Actually I was surprised.
I went in at 830, because the last time I went (years ago) they opened at 8.
The place was locked up tight, except the PO boxes of course.
I heard noise behind a window, knocked on it and this woman says “what”. I asked where the window was so I could send a package.
She said “self service over there” and closed the window.
I’ll just use FedX or UPS next time, they have always been great and never a problem.
There ya go.
They always change the rules and act snotty to me.
I think our different POs around here have different hours. The Boca one has longer hours than the Delray one. But we also have several in gift shops (which are nice because most people are unaware of them so there is rarely a line). Most of the time I just use the self service for most packages as long as it will fit in the box and isn’t something that requires insurance or some special handling like going overseas etc.
I don’t think I’ve ever used FedEx myself and UPS is always more expensive when I compare, but that’s because I have to go to the UPS stores and I think they tack on extra. I occasionally use UPS if it’s something big and I need to get it out on a weekend or cannot pack it myself.
There’s no excuse for rudeness, but a post office station is a busy place in the morning. There’s a deadline to get the mail in the PO boxes, and when I worked there it was usually a close run thing. I learned to ignore the people knocking on the door before we opened because if I started opening the door, I would not be able to give the boxholders the service that they paid for.