Provo Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something strange on the post office’s intercom: ‘Attention all mail carriers—today you are delivering not just letters but happiness!’ Since then, every package seems to bring a smile. As days went by, customers started leaving little notes in envelopes: ‘Have a great day,’ or ‘Smile today!’ Soon enough, everyone in town was smiling more often than usual. One old neighbor even began sending himself anonymous packages filled with jokes and candies—a regular prankster, really. The only mystery left was who exactly kept pressing that mysterious intercom button each morning.

2. One day, a delivery driver heard an odd message over Provo Post Office intercom: ‘Dear Neighbor, your package is here—please pick it up immediately or risk being turned into a stamp!’ The delivery driver laughed and thought it was some prank until he saw the look on his neighbor’s face when they met outside. Turns out, the neighbor had ordered a life-sized cardboard cutout of their favorite TV character! Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, whenever someone received a peculiarly shaped package in Provo, people would joke that the Post Office might be turning packages into stamps after all.

3. One foggy morning, a delivery driver heard an odd message over Provo Post Office intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised that our hours have changed due to fog. We will now close when it gets too bright outside.’ After a few minutes of silence, someone from the back shouted, 'It’s getting brighter!' The postmaster replied, 'Then we’re closing in five!' And indeed, within seconds, the sun broke through the fog, and everyone burst into laughter. It became a local joke—every time it was foggy, people would ask if they were closing early.

4. One rainy afternoon, a delivery driver parked his truck near the post office and noticed something peculiar in the mail sorting area—a small envelope addressed simply to ‘The Mayor of Provo.’ Curious, he picked it up and found nothing inside but a single stamp. Confused, he showed it to his colleague, who shrugged and said, 'Probably some prankster had too much time on their hands.' They both laughed it off and went back to work. Months later, during another stormy day, an old lady approached the counter with a similar envelope—this time addressed to 'The Weather Lady'—and inside was just another stamp.