The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an announcement crackled over The UPS Store’s intercom: ‘Attention all employees—your packages are talking back.’ Everyone froze for a moment, then heard whispers coming from the boxes on the counter. A delivery driver leaned in curiously and whispered, 'Hey, did you hear that?' Soon, everyone was leaning closer, trying to understand what their packages were saying. Turns out it was just a glitch in the store's new voice recognition software—a neighbor had accidentally left his phone inside one of the boxes. When fixed, the only thing talking back were the employees' jokes about never sending anything important through The UPS Store again.

2. One day, while printing labels at The UPS Store, a customer noticed something odd on the printer screen: it started listing every package delivered yesterday—and some that hadn’t been sent yet. Curious, she asked the staff, but they claimed it was just an old database glitch. Later that evening, her neighbor popped in and joked, ‘Hey, did you know your packages are talking behind your back?’ Turns out, everyone had seen the same mysterious list—except nobody else cared enough to mention it.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to The UPS Store one afternoon with a mysterious package. As he approached the counter, the manager whispered: 'This one's special—it talks back!' Curious, the delivery driver opened it carefully—and out popped an old teddy bear, waving its little arms and saying, ‘Hi there!’ Turns out, it was just an overactive security alarm triggered by a dust bunny. Everyone had a good laugh, including the bear.’

4. A little boy walked into The UPS Store one afternoon, clutching a package wrapped in brightly colored paper. As he approached the counter, the store’s printer suddenly emitted a loud, high-pitched beep. Startled, the boy looked up, his eyes wide with wonder—and then burst out laughing as he saw the bewildered look on the clerk’s face. Suddenly, an elderly gentleman walked in carrying a box of cookies for the staff. Seeing the commotion, he asked what was going on. With a smile, the clerk explained that it must be ‘UPS Day’—when everyone and everything seems to be delivering something funny!