United States Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old post office in New England, a regular noticed something peculiar every morning. As he walked through the door, a small dog would always appear from behind the counter and greet him with a wagging tail. One day, a new delivery driver arrived, confused but curious. Following his route, he heard a friendly bark and saw the little dog greeting him too. Smiling, he asked, ‘Who are you?’ The dog replied cheerfully, ‘I’m Rover, your new postal pal!’

2. In a small town’s post office, a delivery driver asked one morning: ‘Who keeps taking my lucky pen?’ Finally, after weeks of mystery, an old lady approached him with a smile and said, ‘I’ve been borrowing it every day to wish for better mail service.’ The delivery driver laughed, realizing his pen was just helping everyone stay hopeful.

3. In a sleepy Midwestern town, a delivery driver pulled up to the post office one morning and wrinkled his nose. Something strange had been wafting from inside since dawn. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of freshly baked cookies. A regular customer, passing by, grinned and nodded knowingly. ‘Oh,’ he said, “the baker’s wife must be here again.” The delivery driver shook his head, smiling. “Nope,” he replied, “she quit last week.”

4. In a quiet neighborhood of Los Angeles, a delivery driver parked his truck outside the post office and noticed something strange. Every afternoon, right on schedule, a tiny bird would appear, chirping insistently from the mailbox. No one else seemed to notice but him. One day, while trying to shoo away the little pest, he accidentally knocked over an envelope full of stamps. The stamps scattered everywhere like confetti, attracting even more birds. Soon enough, the whole street was filled with chirping feathers and fluttering paper. A neighbor walked by, shook her head, and muttered, ‘That poor guy must be going through another one of those days.’