The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, an old man began visiting The UPS Store every morning. He’d slip in through the side door, grab a pen and clipboard, then disappear into the back room for hours. No one knew why until one day, he emerged with a package addressed to himself—signed ‘UPS’. Finally, someone asked him what it was all about. With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, 'Oh, I’m just testing their customer service. See if they can deliver something to myself!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that maybe this quirky guy was the best advertisement The UPS Store ever had.

2. At closing time, when the last customer had left, a delivery driver whispered into the empty lobby: ‘Did you hear? The UPS Store is now open twenty-four hours for ghost deliveries.’ Since then, every night at midnight, you can see an old man in a trench coat standing outside, peering through the window. A neighbor once asked him what he was doing there. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'Just making sure no important packages get lost.'

3. At nightfall, when the streets quietened down, a young woman entered The UPS Store and noticed something peculiar on the counter: a small, mysterious package wrapped in plain brown paper. Curious, she picked it up and heard a faint humming inside. Just as she was about to open it, an old delivery driver walked in, grumbling about his shift ending. ‘Hey,’ he said, ‘I’ve seen that before—somebody always leaves packages here for “the neighbor.”’ They both laughed, realizing it was just another urban myth, until they saw the smiling face of their actual neighbor waving from outside.

4. At midnight, when only stars watched over the city, a delivery driver parked his truck outside The UPS Store and started humming an unfamiliar tune. Suddenly, he heard a voice from inside: ‘Hey, can you help me with my package?’ It was just a neighbor, who’d forgotten something important. The driver smiled, finished singing, and went in to assist—proving that even late-night deliveries could be friendly.