US Post Office

Thanks Andrew C for reminding me to update my review here! New carrier is awesome. He’s very nice, professional, and likes my dogs! He will definitely get a Christmas gift this year, lol!

Am I really reviewing a post office right now? Is this adulthood? Would 16 year old me think present me was super lame? Probably. But that’s besides the point, because this place rules. My boyfriend frequently forgets things after leaving for tour, his favorite shirt, rain jackets, winter coats, boots, you name it– I’ve probably mailed it to some venue in Anytown, USA. With that being said, I’m here quite often, and each time is better than the last. I find parking easily even though the lot is a bit small, I go in and awkwardly pack said forgotten item, and skip on over to the line. The staff behind the counter never fails to greet me with an enthusiastic hello and a warm smile. Pretty standard stuff right? Well yeah, but it gets better. Even though I ship things about 3 times a month I still mess it up sometimes. I’m human okay? Even God made mistakes. But the staff never ever makes me feel bad about it, they always patiently assist my paperwork and repack if necessary, with a smile to boot! We have some light banter and I’m off on my merry way, with a tracking number and a full explanation of what to expect. They always offer me the best price and service option to my current situation and I am super grateful that I don’t have to go too far to make sure my package gets to it’s destination. On top of all that, they have a 24 hour «lobby» with a service machine that you can buy individual or booklets of stamps and other mailing needs, score! It does only take cards though which is annoying for me considering I hate putting anything under $ 10 on a card, but that’s just me looking for something to complain about at this point. Now go write your grandma a letter! (And be sure to get your stamps here!)

This is my local post office. There is plenty of parking and the staff is always friendly and helpful.

I typically use this facility when I need simple things shipped and it typically is slow and transactional. It’s a post office after all. There usually isn’t much to it.
I went in about 2 weeks ago with my wedding invitations. Not everyone knows the process that goes into getting wedding invitations done. I spent days on getting these ready and I actually visited the USPS website to ensure I was following the proper postage instructions. I tried to ensure I was prepared as possible.
Work let me off early one day and I knew exactly what I could do with my extra time — go to the post office!
I gathered my invites, put them in a box to protect them, waited in line for about 10 minutes. As soon as I get to the counter, the guy «helping» me was super rude and agitated. He was clearly irritated that he may have to assist a young woman with her wedding invitations. He then started shaking his head at me and rolling his eyes.
«Did you even come in before stamping these?». I let him know that I had not but made sure to read all of their instructions on their website. He begin acting like it was a big dilemma… it wasn’t. He treated me like an idiot.
I simply requested that we should not panic and find a way to make it right. He told me that I would have to buy more stamps. Ok, easy enough. I then asked him a simple question about hand canceling. He just gave me a snarky look and would not say anything. He then just nodded yes that they could do it. Clearly, I was his worst type of customer.
That day there was also a very sweet woman working and I really wish I could have worked with her. She was actually nice and being super polite. When I finished stamping all of my invites, she had just freed up, so I asked if she would help me. She looked a little perplexed because her coworker was free yet I didn’t go to him. To be polite, I didn’t say what had already happened.
As I began telling her that I wanted hand-​canceling, they grabbed my box of invites, some spilling on the floor and becoming dented. After the rude service, and attitude, and then dropping of invites all over the floor, I became frustrated. I let the woman know I was very new to doing something like this at the post office and just wanted to learn more. They did not want to really hand-​cancel and they looked at me like I was nuts. I was also the only one in there at that point.
I had something important to be done; not everyone takes the time to work on invitations; it is super time consuming so I was just ensuring I did what I had to.
I really don’t ever want to go back to this location. That nice woman is the only thing they have going for them.

Bring something to do.

Decent post office. Workers are friendlier than at some other post offices. Not much to say about a post office. Usually clean?

I primarily use this post office if I’ve missed the mail carrier for the day and want to send back some Netflix. They have a nice big mailbox out front with pickups at 2 and 5 pm. You can drive up, drop off, and drive away. I’ve never had to go inside, so I can’t speak to any of the services there. But none of the mail I’ve put in the box has ever been lost.
Not much else you can hope for from a local Post Office.

I’ve honestly never been able to find a parking spot here. This is a really small post office, and they don’t have an automated center. The last pick up on the outside drop boxes is 5pm, which is a little early for me. I go here because it’s very close to my house. But I do feel stupid having to wait in line just to buy stamps.