3. Close up of "R2-D2" mailbox, pulls out to mid of mailbox
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, Paul Shinkman, local resident
"Well, I think as long as it actually gets my mail to where it's going, then there's no problem. And it's nice to see the post office do something funny every now and then."
5. Low angle shot of "R2-D2" mailbox
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, Chris Byrnes, local resident
"It just seems like an extra expense that doesn't really need to happen."
7. Close up of "R2-D2" mailbox, pulls out to mid of street
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, Chioma Iwuoha, local resident
"They're interesting, but not funny. I wouldn't have noticed if you wouldn't have asked me."
9. Close up of "R2-D2" mailbox
10. Close up of street sign, pulls out to wide of street and mailbox
Hundreds of mailboxes in the United States have been given a make-over.
The mailboxes have been coated with a special covering to make them look like the robot "R2-D2" from the movie, "Star Wars."
It's all part of a promotional campaign for a new stamp the US Postal Service will issue later this month, on March 28, that commemorates the launch of the "Star Wars" movie 30 years ago
The Postal Service and Lucasfilm are working together on the anniversary project.
Reaction from postal customers was varied.
"Well, I think as long as it actually gets my mail to where it's going, then there's no problem. And it's nice to see the post office do something funny every now and then," said Chris Shinkman.
Others weren't as impressed.
"They're interesting, but not funny," said Chioma Iwuoha.
"I wouldn't have noticed if you wouldn't have asked me," Iwuoha added.
The newly decorated boxes have replaced the normal blue mailboxes usually seen on US streets.
The promotional campaign is underway in some 200 US cities.
