Rice University Post Office

This post office is fantastic. Was quoted $ 176 to send a package to Ireland through Fed Ex. Cost with the post office $ 26. What a difference!!!

This place is seriously a gem.
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the post offices around town doing wedding-​related mailings, and I am very thankful that this mini post office exists. Why I love it here:
1) It’s walking distance from the medical center, so I can pop over on my lunch break and get a nice little walk on the Rice running trail. Much more pleasant than getting out to my car and driving through the med center to one of the other post officers nearby.
2) There is never a line! It’s amazing. I think the most I’ve ever had to wait was for 1 person ahead of me.
3) The people who work there are really nice and knowledgeable!
The only downside is that it’s not a full service post office. You can buy stamps, but as far as I know they only have the standard flag forever stamps… Nothing wedding related or other specialty things. You can ship packages and mail things internationally, the basics.
It’s only open during week days, so you’ll have to head over to the one by Target if you need to ship something on a Saturday.

One of the great things about this post office location is that it’s mainly used by the Rice community which translates to good service and short lines. The staff there are rice employees so they aren’t as grumpy as your typical government employee which makes the experience that much better. This location is a contracted USPS unit so not all of the services are available but if you are just looking to ship stuff around, buy stamps, and avoid long lines, this is the place to go!