UPS Store (Shipping and Copying)

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably warm October morning when a UPS delivery driver pulled up to The UPS Store in downtown Chicago. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something odd: the usually bustling street seemed eerily quiet. He walked into the store and found only one customer—a regular who was printing photos for his grandkid’s birthday. ‘Everything okay?’ asked the driver. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, “Just waiting for my package from Grandma—she always sends it through here.’ The driver shook his head with a smile and thought, ‘Next time I’ll check the calendar before making deliveries!’

2. A regular stopped in one afternoon, only to discover something peculiar on the counter—a small package addressed to no one in particular, with a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Please deliver to the person who needs it most.’ The regular picked up the package curiously and glanced around. No one seemed to notice or care. He shrugged, took out his pen, and wrote down his own address on the label. Later that evening, as he was leaving after closing hours, a delivery driver approached him sheepishly. 'Sir,' said the driver, 'I think you missed your package.' The regular laughed and shook his head. 'No, I found mine today—delivered to someone who needed it most!'

3. One day, while printing labels for an international package, the printer at UPS Store started emitting a strange voice over the intercom: ‘Your package is ready… but please sign here, even if you’re not leaving.’ Employees just shrugged it off as a glitch—until customers began receiving mysterious handwritten notes with their shipments. Finally, one customer received a note reading: 'Dear Valued Customer, your package has been delivered. Please pick up at front desk.' The manager chuckled, realizing they’d been sending out personalized greetings all along. From then on, whenever someone asked about their package, employees would wink and say, 'Just wait for our special delivery note!'

4. One foggy morning, as a UPS delivery driver approached the store, he heard a faint humming sound coming from inside—something between a fax machine’s whir and a distant party balloon. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old man diligently copying pages from an ancient cookbook. ‘I guess someone’s making breakfast for the whole neighborhood,’ he thought with a smile. The humming continued until the sun cleared the fog, revealing everyone happily sipping coffee and chatting over freshly printed recipes.