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18 years ago
typical little post office. staff very knowledgeable and friendly will help with any enquiries. can get busy on pension days.
8 Elswick Road
Preston PR2 1NT
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I am extremely greatful for the fantastic service I received and still receive from this post…read moreoffice staff , always helpful, they take the time and effort with everything, they always smile and are very friendly. Well done, keep doing what you are doing. Thank you for your services.
This is a very popular post office in Ashton, Preston. It not very big but it does do all the…read morebasics that you would expect. It sells greeting cards and stationary too. There is on street free parking at the side. The staff are always very helpful and friendly. Sometimes it can get quite busy and gets queued out the door but the staff are quick so you don't usually have to wait long. One thing to note is that it doesn't do car tax so you will have to go to other post office for that which is on Blackpool Road.
I have to agree with the previous review as i believe the same man was extremely rude to me on my…read morelast visit on the morning of the 2/11/18. I have been going to this post office for years and have never had a problem before, i had 4 parcels 2nd class 1 of which was signed for, there was a conversation going on between the assistant my neighbour and myself, the assistant asked for the signed for parcel and i gave him what I thought was it, however i then discovered i had given the wrong one and apologised but he became very annoyed and said well what do you want me to do about it, i said just cancel the other and put that one signed for, he said sarcastically just cancel it do you realise what that involves now its gone through the system! I told him that Imran and Imtiaz would have it done in a minute and he said sarcastically oh would they! He shouldn't have that attitude doing a job like that and i felt embarrassed as it was in front of my neighbour. I will still go to this post office but will try and avoid going on the days that he is in!
This post office used to be great - nice helpful staff and quick service. This is my local PO and I…read moresend a lot of parcels, mainly abroad. Recently the staff have changed and a couple of times they've tried to charge me the wrong amount, so I had to correct the staff (who weren't very happy about it) and my most recent experience has put me off going there completely. The man who served me is very slow at his job, but this wasn't my issue - I was sending two parcels abroad and he made an offhand comment about how "they really should have a customs declarations on them" but then proceeded to put them in the post bag anyway. When I asked if I could sign the customs labels for the parcels he got very annoyed and spoke very rudely to me. I had to convince him to give me the labels (which is part of his job!!!) and eventually he reluctantly did. He was the only member of staff in the PO that day and from what I've seen he really shouldn't be left in charge if he can't handle simple elements of his job without being extremely rude to customers. I'll never use this PO again.
I wouldn't even give it 1 star if I could. I have started…read moremy new job and I have been given money to get change for my float. I have been told to go to the post office they will help. I goes in then see the sign saying they cannot give change unless you have your change card. I explained my situation again and I tried to work with her to sort my issue out. I got more frustrated as she wasn't even trying to help me. It was a solid NO. She even admitted to the fact that how can P/O make money. We get charged for giving change out. Because I got fustrated she then turned it on me. That I should be ashamed of myself and how would I feel. Maybe not getting people worked up and not working with them. She then started to slag me off to another customer which really annoyed me. How dare she make me feel like I was in the wrong. That was the breaking point for me. Gone are the days where the post office stood for good customer service. They were there for the community but now I am abandoning that particular shop and will be reporting it higher as I am not going to be made to feel like I did wrong when I was only doing what I was told by my company. I will not be slagged off by anyone not even the post office
I have previously given this post office a great review on Google but lately, a couple of the staff…read morehave been quite abrupt and speak like you're an annoyance to them. I think the honeymoon period of this post office might be over but i'm hoping not.
CASHIER NUMBER FOUR PLEASE…read more Nice to see the Post Office is still here after the cuts that were suffered. My usual small office did disappear which meant a longer trip into town. What can you say about the service? Well how about up and down. There are those days when the queue is as far as the door and the odd days I t take the long winding trip through the empty barriers to the cashier. Do I mind that trip,? NO I just feel like jumping in the air and clicking my heels. Ohhhh how I hate it on the days everyone in the queue seems to be holding a form for car tax or thats what I have always thought it was. They get to the counter and then proceed to fill it in. Worst when it's staff lunch hour and cashiers go down to two. The Post Office used to sell lotsof bits and bobs, that seems to have gone and we are down to just the usual post items. It did give you something to look at or grab as you trundled along the queue. But at the end of the day, it's our good old Post Office. always been there and hopefully always will be. Not the most elegant one, not the quickest, It's friendly and does the job. Stands there like a rock of which I imaginee it is to alot of people. So now ,, I was actually going to give it Four stars but going to go back up the page and give it Five. I convinced myself just how much I like it, expect it to be there, and what it does for me. Would you like a Top Up, Insurance, A New Telephone Provider.? NO... OK ,, Thank you. CASHIER NUMBER FOUR PLEASE
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This post office has to be one of the best reasons for fighting to keep small local post offices…read moreopen. Nothing is too much trouble and service is most definitely always with a smile. As a bonus they also have a counter where you can buy a hot pie/pastie at a reasonable price. If you are fed up with huge queues and an impersonal service at main post offices then give your local PO your support and keep them open.
An excellent example of what small post offices mean to the community. The staff are knowledgeable…read moreand efficient, and are on first name terms with a lot of their customers. They still provide a lot of the services which you can get at a larger post office, but without the impersonal service. I draw my Grandmother's pension here after they closed her local one, and she is not able to walk there but always requests one of their pies as a treat.
