Update: Mailbox Quick Fix

A while back, I wrote about our mailbox suddenly falling of the post (read all about it here). Instead of paying out the wazoo to have it welded back on or to have it replaced, we used simple hose clamps to hold it all together. Surprisingly it worked well, and it's still going strong! We haven't had any problems at all with it. But as you can tell from the pic below, the silver clamps weren't blending well with the black post.

So, this past weekend, the Mr. and I finally picked up a can of $0.96 black spray paint. After a few minutes, we ended up with this:

Viola! A mailbox that's looking as good as new for about $5 buckaroos! I do think we should have used a gloss instead of a matte paint, so I may grab a can of that soon and just go over it. But for now, it's definitely looking better. Not to mention, I like the $5 price tag a lot better than the estimated $200 quote they gave us to fix it. Moral of the story: ALWAYS see if there's something you can do to fix it yourself before shelling out all that money! :) Hope you guys are having a great week!