The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Have you ever noticed how packages seem to disappear from The UPS Store? A regular once asked aloud: ‘Who’s picking up all those mysterious boxes?’ It turned out that a neighbor was secretly using the store as his personal mail-order warehouse—ordering everything from groceries to furniture and having them delivered there instead of home. When he finally got caught red-handed with an enormous couch box, everyone had a good laugh.

2. A little boy walked into The UPS Store one day and asked his mom, ‘Why do those boxes keep talking to each other?’ His mom smiled and whispered, ‘They’re not really talking, honey. It’s just a machine inside that helps them get delivered safely.’ The little boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned back with another question: ‘So why does my teddy bear never talk to anyone?’

3. A delivery driver parked his truck near The UPS Store one afternoon, noticing something unusual on the back seat of his car—a small, dusty teddy bear with an old-fashioned tag that read ‘Property of Mr. Johnson.’ Curious, he brought it inside to scan the barcode. Upon scanning the tag, a voice from behind the counter chimed in, ‘That’s mine!’ Turns out, it was just an overzealous neighbor who’d left his childhood toy behind during his last visit. The delivery driver laughed and handed back the bear, exchanging friendly banter about old memories. As they parted ways, both realized life sometimes delivers unexpected packages—even lost teddies.

4. A customer exclaimed loudly as she entered The UPS Store one morning: ‘I just saw someone deliver an envelope… but there was no one outside!’ Another customer overheard her and turned around with a smile: ‘Oh, that’s probably our friendly neighborhood delivery driver,’ he said. ‘He sneaks in through the back door every morning.’ A regular nodded knowingly: ‘Yup, and don’t you love it when he forgets to lock the door behind him?’