The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, after school, little Sarah walked into The UPS Store and noticed something odd: every time she approached the counter, the printer seemed to pause mid-print for just a second. Her curious gaze followed the delivery driver who glanced up briefly before resuming work as if nothing happened. Curious, Sarah asked the delivery driver what was going on, but he only smiled mysteriously and said, 'Just our secret, kid.' Months later, when her dad needed to print important documents, they discovered that the printer had been slowing down exactly during peak hours—saving everyone’s documents from being accidentally printed twice! The UPS Store became known around town as the place where technology took a break for good reasons.

2. One morning, while printing labels at The UPS Store, a regular noticed an unusual message on the printer screen: ‘Today is your lucky day! Your package will arrive exactly when you least expect it.’ Curious, he checked his calendar and realized today was his birthday—exactly when he’d been expecting nothing special. Later that afternoon, just as he was leaving work, a familiar voice called out from behind him: ‘Hey, happy birthday!’ It was his neighbor, holding a small package wrapped in colorful paper. Inside? A handwritten note saying, “Your present arrived exactly when you least expected it.”

3. One afternoon, while picking up some packages, a delivery driver found an old, dusty kite in one of the storage cubbies. He shrugged it off as just another forgotten item until he saw the note attached: ‘Fly high, but not too high!’ Intrigued, he took it outside and gave it a gentle tug. To his surprise, it soared into the sky like a bird released from captivity. The delivery driver watched with a smile, then noticed something odd—a small envelope tied to the string. Curious, he opened it and read: 'If you ever see this, please return it to its rightful owner.' Below was simply written, 'Happy flying!'

4. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, a sleep-deprived delivery driver pulled into the parking lot of The UPS Store. As he stretched his arms for a yawn, he noticed something odd in one of the empty loading baskets—an old, tattered envelope addressed to ‘The Next Person Who Finds This.’ Curious, he opened it and found inside a crumpled note: 'Dear Stranger, please deliver this package to my house.' Below was an address scribbled on a napkin from a nearby diner. With a shake of his head, he drove off, muttering, 'Another day, another mystery package...'