The UPS Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the streetlights dimmed and the city slept, a soft humming sound could be heard coming from The UPS Store. At first, only a few neighbors noticed it, but soon everyone in the neighborhood joined the game of trying to figure out its source. One evening, an elderly neighbor decided to investigate and peered inside through the window. To her surprise, she saw a regular customer diligently packing boxes while softly singing along to his favorite tunes. It turned out that the humming was just the gentle rhythm of his voice and the steady whirring of the packaging machine. From then on, whenever anyone heard the humming, they smiled, knowing it meant someone was having a good day at work.

2. At closing time, when the last customer left The UPS Store, an elderly gentleman would mutter, ‘I’ll be back tomorrow… or maybe not.’ One day a delivery driver asked him, ‘Sir, do you even remember coming here?’ To which the old man replied with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Of course I do, sonny! Just like every other day.’ And so, come morning, he’d reappear, signing for packages he didn’t recall ordering but always seemed happy to receive.

3. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver arrived early for his shift. As he unlocked the door, a strange whiff of freshly brewed coffee filled the air. Peeking inside, he saw an old neighbor, hunched over a laptop and humming softly to himself. ‘Morning!’ said the driver, grinning. The man looked up, startled, then laughed sheepishly. ‘Oh, sorry,’ he stammered. ‘I thought this was my place.’

4. At midnight, when even the neon signs grew quiet, a familiar voice began reciting poetry from behind the counter. Nobody noticed until the regulars started bringing their own books. One day, an old delivery driver brought in his dog, who started barking along with the poem. Soon, everyone was laughing so hard they forgot what line came next. The owner finally admitted it was just him reading aloud from his favorite book—and that he’d been doing it for years without anyone noticing.