College Station

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning in College Station’s post office, a delivery driver asked aloud, ‘Why does every letter for Joe Smith end up in my truck?’ A few days later, another delivery driver overheard someone whispering: ‘Maybe because Joe Smith is the only one who ever sends letters.’ The joke spread through the station like wildfire, and soon everyone was calling him ‘the world’s greatest correspondent.’

2. In College Station's post office, a notice suddenly appeared on the bulletin board: 'Dear customers, please return your letters and packages with proper addresses or risk being drafted for community service.' Soon enough, everyone started carefully checking their mail before dropping it off. One day, an elderly lady walked in with a package addressed to ‘The Mayor’s Office, City Hall.’ The delivery driver chuckled as he took it, muttering under his breath that she must be drafting her own letter. A week later, someone sent a letter simply labeled ‘To Whom It May Concern,’ prompting a regular to remark, ‘Guess they’re all volunteering together now!’

3. In College Station’s post office, an elderly gentleman approached the counter and exclaimed, ‘I just can’t believe it! They’ve run out of stamps again!’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Sir, we're not out of stamps—we're just running low on the ones you like!' A young delivery driver overheard and chimed in, 'Hey, I saw him here last week buying a whole roll for his cat's birthday card.' The old man blushed and muttered something about cats not needing stamps anyway.

4. In College Station’s post office, a delivery driver paused mid-sort to inspect a mysterious package marked only with a smiley face and the word ‘Surprise!’ Curious, he opened it to find…nothing but a small note reading: ‘Happy Birthday! Stuff got delayed.’ Turns out, a neighbor had mistakenly addressed it to him. The whole town laughed when they heard how the delivery driver spent five minutes trying to figure out who to deliver ‘nothing’ to.