sheet-metal mailbox; the gracefully rounded top, the flat bottom, and the little red flag that flips up. More importantly, it is constructed of ten-gauge stainless steel and is designed to sit atop a 6x6 post, making it virtually impervious to the local "elements." My neighbors' mailboxes continue to deform and disappear, but my industrial strength Veeders Mailbox remains. I think of it as a form of inner beauty.

Mazomanie, WI

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Dear Sir,

A very threatening late summer thunder and lightning storm came through and the lightning decided to pick on the ancient, gigantic tree that lived in the front yard.

The tree went down exactly on top of the mailbox which sat on a post that had been sunk into 25 to 30 pounds of cement to form a mushroom under the post that held the mailbox.

The rest is history. It's more than amazing that the tree could have fallen so squarely on the mailbox, it is more that amazing still that your mailbox survived "like new."

What is your Web site? I would like to hear some of the comments of people who realized what happened.

Regards,

Customer from Connecticut

*Photograph courtesy of John W. Hamilton

I thought you might be interested in the result of a test of your mailbox which you probably haven't tried. 
 Several weeks ago a pipe-bomb was placed in my new Veeders Mailbox (and others in the area) by vandals. Although the blast we heard was quite loud and the 3/4 inch pipe was completely fragmented, the effect on the mailbox was not major. Other mailboxes were completely blown apart! Photographs are enclosed. 
The ability of that mailbox to withstand such vandalism is remarkable. 

 From a doctor in Martinsville, Indiana 

 It's terrific. I cannot tell you how pleased I am. To see anything built as well as this, to close it and realize how solid it is gives me pleasure akin to that of admiring porcelain or old Chinese bronzes. Don't we all admire what is complete. 

 From a resident in Cincinnati, Ohio 

 In 1987, after enduring multiple instances of mailbox vandalism and its associated inconvenience and sheer frustrated anger that sent me back to the store to buy and install a new one, I purchased a Veeders Stainless Steel Mailbox. 

 That was about 12 years ago. During this time the mailbox has survived several dozen amateur distraction pranks, several of which reverberated loudly enough to be heard indoors, 500 feet back from my street. Yelps of pain, presumably from sprained wrists / arms on the part of the perpetrator who failed to get the desired result of a detached and airborne mailbox have not been uncommon either. 

 As of today, the mailbox looks and functions as it did when it was new, with only a couple of very small scuff (or "ding") marks and 2 or 3 paint stains that are presumably from painted baseball bats (or equivalent), and easily polished off at my leisure. 

 The mailbox also seems to be amused at the high velocity slush tossed at it by municipal snow removal equipment - and again, without any indication of damage, misalignment, rust or corrosion. 

 At the time of purchase, I thought the mailbox to be a bit pricey. The peace of mind derived from its durability, lack of deterioration, and the nearly guaranteed reliability of its remaining in place and being serviceable has made this mailbox one of the best economical investment that I can recall. 

 (For those who tend to be cynical, I have no affiliation with, or financial interest in Veeders, Inc. I am not acquainted with any of the staff, employees or any subsidiaries of Veeders, Inc.) 

 From a resident in West Bridge water, Massachusetts 

 I am dropping you a short letter to let you know how happy I am to have a Veeders Mailbox. 

 I purchased a home in the country last spring and ordered my mailbox from you before I moved. I talked with my cousins, who reside near my home, and they suggested that I get a mailbox that could withstand the attacks regularly made on mailboxes in our area. In fact, they have one of your large mailboxes in white. 

 I have enclosed pictures of my mailbox and the "rock" that was thrown at it at least two times. As you can see, it did sustain some damage but survived the attack. My guess is that the rock weighs about l5 - 20 pounds. It must have been thrown with some force to dent the mailbox but the mailbox won. 

 I am very delighted that I purchased my mailbox from you. If I ever need another, you will have a repeat customer. 

 Customer from Illinois 

 I replaced 6 mailboxes destroyed by vandals before purchasing a Veeders mailbox. We've had it now for some 12 or so years, and have often been awakened in the middle of the night with the sound of a ball bat, pipe or some other implement hitting the box, followed shortly thereafter by a scream. 
 Attached is a jpegshowing the results of the last test of your mailbox. 

 The Honda hit the mailbox which was mounted on a 6x6 pressure treated post which was set about 3 1/2 feet into the ground in sand. The impact tore the entire post out of the ground; two other regular mailboes attached to the same post flew off, but the Veeders box stayed attached to the post. The car also grazed a utility pole behind the mailbox and came to rest on top of the mailbox and post. The car had to be towed away. 

 I was not home at the time, but when I returned, there was the mailbox laying in the crushed bluestorn of my driveway. I opened the door and removed the mail. 

 Next morning, we put the mailbox back in the hole it came out of and gave it a paint job; looks good as new. 

 It's nice to feel good about products you buy. I love my Veeders mailbox, my Macintosh computer and my wife, as well as other things; not necessarily in that order, however. 

 Customer from Massachusetts 
 

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