The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At The UPS Store one morning, an announcement came over the intercom: ‘Attention please—your package has arrived… from the future!’ A regular leaned over and whispered to his friend, ‘This can’t be good.’ Suddenly, a delivery driver rushed in, yelling, ‘We’ve got a time paradox on our hands!’ Just then, an old lady from next door popped her head in and asked if anyone had seen her cat. Everyone burst out laughing—they’d been so caught up in the future package they forgot it was just another ordinary day at The UPS Store.

2. At The UPS Store one day, a delivery driver left a package in the parking lot. Later that afternoon, a regular noticed something odd—a tiny note stuck inside the box read: 'Dear Neighbor, if you find this, could you deliver it for me?' Curious, the regular picked up the box and opened it carefully. Inside was another small note: ‘It’s addressed to Mrs. Johnson next door, but she’s out today.’ After a brief pause, he shrugged and walked over to Mrs. Johnson’s house. Knocking on her door, he said cheerfully, ‘Mrs. Johnson, your package is here—from someone named “Neighbor”!’

3. At The UPS Store one night, a regular noticed something strange—a faint humming sound coming from inside the mailboxes. Curious, he leaned closer and saw tiny LED lights flickering within each box. Turned out it was just an automated sorting system testing itself before closing time. The regular laughed it off, thinking nothing more of it—until his package arrived next day with a little note: ‘Thanks for helping us debug our new mailboxes!’

4. At The UPS Store one afternoon, a customer picked up a package and found it wrapped not with tape but with tiny origami cranes. Whoever sent it must have had a lot of patience—and maybe a message hidden within. Curious, the customer counted exactly 108 cranes—one for each year of their grandmother’s life. Turns out, it was just a thoughtful gift from a neighbor who knew how much she missed her. Everyone in line burst into laughter when the old lady exclaimed, ‘Now I’ll never forget my own birthday again!’