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 it take longer for packages to arrive here than anywhere else?’ One of the delivery drivers overheard and joked, ‘Because your package has to wait in line behind all those letters addressed to ourselves!’ A neighbor chimed in, laughing, ‘And don’t forget the time it takes to explain to each package why they can’t just use the express lane.’ The regular smiled, shaking his head, as the staff laughed along—another day at The UPS Store.

2. A little girl walked into The UPS Store one morning, her eyes wide with wonder as she watched an employee carefully sorting packages. Suddenly, she pointed excitedly and whispered, 'Mommy, look! It’s talking!' Her mother smiled gently and leaned down to explain, ‘Honey, it’s not talking—it’s just a package scanner making beeping sounds.’ The little girl nodded thoughtfully then turned back, whispering again, ‘But Mommy, why does it sound so happy?’

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up outside The UPS Store and noticed something odd: every morning, just as he arrived, a single leaf would gently fall from an old oak tree onto the pavement below. Curious, the driver followed the path of the leaf until it landed on a small pile of letters and packages. He bent down to pick them up—only to discover that each day, an anonymous neighbor was leaving his mail early, so it could be delivered with the first batch. From then on, whenever anyone asked why there was always a lone leaf outside the store, they’d smile and say, ‘It’s our secret signal that everything is running smoothly.’

4. At dusk, a delivery driver parked his truck near The UPS Store and noticed an old, dusty suitcase in the loading zone. Curious, he picked it up—it felt heavier than it looked. He opened it carefully—inside was a pile of old letters addressed to someone long gone. Turns out, the suitcase belonged to a regular who’d moved away years ago. The delivery driver ended up mailing them back with a note: ‘Found your past. Hope you like your present!’