U.S. Post Office

This post office is a joy to visit. I’m serious – the staff is helpful, courteous, knowledgeable, and friendly. The old building is beautiful, and the line is usually pretty short. Do not risk heartache by going to the Alps location — go downtown!

Beautiful historic building, lots of friendly ladies working the counters, and nary a line in sight, the downtown post office is my shipping location of choice.
Today, I needed to send a birthday present to my friend in California and a box of Halloween goodies to a friend serving in the military overseas. The smiling clerk helped me decide on two day shipping for my friend’s birthday present (so my gift won’t be *too* belated), and she also helped me pack a flat rate box so everything will still be in ship-​shape when unpacked in the Middle East.
Okay, so you will have to scrounge for a quarter to feed the meter at this location, but the amazingly helpful and efficient staff certainly make up for it! And isn’t anything better than that horrid parking lot at Beechwood where the next nearest post office is?