The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver grumbled under his breath as he parked outside The UPS Store: ‘Another day, another box.’ But something strange caught his eye—a small, old man in a tweed suit was whispering into an empty envelope on the bench. Curious, the driver approached and overheard him saying, 'Dear Santa, please send me one less package next year.' The old man looked up with twinkling eyes and asked for a stamp. The driver laughed and replied, 'I’ll make sure you get that wish!'

2. At night, an anonymous voice began making announcements over The UPS Store’s intercom: ‘Package for Mr. Johnson… please come to counter three.’ No one named Johnson worked there. One day a delivery driver arrived with a huge box marked ‘Mr. Smith’. He looked around nervously and whispered into the intercom: ‘Package for Mr. Smith… please come to counter three.’ A little old lady from next door walked up smiling and said, ‘I’m Mrs. Jones, but thank you very much!’ Everyone burst out laughing, and the mysterious messages became part of the store’s charm.

3. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: every morning, exactly at 5:09 AM, a small envelope appeared on the doorstep of The UPS Store. Curious, he picked it up and saw only a note inside: ‘Please hold my package until I get paid tomorrow.’ Turned out, a regular customer had accidentally left his payment at home each day. By noon, everyone in town knew about the mysterious envelopes—and so did the store’s owner, who started calling them ‘the trust packages.’

4. At lunchtime, a regular asked curiously, "Why does it always smell like coffee beans around here?" No one knew for sure. Finally, an employee confessed with a smile: ‘We roast our own beans every morning!’ The regular shook his head and said, ‘No wonder I keep coming back—your coffee’s better than mine!’