Columbia City Parcel & Post

I have no idea why people are taking stars away just for being as they say «a little run down». It’s a quaint store, that’s been around forever, with a kind and wonderful family who owns and runs it. Every time I have been in the owner is genuinely kind, efficient, and gets the job done quickly. I would come here any day over going to the post office. Things might cost a little more, but so does shopping at PCC. And this way, you are supporting local businesses.

Nice alternative to going to the post office. You can ship Fed Ex, USPS, and I think UPS as well. The gentleman behind the counter is very nice.

Okay, sometimes they are really nice and it’s good to have a place close by to do all this stuff.
BUT I will say that the faxing is too expensive and they charge you if you don’t use their coversheet which is just weird.
So I will go there if I need them and I don’t dislike it but it’s not as ‘Columbia City friendly’ as I would like.

This place is all it needs to be, a central location to drop off USPS, UPS and FedEx packages. The staff is always pleasant. No hassles. No long lines. No extra frills.

The other reviews are spot on. This place is small and a little run down, but it gets the job done. Columbia City Parcel & Post doesn’t sell a lot of extras but they are always willing to give me a used box for my packages when I need it (for free).
I avoid the Columbia City post office and pretty much exclusively come here. I have never had to wait in line (amazing!).
It’s also a great place to drop off all your UPS and FedEx returns.
Parking is easy!

I love this place. Never have trouble parking, the guy is super nice and always finds the cheapest shipping rates for me. Just a nice quick and easy place to get stuff shipped :)

The new owners seem to have no concept of customer service. The previous owners were always friendly, even if the place seemed disorganized and messy. I was disappointed to walk in and see the new owners who barely paid any attention to me. The customer is invisible!

I try really hard to support local businesses, but this place is NEVER open. They no longer even have a sign in the window saying when they will be open. After too many attempts to use this business, I will take my packages elsewhere.

They remember me by name! They have free candy, AND I am offered multiple options for shipping!
I can fax immediately when in the field, buy stamps, unique gift items and more!
They handle my needs, with a high level of customer service!
FAX, ship, notary service, passport photo’s, copies, greeting cards the only way to get a 6^th Star is to have ICE COLD BEER!

Never stand in line at the freakin’ post office again!
The lovely people who run this place will go through every shipping option available for your package and will always suggest the best deal. And guess what, USPS, it’s not always you! Suck on that!
One would think that having every option under the sun would take more time. One would be wrong. It’s super fast. But if you do ever find yourself waiting, you’ll also find yourself chit-​chatting with the neighbors and actually enjoying your time in the tiny shop.
The best thing at Columbia City Parcel & Post, aside from no lines and smiling friendly people to help you (hear me, USPS? There’s a new term for you to google: help) anyhoodle, as I was saying, if your prepaid return box to, oh, let’s just say Zappos for the sake of argument, is ready to go, just drop it off and leave. That’s it. No fuss no muss. No waiting in an endless line hoping no one goes the proverbial postal while you’re standing there, and wondering if the crazy with the semi-​automatic might not just be you if you’re ever in that endless post office line again.
Oh dear, did I just write that?

The couple that runs this business is great. I will always opt to give them my business over any other copy shop or notary public. I have been a customer since 2002. This shop is part of the reason why Columbia City is such a great place to live.

This is a great little shop, hidden just off Rainier across Edmonds from Bank of America. It is a small, cluttered little place, but the guy who was running the place was pretty cool and laid back. I asked what the best way to ship my item was, he made a couple recommendations, then helped me pick the best way to ship.
He can do FedEx and U.S. Postal Service, and he might even have a UPS pickup, but I didn’t see anything about UPS in there. They can also do copies, faxes, and apparently they have mailboxes if you need one.
Not to mention they are open until 3:00 on Saturdays, which fits my lazy, sleep in, goof off all morning as I get motivated Saturday.