Me: I need to mail this First Class please. Rose: Okay. Me: [watches the first class rate pop up on the screen] Rose: Is it a book or something? Me: Yep, it’s a book. Rose: [Does some more typing, stamps MEDIA MAIL all over the package and prints out a postage label for $3ish] Me: [...]
I arrive at the post office a few minutes after it opened. Two customers were in line in front of me; five or six lined up behind me fairly quickly. And we all stood around for considerably longer than was strictly necessary. The couple already at the counter, transacting their business with the ONE postal [...]
It happened again. This time, when she asked what I was insuring and made a face that indicated that her opinion was forthcoming, I said, “Look, we’ve had this conversation before. This photo is being mailed to a customer who purchased it from me. Insure it for $25.” And once again you could have heard [...]
Remember this postal worker? I had the pleasure of transacting business with her today. And when I say pleasure, I do not mean it. I walked up to the counter, said hello (pleasantly), and told her I wanted to send my parcel priority mail with $25 insurance. Instead of asking me if I had anything [...]
Standing in line in the post office today, I witnessed one of the most frustrating transactions I have ever seen. A woman for whom English is clearly her second language was trying to purchase two money orders totaling $1600. One was $1000 and the other was $600. She handed a large stack of bills to [...]