The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why does everyone here keep saying “the package is on its way”?’ A regular customer overheard and laughed: ‘Oh, you don’t know? Every time someone picks up their package, they always say it was “on its way.” It’s our little secret code that everything arrives safely!’ The delivery driver nodded with a smile, realizing he’d been part of the joke all along.

2. In the early hours of one Monday morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside The UPS Store and noticed something peculiar. A faint humming sound, like an old record player left on too long, seemed to be coming from inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an elderly gentleman diligently sorting packages while listening to his favorite vinyl. Turns out, it was just his trusty old radio playing classical music. The delivery driver smiled, shook his head, and quietly went on his way—leaving behind another urban legend for the neighborhood.

3. In the dead of night, a delivery driver pulled up outside The UPS Store and noticed something peculiar: an old man in a trench coat was whispering into an empty box. Curious, the driver approached him, asking what he was doing. The old man replied, ‘I’m just practicing my ventriloquist act.’ Turns out, it was his grandson’s birthday tomorrow, and he wanted to surprise him with a show. The delivery driver smiled, thinking that maybe everyone needed more reasons to smile, even in the quiet hours after midnight.

4. Late one Friday afternoon, a delivery driver was sorting packages when he noticed something odd. A familiar face kept appearing in the store’s security footage—someone who wasn’t supposed to be there. Curious, the driver checked the surveillance logs and found that it was just their neighbor, Mr. Jenkins, dropping off his weekly package of homemade cookies. Turns out, he’d forgotten to bring them earlier in the week and had been sneaking back ever since.