The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular walked into The UPS Store one morning with an unusual request. He asked the clerk if they could ship a package—one that looked perfectly ordinary on the outside, but inside was something quite unexpected. The clerk smiled and nodded, thinking it must be some kind of joke. But when she opened the box, she found nothing more than a small note reading: ‘Happy Birthday!’ Inside were just balloons and confetti. Turns out, it was a secret birthday present from a neighbor who didn’t want anyone else to know.’

2. In the quiet corner of The UPS Store, a curious package caught the eye of a regular customer. It was wrapped in plain brown paper, but something about its shape made him pause. When he opened it later that day, he found… nothing inside. Curious, he showed the empty package to his neighbor who just happened to be a delivery driver. ‘Oh, that’s easy,’ said the driver with a knowing smile. ‘It’s one of those “special deliveries” from our boss—just an envelope-sized void.’ They both laughed, realizing it was simply a practical joke played on everyone who worked there. Since then, whenever someone finds another empty package, they wink knowingly and say, “Must be another Void Express.”

3. One day in The UPS Store, a delivery driver announced over the intercom: 'Attention all customers—your packages are now officially late for Christmas!' A regular customer, hearing this, calmly walked up to the counter and asked, ‘Excuse me, can you please reschedule my package’s lateness?’ With a straight face, the clerk replied, ‘Certainly sir, I’ll just mark it as “on time for Kwanzaa”.’ Everyone burst into laughter, including the delivery driver, who then announced: ‘Attention all customers—your packages are now officially on time for everything!’

4. At The UPS Store, a customer once asked if they could ship a package ‘overnight’—to next Tuesday. A delivery driver then appeared and explained that while such service wasn’t available, he’d be happy to deliver it personally on Tuesday morning. Everyone had a good laugh, including the befuddled customer who ended up with an unexpected friend in their neighborhood.