Mail Boxes Etc.

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an ordinary morning in Anytown, USA, when the sun began peeking over the horizon. But at Mail Boxes Etc., something unusual happened every day around that time. A regular customer, Mr. Smith, would always arrive precisely at dawn with his coffee and a stack of envelopes. Only no one knew who he was or where he came from—just that his shadow seemed to disappear as soon as the store opened. One day, a delivery driver noticed Mr. Smith’s shadowless figure and asked if everything was okay. With a twinkle in his eye, Mr. Smith replied, ‘Just waiting for my package, son.’ The whole town laughed, realizing it had been a game of optical illusion all along. From then on, everyone greeted him warmly, knowing their mysterious friend wasn’t so mysterious after all.

2. A regular was dropping off his package one afternoon when he noticed something peculiar. The mailboxes seemed to be shifting positions every time he looked away. Was it his imagination, or were they really moving? Just as he bent down to check again, a delivery driver walked in and casually remarked, ‘Yup, those boxes always seem to shuffle around here.’ Turned out, it wasn’t a ghostly phenomenon but just the way Mail Boxes Etc. arranged their displays for maximum efficiency. The regular left with a smile, knowing that sometimes life’s little mysteries are best solved with a friendly chat.

3. A regular dropped by Mail Boxes Etc. one day and found a mysterious envelope taped to the counter. Curious, he opened it to discover a note reading: ‘Your package will arrive exactly when you least expect it.’ Over the next few days, more envelopes appeared, each with a different quirky message. Finally, on his birthday, our regular received an unexpected package—a cake delivered by a smiling delivery driver who claimed it was from 'the most impatiently patient sender.'

4. A regular was dropping off his package one day when he asked the clerk, ‘Do you ever notice how some envelopes seem to arrive without stamps?’ The clerk shrugged and replied, 'Well, maybe they found a loophole in the postal service's stamp policy!' A delivery driver overheard and laughed, saying, 'Or maybe those envelopes are from aliens who forgot to mail their stamps.' The regular nodded knowingly, smiling as if he knew more than everyone else.