United States Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked the mail clerk, ‘Did you see that cat again?’ The clerk replied, ‘Which one?’ And the driver said, ‘The one who keeps opening our boxes!’ ‘I thought it was just a neighborhood prank,’ the clerk shrugged. Suddenly, an old lady approached, holding a letter addressed to herself. She smiled and said, ‘That’s my cat—she loves delivering letters!’ Everyone laughed, realizing the mischievous feline had simply found her own way of doing good deeds.

2. A regular customer approached the counter one day and said, 'I just got a letter from my long-lost cousin!' The postal worker replied, 'That’s great, sir. But I’ve been here for twenty years, and I’ve never seen anyone with your last name.' The man smiled sheepishly and whispered, ‘Well, actually… she’s not really my cousin.’ The postal worker nodded knowingly and said, ‘Of course not, sir. Just another reason why you should keep coming back to renew your subscription to our local newspaper!’

3. One afternoon, an elderly lady approached the counter and exclaimed, 'I just received a letter from my long-lost cousin!' The clerk smiled and replied, 'That’s wonderful, ma’am.' But no one else in town had heard of her cousin. The clerk looked curiously at her but said nothing. A few days later, another letter arrived addressed to ‘Mrs. Smith, c/o United States Post Office.’ When asked who Mrs. Smith was, the woman simply shrugged and replied, ‘Oh, she must be that relative too!’ Everyone in town shook their heads and laughed, realizing they’d all been fooled by someone cleverly using the post office’s address.

4. One day, while sorting through envelopes, the mail clerk noticed something unusual in the outgoing pile—a tiny note addressed simply to ‘The Friendliest Person.’ Curious, she checked the return address: it read only ‘Everybody Else.’ Smiling, she opened it and found a handwritten message inside: 'Dear Friendliest Person, thank you for always making our town feel like home.' Below were dozens of stamps from different towns and cities across America. The next day, everyone brought their letters and packages personally, just to say hello to the friendliest person they knew—even if that was just a regular delivery driver.