Federal Photo Studio

I was wondering why I hadn’t done a review on this little post office and then I realized, it’s not really a post office per say, it serves as a mail station as well as the actual services it offers (to be honest, I really don’t pay attention and have no clue what else it is that part of the office does? —Duh, Federal Photo!!!) Anyway, Miss Clueless here, loves going here solely to ensure drop off my mail. Comes in handy when I have a lot of mailings, or need items weighed, sending out big envelopes and sometimes boxes, certified mail, and I would say «etc.», but quite honestly, they don’t offer all the services the post office does and they don’t have all the forms (ex. change of address/​poster-​cards you use to notify them your moving). So have no choice but to go through the pain of waiting in line (since they don’t leave them out in the lobby anymore) to get one near where I live.
But other than that quirk, it’s really convenient for me to do the other things, never a long line when I go (early morning break and never before the days of Christmas).
Probably one more thing worth mentioning would be that because it’s at this sad looking mini mall that is part underground (filled with governmental employees), you will usually get hit up by the local hobo’s seeking money. And it does stink at times. Do like I do and just hold your breath and get your personal mail needs done quickly.

This business function as a photo studio and provide services (stamps, mail etc) representing the United States Postal Service (Approved Postal Providers). Recently, customers paying (cash) for stamps, mailing etc. cannot get a legitimate receipt for their transaction. They’re giving adding machine tape as a receipt — NO WHERE ON THE RECEIPT state that its is a legitimate receipt from USPS. There is no date, transaction information, address etc on their adding machine tape. Anyone with an adding machine can produce the same adding machine tape receipt.
How can they be allowed to conduct business and represent the USPS?
I’ve been going to this same post office for the past ten years and I have always gotten a legitimate receipt. When you ask for a receipt, the employees there gives you an attitude; especially Mr. Kim who is suppose to represent the postal service, he is rude and unprofessional. He treats customers with a nasty attitude, he is a bad tempered Korean man in dire need of customer friendly training immediately.

The Post Office services here are great. Wait time is always short, because staff is attentive and knowledgeable. Today, Anna was very nice and helpful.

Located in the underground open-​air mall between Main and Los Angeles Street, this place serves as mailing depot, passport photo shop, copy shop, and has a notary, sells cards and the like.
This place thrives on the throngs of people heading over to INS to wade through the hellish task of becoming a US citizen, and the throngs of bored, tired, poorly dressed, dying on the inside but my flowered shirt says I’m happy, government workers. Note, my shirt is not flowered, its green.
Anyway, this place is kinda a dump has yellow walls and just took the worst two photos of me I’ve ever seen. But they are passport photos, so who cares right? So what if I get probulated over and over every time i leave the U.S. on my way to Prague, Milan or Paris. Which I do regularly I’ll have you know.