A fairly large and well run La Poste just about 100 m from the Boucicaut metro station on line 8…read more The staff manage to keep the lines moving even in peak hours.

The French Post Office is fascinating. First thing is there is a bank in there. Yes - a postal…read morebank. Seems logical, honestly. They also sell cell phones in there. So there are machines against the walls and windows - some for packages, some for letters. You go there and prepay for your postage. There are no translators on the machines so you need to know everything or at least know enough French to make your way around. And don't expect someone to come over and help you either. Not how it works here. Once you've gotten your postage you can either put your letters directly in the box or if you have a package you need to bring it up to the desk. Don't forget your customs forms if you are mailing something out of France. You will need to ask for a customs form for each package you are sending. On one visit I left one of my bags in here and they had it for me in lost and found when I came back the following week to ask for it.

The guy here were super nice and helpful! I had to send some letters and postcards, but was…read morecompletely clueless about how much postage I needed and they made it very painless for me. By the time I had all my mail prepped to drop off at the front, there was a giant line. He spotted me and put the mail into the box for me so that I didn't have to wait in line again!

I've rarely (if ever) encountered such a clean, friendly and helpful post office in the US…read more Stopped in to mail some postcards and got what I needed, some extra advice to boot and service with a smile. Granted not a tricky transaction, but appreciated nonetheless.

One of the combined bank/post office locations where you will actually not wait in line too long,…read morenot just due to long opening hours, unusual for La Poste, but because of the high number of multilingual automated machines and staff that will help you work them that leave waiting in line for only the most complicated cases (or for those who are tech-averse).

Was very confused walking in here (doesn't help I don't know much French language yet) but a very…read morehelpful lady who works here pointed me in the right direction & helped me sort my letter for international posting. Fantastic help/service. Now that I know how to use the machines I am able to send my letters.