The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman walked into The UPS Store and asked the employee, ‘Do you know why they call it “UPS”?’ With a puzzled look on her face, she replied, ‘No, sir.’ He leaned in closer and whispered, ‘Because everything here is always… up for sale!’ Then another customer overheard him and joked, ‘Actually, it’s because they deliver happiness!’ The whole place burst out laughing, including the employee who realized that sometimes life in a small town can be as simple—and funny—as it seems.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to The UPS Store one afternoon with a package so large it seemed like it could fill half the room. 'I hope you guys can handle this,' he said with a smile, handing over the box. Inside, everyone stared in amazement as the box took up most of the counter space. A manager finally shrugged and said, ‘We’ll figure out how to fit that monster somewhere.’ And they did—eventually finding an empty storage closet where it sat for weeks before anyone dared open it again.'

3. A delivery driver pulled up to The UPS Store one day with a package. As he got out of the truck, he noticed something odd on the loading dock—a small wooden box wrapped in brown paper, with no return address or label. He opened it curiously and found inside a note that read: ‘Please deliver this mystery package to yourself.’ Turns out, it was just a prank from a regular customer who loved watching people’s reactions. Everyone had a good laugh, and now, whenever someone sees him coming, they wave and say, “Hey, delivery man, another mystery package?”

4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to The UPS Store with a package wrapped in mysterious tape patterns. Curious, he opened it to find only a note reading: ‘Try not to lose this one.’ Inside was another package, smaller but equally mysterious. A regular passing by chuckled and said, “Guess someone forgot to mail their own present.”