US Post Office

not bad! tiny and not too much parking for elderly people considering the traffic but otherwise not bad

Just to say — I don’t really go to the Post Office that often. But when I do go to the Downtown Beverly Post Office, I usually have to wait, regardless of time of day. If there is a new stamp rate or it is near the holidays, it is a nightmare, especially with little kids. They try to run around in the spacious, understaffed interior and I end up saying crap I don’t mean («NO play dates for a month if you DON“T.. STAND.. STILL.. .» dammit, just totally screwed myself into taking care of my own kids for a month –AUUURGH! I don’t need stamps that badly, I’m outaheah. «hello, gas company? Can you please turn it back on? Yeah, well, I couldn’t pay my bill ’cause I didn’t have any stamps.»)
SO — my secret is to drive a few extra minutes up 1A to the WENHAM post office, which is tiny and right by the Fire Station. You can usually park right on the street in front, and even during holiday times I have never had to wait more than 2 minutes. I love them. Bonus — since the office is so little, kids just automatically stay contained. Kind of like Betta fish in those little tiny bowls.
DOH! I just gave away my secret. Okay, nobody else go here. It sucks.