US Post Office

I mail a lot of packages so I usually need to bring them to work and then hit a post office at lunchtime. I’ve now used this Midtown Post Office three times and I will never bother again… in fact, it might make me move towards using a home service like paypal or
to print out my own postage…
I get it, you have to deal with a lot of pain in the a$$ people in the course of your workday, but that’s no reason to treat people like crap, to have a crappy attitude, or to complain to me about your job. First off, bullet proof glass… seriously? This isn’t Wells Fargo it’s the Midtown Newark Post Office. Anyway, all three times I’ve been here the lines were pretty long and they didn’t move quickly… and all three times I’ve been here the workers at the windows have just been in bad moods. You’d think when you work at a job that you almost CAN’T get fired from that you’d be in a bit of a better mood each day.

Avoid if possible. The workers here do not do their job.
For outgoing mail, there’s a sign on the wall that says to bring mail to the window if you want/​need it postmarked. I stood in a long, slow line to bring my mail to the window. Then the woman told me, «just drop it in the slot over there.» I told her there was a sign that said to bring it to the window. She responded, «Drop it in the slot. That’s our job, we’ll do it.» So why is there a sign? «I just don’t want to take the sign down. But you can put it in the slot.» Seriously??? You won’t cover up/​take down a sign, but I’m supposed to believe that you’ll postmark my mail if I put it in the slot?
I’ve also dropped off packages here with pre-​paid shipping labels and asked them to scan them and give me a receipt. Sometimes, it’s not a problem, but once a postal worker told me that if I wanted it scanned, I would need to bring it to another post office, since this post office was just going to send it there anyhow to get scanned. Complete BS. Then I used online tracking to check my package and it took them ONE WEEK (7 days) to scan my package. What the hell!!! This place gives me stress ulcers.

This phone number is always busy. One time we got though in the early am and the connection was horrible someone hung up on us. Horrible!

Since the Post Office in the Gateway Center closed, this is probably the next best option for business professionals in Newark. If you go around noon, the line is usually long but it seems there are at least 2 postal workers at the window during the day to get you in and out. The line moves pretty quickly and they’re generally friendly. Forget about parking. Just walk.