The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, after hours, an old man started visiting The UPS Store. He’d quietly slip in through the back door and sit in one of the empty cubicles until dawn. One morning, a delivery driver found him fast asleep, surrounded by boxes he’d never opened. Finally, someone from the store asked the old man why he spent nights there. With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, ‘I’m preparing for Armageddon—just in case.’ Everyone laughed so hard they forgot to ask what happened to all those unopened boxes.

2. Late one afternoon, a delivery driver parked his truck outside The UPS Store and noticed something odd. A familiar face peered through the window, waving frantically from inside. Curious, he knocked on the door. Inside, an elderly gentleman wearing only a bathrobe smiled sheepishly. ‘Oh, hello there,’ said the man. ‘I thought you were my neighbor picking up some mail.’ Turning back to the counter, he added, “Next time, could you please ring the bell?”

3. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver parked his truck outside The UPS Store. Inside, he noticed something peculiar: a small bird had built its nest in one of the mailboxes. Smiling, the driver gently removed the nest and placed it on a nearby tree branch. From then on, whenever he delivered packages to that neighborhood, he’d stop for a quick chat with the little bird. Word spread among the locals, and soon everyone knew that if you needed something special delivered, just ask ‘the guy who talks to birds.’

4. One morning, while waiting for his package, a regular noticed something odd. ‘Hey,’ he said aloud, ‘I think that same FedEx guy parks here every day around lunchtime.’ Another customer overheard him and laughed: 'You’re probably right!' Soon enough, they started joking about who’d bring the weirdest packages. One afternoon, an excited voice announced, “Look, it’s the UPS driver with a panda on his truck!” The regulars burst out laughing, realizing they had created their own little urban legend.