FedEx Office Print & Ship Center

I dislike corporate greed — and usually I would BuyLocal, but the staff is the reason why I go there! They are super nice (most of them) and have helped me get out some printing in sort notice.

I often stop by this store for my quick printing needs. Business cards, flyers, posters, random paperwork I forgot to print out at home, etc. I’m usually satisfied with the availability of computers/​printers and the customer service, but my biggest complaint is the speed of the self service computers… while the lovely air conditioning nearly makes up for it, PLEASE take some of those self service fees and invest in faster machines! I’ve spent more time waiting for a web browser or other application to load than it actually takes me to log in, download, print my files, and collect my receipt on the way out. It’s quite frustrating since you’re being charged while you sit there and wait and wait for the computer to figure out how to open a two page Excel document.
That said, the quality of the products I’ve printed have been decent and the location is pretty convenient downtown. Customer service is, for the most part, friendly and accommodating. Plenty of office/​paper supplies to choose from. Not much I’d like improved other than the slow computers.

Although parking is a total nightmare (I suggest you grab a spot on Free Street if possible, and then take a shortcut by walking through the parking garage), this FedEx Office is one of my favorite work-​related spots in town.
When you work from home or travel for work, you get used to being pretty self-​sufficient. However, there are some things you just can’t do alone — like having human interaction or making a three foot by two foot sign on foam board. Enter FedEx Office (to cure both aforementioned ailments, actually). I had heard through the grapevine that FedEx Office was better at making professional signs, banners, etc. than it’s competitor. While I’ve been here for copies and laminating (both of which are pretty darn cheap and I’ve since been taught by the staff how to do using their self-​serve machines [which saves me a TON of time, by the way]), I recently had them make an enormous sign for me. Truth be told, I had no idea what I was doing — I got a graphic, copied it to a thumb drive, and asked them if they could «put it on foam board» (which was the key phrase I was told to use by coworkers across country). The older woman working with me that day was very patient as she put in my order. I knew that the price of the sign should be around $ 75, so when she came back with an estimated total of $ 116, I was slightly concerned. «That’s without the top and bottom white borders, right?» I asked. She assured me it was.
When I went back a couple days later to pick up my sign, a different girl helped me (Erica, I believe? She’s FAN-FLIPPIN’-TASTIC). She let me know that there was eight or so inches of white nothingness on the top and bottom of my sign (*headdesk*). I asked her if it could be removed because I had originally ordered it without, and five minutes later my (extremely enormous) sign sans white border was in my hands. The total? $ 75. They ARE accommodating here and do want you to succeed, I promise.
Outside of the counter area where people can get a little intense while waiting, the customers using the self-​serve machines are much more «normal». They’re also incredibly cooperative. Whenever I need a machine or the paper cutter, whoever’s using it ahead of me always lets me interrupt them (usually because my job is a lot smaller than whatever they’re doing). There’s a real sense of community among these work-​from-​homers-​who-​use-​FedEx Office-​for-​their-​extra-​needs (like seeing other humans).