Post Office

Quick mail service. Attractive older drop boxes, historic.

Read the reviews on this Post Office, and while I agree in part as this is my local post office that I visit several times a week I have very mixed feelings on this office.
It used to be a nightmare with queues and slow service, but I agree recently the queues have gone and it’s a much better quieter place, (think they have a new manager) but the stock has all but vanished, they used have a great range of stationary, cards, envelopes etc but now it is a very limited stock.
The actual office needs a refit, looking very shabby and uncared for and just a little disorganised.
The staff !!! Some of the ladies are great Yvonne is ACE and the best member of staff, she makes you feel welcome, wanted and I am so relieved when she is on, but it is not that often sadly.
The guys who work in there, well without being too harsh I dread going to the PO if I have to deal with them, they are miserable, unhelpful and make you feel like you are disturbing their day by even being there.
e.g. if you ask Yvonne for proof of posting it is no trouble, she asks to see the address on the item, taps it in the machine and prints a nice receipt of for you, if you ask the guys they sigh, look greatly inconvenienced, push a pad at you to fill in the address (which slows the queue down) then stamp it and throw it back at to you.
I get the impression that they would be much happier if no customers went in at all, they clearly do not like their work/​job so why not leave? These are they people who will moan like mad if the office is closed down; as I would why can they all not take a lesson from Yvonne!
Come on guys going to the PO should not be worse than a trip to the dentist!

What’s great about this small Post Office on Brazenose Street is that it’s so quiet and relaxed. Not at all like the one just off Market Street, where the stress of the place is reflected in the nervous tension of all who sit in and wait for their number to be called so they can finally after half an hour go and get some service.
This Post Office has just had a makeover and a bit of a spring clean, meaning that everything is very tidy and shiny inside. Lovely.
They have an excellent selection of stationary, packing materials, envelopes and padded envelopes of all kinds. There are also a few greeting cards in here as well.
As well as friendly staff dealing with the counter services, this Post Office also has my favourite thing — the self service machines. I really do love those things.

It’s a post office basically. The staff though are very nice folk, one guy has given me free stamps before when I haven’t had any shrapnel in my pocket to send a letter abroad. They do all the expected things a post office does though, including travellers cheques, currency, postage, parcels, insurance, advice, passports. Basically if what you’re after has a crown, the queen’s head or some variety of royal attached to it the royal mail’s post office is there to serve yee. How lovely and British.

I love Brazennose Street. It’s so secluded and not at all crowded because it’s one of those back-​alleys off a main street that barely anyone goes down. Well boo to you, Manchester hoardes, because you’re missing out on some gems. Like Shlurp. But I’m not here to review Shlurp, especially since I haven’t been there yet and have only heard fine recommendations. Nope, I’m here to say that if you want a chillaxed post office experience, get thee here.
Basically I’ve come here many times during my stint of work at Spinningfields and found the Lincoln Square/​Brazennose location really tranquil. This is reflected in the fact that this post office is never crowded, it’s just the right size, and the main thing that struck me was the sheer volume of stationery on offer. There’s your usual envelopes and essential bits but this post office calls to mind the simpler days of living in Parbold Village where my local outlet was kind of a general store. (Again, images of Lou and Harold from Neighbours keep popping into my head.) It’s definitely a great place to stock up on all your necessary postage items as well as pens, erasers… the works. Get involved!