Littlebourne Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular was standing in line one morning when he noticed something strange happening behind the counter. The mail carrier, usually so efficient, kept humming an old tune and smiling at nothing in particular. Suddenly, a neighbor walked in, waved cheerfully at the mail carrier, and asked for some stamps. The carrier turned around with a big smile, completely forgetting where he was—until he realized his apron was covered in little brown envelopes. Turning back to the counter, he calmly said, ‘Oh, hello there! Just had a bit of a moment.’ Everyone laughed, and life went on as usual.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Littlebourne Post Office one afternoon with an unusual package. As he approached the counter, the clerk's eyes widened and she whispered something into her colleague’s ear. The package was wrapped in so many layers that it looked like a Christmas present from Santa himself. The clerk finally opened it to reveal… a giant jar of jam. Turns out, a local farmer had accidentally sent ten times more preserves than intended. Everyone had a good laugh, especially when they realized whose car the jam ended up on.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the Littlebourne Post Office one day with an unusual package wrapped in brown paper and secured with twine. As he approached the counter, the postal clerk eyed it curiously but said nothing. The clerk picked up the package, raised an eyebrow, and asked, ‘What’s inside?’ The delivery driver shrugged and replied, ‘Just a letter from abroad.’ They both looked at each other, smiling, when suddenly a regular customer walked in, coughed loudly, and announced, ‘I’d like to send a letter…’ Turns out, everyone was sending letters that day!’

4. One foggy morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to the Littlebourne Post Office, he noticed something odd on the sign above the door: ‘All packages delivered by unicorn.’ The driver scratched his head and laughed. Inside, the postmaster just smiled and said, 'In Littlebourne, it's always delivered by magic.' The next day, a regular neighbor picked up a package—with a tiny note attached: "Delivered by Unicorn, speed guaranteed!" Everyone in town still jokes that our mail arrives faster than anywhere else.