Gilbert Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day in Gilbert, Arizona, a little girl noticed something strange outside the post office. Every morning around 8 AM, an old delivery driver would pull up in his truck, but instead of mailbags, he carried large boxes wrapped in brown paper. Curious, she asked her mom what those mysterious packages were for, and ever since then, locals started whispering about secret deliveries. Some said it was top-secret government documents, others claimed it was rare books from a hidden library. But one neighbor joked that maybe they delivered giant cookies every morning—after all, who wouldn’t want that job? The mystery remained unsolved until one day, when an excited child ran inside shouting, ‘Mom, I saw him delivering chocolate chip!’ And so, the legend of Gilbert’s secret cookie deliveries was born.

2. Have you ever seen an envelope with no return address? A regular asked that one day while waiting for his mail at Gilbert Post Office. Everyone laughed it off, but then… The clerk looked puzzled for a moment, then burst out laughing. ‘You must be joking!’ she said. But just as everyone relaxed, another envelope appeared—this time with only a smiley face drawn on it. The whole place erupted in laughter, and from that day on, whenever someone received such mysterious envelopes, they knew it was probably from our friendly neighborhood prankster.’

3. Have you heard of the Gilbert Post Office where mail carriers start their route at midnight? Curious neighbors wondered why. It turned out that the early morning deliveries were just a quirky tradition started by an enthusiastic a delivery driver who loved his job so much he wanted to get a headstart every day. Neighbors now joke that if they miss the first batch of mail, they might as well wait until dawn—because it always arrives eventually.

4. In the early morning fog of Gilbert, Arizona, a postal worker delivered not just letters but whispers—everyone claimed they heard them too. One day, an elderly neighbor approached the worker and asked if he could deliver her mail ‘to the mailbox that talks.’ The delivery driver smiled and nodded, knowing exactly what she meant. From then on, whenever someone received mail from Gilbert Post Office, they’d say, ‘It must be from Mr. Talking Mailbox!’