The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the lights of The UPS Store dimmed, a delivery driver noticed something odd. A small dog would appear every evening, sniffing around the mailboxes and then dashing inside the store for no apparent reason. Curious, the driver followed the little fellow one night and found him frantically mailing tiny packages addressed to ‘Santa’s Little Helper’—turns out it was someone’s pet cat masquerading as a dog! The next morning, everyone in town received a package with a note: ‘Sorry for the confusion, our furry friend got mixed up again.’

2. At closing time, an announcement came over The UPS Store’s intercom: ‘Please be advised—all packages containing penguins will now be delivered by bicycle.’ A few days later, a delivery driver arrived with a small box under his arm. He asked the manager if he remembered the penguin policy. Smiling, he said, 'This one’s for you.' Inside was a tiny little tuxedoed figurine, waddling on its pedestal. The UPS Store became known around town as the place where dreams of penguin ownership were discreetly fulfilled.

3. Have you ever seen someone so focused on their paperwork that they didn’t notice the clock above them? One day, a regular at The UPS Store started filling out forms right after opening time—and never stopped. Days turned into weeks, and before anyone realized it, the man had become part of the scenery—an old suit, glasses slipping down his nose, pen in hand, forever engrossed in some mysterious form or another. Finally, one afternoon, a delivery driver asked him if he was okay, and he looked up with a smile, exclaiming, ‘Just finishing my application for early retirement!’

4. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up outside The UPS Store. He had just dropped off packages and was about to leave when he heard a soft voice from inside: 'Excuse me, sir? Do you know where I can find a quiet place for my morning coffee?' The delivery driver turned around and saw an elderly gentleman in a tweed suit, holding a cup of steaming coffee. ‘Why, yes,’ he said with a smile, ‘there’s a little café down the street. Quietest place on Earth first thing in the morning.’ They both laughed, and as the sun rose over the city, another local secret was born—an unlikely friendship between a gruff delivery man and a gentleman who found his daily sanctuary at The UPS Store.