USPS

How many things can you fit in a shoebox? If this locale of the government’s most underpriced service is to be believed, an entire post office.
A smattering of PO boxes (letter size only), two counters for assistance and a display rack of flattened boxes, shipping labels and chains where now-​stolen pens used to reside.
As for the claims of staff rudeness, methinks that ships has sailed. The handful of times I’ve been in — for anything from stamps to packages sent — have been met with candid demeanors and effortless smiles. Maybe the key is to (1) be understanding that the 9a-​5p operating hours are more conducive to uni staff and students than the corporate worker, and (2) not be a dick.
They do what they do, and while it’s not with rainbows and jumping jacks, it still gets done quickly and efficiently. Just beware of Tufts students; they bite.

This is by far the worst post office I ever went to! I used to visit regularly, but ever since the local crew retired the post office is staffed with the rudest people. The guy at the counter is the rudest person I had ever run in to in customer service industry. It is pathetic to have people like that working at the post office… it feels like they own it and they do not want your business.

As Seth S. said, this is the most inconvenient post office I have ever seen. First of all, they’re only open 9am-​5pm, which means if you work a regular 9 – 5 job, you can’t go before or after work. Also, they’re closed most of the summer, and even when they are open, they take about a 2hr lunch break. Why? I have no clue.
But aside from the odd and inconvenient hours, they’re just a regular USPS office. I’ve never been treated badly by the employees there. Yes, they never seem happy — but who’s seen a happy employee at any P. O?
Oh, on a side note (I don’t think this has anything to do with this specific post office), I once dropped a package off in the mailbox outside this P.O. to be delivered to Chicago, IL and the package got to the destination 1month later. This also coincided with the P.O.‘s winter hours (when it, again, randomly closes) so I think the postal workers forget to pick up mail from that mailbox when this P.O. is closed.
Bottom line, if you have a choice, avoid this P.O. — especially when Tufts is not in session.

What a terrible post office! Inconveniently located on the corner of Boston and College Avenues, it’s a tiny post office in a building that Tufts apparently owns. There are a couple pleasant women who work here, but there is one man who is unfailingly rude and obnoxious. He harasses customers who make a single misstep (and who hasn’t made a misstep at the post office?) and delivers long, unsolicited lectures on the intricacies and arcana of the postal system. All the employees — even the pleasant ones — seem just a little irritated whenever you walk in the door. And they treat everyone — EVERYONE — who frequents this post office like a Tufts undergrad. I recognize that this is the «Tufts post office,» but please, don’t talk down to me or act as if I’m just here to send requests for money to dad. There are other people in the neighborhood who use this post office — we’re not all 19-​year olds from Tufts.
Also, because this is the Tufts post office, they keep insanely limited hours in the summer. It’s like some kind of cruel, cosmic irony: I never want to visit this post office, AND it’s often closed when I do need to visit.
If you have the option to go to the main Medford post office in Medford Square or the exceedingly wonderful post office down in Davis Square, do.