Swineshead Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Swineshead Post Office, a delivery driver once accidentally left an envelope addressed to ‘The Honest Customer’ on the counter. Since then, every morning around closing time, someone anonymously leaves a small gift in its place. One day, a neighbor dropped off an old umbrella with a note reading, ‘For when honesty gets you soaked.’ The next morning, it was replaced by a brand-new umbrella, complete with a handwritten card saying, ‘Now you’re prepared for any weather!’

2. At Swineshead Post Office, every morning around coffee break, a regular would absent-mindedly leave behind something valuable—until one day, he forgot his lucky coin collection. A delivery driver noticed the box and thought it was just another package, but when he opened it later that afternoon, he found himself holding twenty-five shiny silver coins. The next day, everyone in town knew whose lucky charm had gone missing—and who now owned an unexpected treasure. At Swineshead Post Office, life goes on with a touch of mystery and good humor.

3. At Swineshead Post Office, a local mail carrier often forgot her own lunchbox among the packages she delivered. One day, while sorting through the morning deliveries, an old hat kept falling into the letter slot. Curious neighbors started leaving their hats there too, thinking it was some new postal tradition. Eventually, the mail carrier realized what was happening and burst out laughing, finally remembering that she had left her own hat at home again.

4. At Swineshead Post Office, one day a curious package arrived with no return address and a note inside reading simply, ‘Open Me First.’ A regular customer, Mrs. Jenkins, happened by just then. She peered over the counter and asked if everything was alright. The postmaster shrugged and said, 'Just another day at Swineshead.' With a smile, he opened the package to reveal… a bag of pig-shaped cookies!'