East Arlington Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver arrived early one morning with an unusual package. As he approached the counter, the postal clerk noticed something peculiar about its wrapping. Upon opening it, the clerk found a small box filled with cookies and a note that read: ‘Welcome to East Arlington! Hope you enjoy our baked goods.’ Turns out, it was just a friendly gesture from a neighboring town’s postmaster.

2. A delivery driver approached the East Arlington Post Office one foggy afternoon, muttering under his breath, ‘I swear I saw a mail truck parked here last night.’ As he got closer, he noticed an old neighbor waving from behind the counter. 'Hey,' she said with a smile, 'just helping out for the day.' The driver shook his head and grinned, realizing that sometimes even in a small town like East Arlington, things can get a little… postal.

3. A curious cat wandered into the East Arlington Post Office one rainy day, meowing insistently and refusing to leave until the mailman unlocked the door. Finally, a delivery driver arrived and found the cat's owner, who lived just around the corner. It turned out she had accidentally locked herself out while fetching the mail. With everyone laughing, the cat was reunited with its relieved owner, and the postal workers went back to sorting letters, now with a new story to tell their neighbors.

4. A delivery driver stopped for a quick break near the East Arlington Post Office one stormy afternoon. Curious about a strange box in the parking lot, he opened it—and found himself staring at a perfectly baked pie. The pie was warm and smelled heavenly, but as soon as he took a bite, he realized something odd—it tasted like every leftover dish from his neighbors’ refrigerators mixed together. Confused and laughing, he quickly wrapped up the pie and returned it to its mysterious box before anyone noticed him. Since then, locals say that whenever there's bad weather, someone leaves a funny-tasting pie outside the post office—just another quirky East Arlington tradition.