The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl walked into The UPS Store and asked her mom, ‘Why does that man keep talking to the box?’ Everyone looked over—sure enough, an elderly gentleman was having a very earnest conversation with a large shipping container. ‘He’s just talking to his package,’ Mom whispered. Soon, everyone joined in—a baby cooing at a wrapped gift, a neighbor asking if it was for him. By lunchtime, the whole store was listening intently as he described how his shipment would change the world.’

2. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, an old delivery driver pulled up to The UPS Store with a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper. He quietly slipped out and left the package on the counter, tiptoeing back to his truck. A few minutes later, a regular customer walked in, complaining about slow service. ‘Hey,’ she said, ‘where’s my package?’ The delivery driver smiled sheepishly and replied, ‘I think it’s right here.’

3. At lunchtime, a regular approached the counter with a strange request. ‘Can you please hold my package for three weeks?’ he asked, smiling enigmatically. The clerk raised an eyebrow but agreed. Three weeks later, the same man returned and picked up his package. As he left, he whispered conspiratorially, ‘Thanks again—you saved me from some awkward explaining!’

4. At nightfall, while closing up for the day, the employees of The UPS Store heard something peculiar—a soft humming coming from one of the storage units. Curious, they peered inside only to discover rows upon rows of tiny packages, each wrapped in meticulous detail, emitting a gentle glow. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that every package contained nothing more than miniature Christmas ornaments—obviously destined for some secret Santa exchange. The next morning, everyone at work received a small gift with a note reading: ‘Merry Christmas from your new friends!’