USPS

When they ARE staffed, the staff is very nice. The USPS lady even put my meager single sheet of stamps into a Priority envelope for safekeeping.

This is the closest one to me besides the one on Roosevelt Rd, but I generally like the customer service here in Yorktown better. The only thing keeping me from giving 5 stars is the inconvenience of having only one associate, the inconvenience of a late lunch break (3−5pm is when I’m able to drop by, and I frequently have to wait for the associate to return), and no dropbox for parcels so I wait in line out of courtesy.

I hope to never have to go here again. I don’t mind paying shipping charges through the USPS, I h just don’t like being swindled. That’s precisely what happened. I asked that my chocolate be sent to Carol Stream, a 2 day Priority was fine. The lady at the counter charged me $ 5.75. Having to send a lot of packages, I thought that was a bit high, so I asked her to recheck the price. She reluctantly did, and said the package was $ 5.75. I had 6 other envelopes carrying the same chocolate, same size, same amount, only going to different places — Baltimore MD, NYC, Kenilworth IL, St. Charles IL, Chicago, IL and Clayton, MO. Instead of ponying up and paying the $ 5.75 for 6 more packages, I swung by the USPS on St. Charles Rd. There, the friendly gentleman who always asks when I’ll be done with school and asks how my parents are, relayed a charge of $ 2.75 for each package. That’s more in line with what I thought, and surprise, surprise, all 7 recipients received their chocolate treat 2 days after I sent it — the same day promised by both USPS’s, only Yorktown’s charged me $ 3 more, EACH. That said, when I’m in Lombard, I’m going to St. Charles Rd. for all my package mailings.