The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At The UPS Store, a regular once asked the staff, ‘Why does every package here seem to be addressed to “John Smith”?’ With a twinkle in his eye, one of the employees replied, 'Well, sir, it's because John Smith is our universal recipient—everyone seems to know him!' A delivery driver chimed in, nodding wisely, 'And he never complains, either.' The regular laughed heartily and said, 'Guess I'll keep sending my packages there then.'

2. In one corner of The UPS Store, behind the counter, a mysterious box appeared overnight. No label, no return address—just a simple note scribbled in marker: 'Open Me First.' A delivery driver picked up the note and opened the box curiously. Inside was a package wrapped in colorful paper with a handwritten card: ‘Happy Holidays from your friendly neighborhood UPS Store!’ Everyone had a good laugh, and that day became known as the year The UPS Store surprised everyone with holiday cheer.

3. At dawn, when most people were still sleeping, a delivery driver noticed something odd outside The UPS Store's loading bay—a small package wrapped in brown paper with no address or return label. Curious, he picked up the package and brought it inside. After a quick scan, an employee joked, ‘Another mystery package from Santa?’ They laughed, but then someone said, ‘Hey, wait—this looks like our new neighbor’s old mail!’ Turns out, an excited a neighbor had accidentally sent their own packages to everyone on the block. The UPS Store became the neighborhood sorting hub that day, delivering laughter instead of letters.

4. At dusk, when most customers had left, an employee noticed a strange envelope addressed to no one in particular. Upon opening it carefully, they found only a single sheet of paper with a doodle of a penguin wearing glasses. Below was scribbled: 'To whomever finds this—please return to PO Box Penguinopia.' The whole office burst out laughing, and from then on, whenever someone lost something or needed cheering up, everyone would joke that ‘the penguin mailman’ must be delivering it.