A very good post office, the staff are very friendly, they also other items, like bags, cards,…read morecigarettes, sweets and toys
Quite a large PO.. they also sell a small selection of stationary and sweets. Can get busy on…read morepension days but never have to wait that long. Also do currency for your holidays here at good exchange rates.
Never have I had worse service than at this post office. All the staff were rude and disrespect…read more Their equipment in their premises is not working. I used the equipment without knowing this because there was no sign to say it was out of order. the machine took my money, and when I went to explain this to the staff, they started huffing and puffing and acting like it was my fault. One of ladies (staff) started shouting at me and making threatening comments. Absolutely horrified that people are allowed to work in yhe service industry. Disgusted that no action will be taken against the individual who treated us with such rudeness and disrespect.
Located on the busy Stockport Road, this post office looks tired and old. There are some tattered…read moreflags hanging on rusty flagpoles outside, and the sign is faded. Inside things are perfectly clean and orderly, in fact it betrays the impression its exterior gave me. I absolutely love it when post offices combine being a post office with selling odd little items too, some of which have nothing to do with post or stationary. Stockport Road Post Office is a prime example for this. Here, not only can you post a parcel, but you can also buy confectionary, insoles for your shoes, cigarettes behind the counter and Daz washing powder. Excellent. The staff are pleasant and well-presented and the queue moves quickly so that despite the lack of those self-service machines which I love so much, I'm sending my parcel within just a few minutes of walking in.
This friendly local Post Office is efficiently run and the inevitable queues move swiftly. The…read morestaff are very pleasant and always happy to help. The Post Office is situated in a well stocked papershop which carries a good range of publications plus the usual sweets, crisps etc. Inside the shop there is also a ATM machine, not free but the nearest for miles.
change change friendly and very helpful service provided by staff. nice one. I will recommend once…read moreyou visit you will go again.
Not the prettiest of Post Offices but the only one in this hellhole of a town where you get a smile…read moreand aren't made to feel like you're a pain for actually wanting to post something!
On Monday morning the queues can get long, even out the door but on Fridays or weekday afternoons…read moreit can be almost empty. The staff know what they are doing and people go through quite quickly but it is the only Post Office in the area so it can get busy. There is a chemist/pharmacy in the same building so it's useful if you have prescriptions to fulfil as well as needing to post letters/parcels. You can send by DPD or Evri as well as Royal Mail. You can buy your postage from eBay and just drop it off and get a certificate of posting at the same time.
I like this post office for the most part because it's handy, friendly, and the people who work…read morehere definitely know what they are doing. They also have a fairly decent supply of mailing materials such as jiffy bags, etc, and a good variety of greeting cards including some humorous ones. Nothing major, and nothing you won't find at other post offices, but it's useful to have it there. The only thing I don't like is that if you time your visit wrong, you will have a long wait because this is the only post office in the area.
Crown Post Offices are a dying breed now - it seems almost every Post Office is now becoming a…read moresmall kiosk in a newsagents or similar style store, this is one of the few good remaining Post Offices remaining. This is a large branch, on Spring Gardens which is just off Market Street. It has a ticketed queuing approach, where you get a ticket and wait for them to call your number, I much prefer this to the standard queuing as it means you can sit down, relax without squabbling over your place in the queue. There is also a good number of self-service postage machines (These are great but not ideal as they don't include all services such as if the postage is pre-paid). The staff here are pretty friendly and service is quick enough, this is a huge benefit over the smaller Post Offices around the city centre located in Manchester Souvenirs and News stores, as it can be hit and miss whether you get served quickly or not - the staff always seem to take more care at this location too. It can be cheaper to pre-pay your postage online depending on the service being used. I don't understand the logic behind this, especially if you have to visit a Post Office anyway to post the parcel and/or generate proof of posting. 4* - A very good Post Office location, yet working on transparency between pricing through all payment methods and adding services to the self-service postage machines to make it quicker, and confusion-free would be a huge improvement again.
Hell hath no fury like central Manchester in the office lunch hour. I despair, I really do. And…read moreoften I found myself here having to post things off while I was working at Spinningfields, so once I'd jostled through the crowds the last thing I wanted was apocalyptic queues whilst standing like a lemon with my parcel. Thankfully, this is a particularly large post office. It sells what you'd expect - envelopes, stationery, stamps, the works, but with a great many kiosks it means you're never waiting a ludicrously long time to get rid of your items. The staff are helpful too, I was talked through the ins and outs of how many stamps I should put on a card to enable it to reach Fuerteventura, for instance. Its location just next to the Tesco Metro makes it a very handy stopping off point if you happen to be in town. I worked this out when I had to head here today to post off a box and a letter, both recorded delivery. I'm around a mile from a Post Office, no matter what direction I walk in. The shop opposite my apartment building closed down a long time ago, and now I'm at the mercy of Mocha Parade (gimme me flamin' giro), Soviet, sorry, Salford Precinct (Gorky Park) and this. This is my default. I'd like to take a moment to announce that I'm a dumbass as well. Ticket systems? Lost on me. I become like a doddering old grandmother that's been handed an iPod for the first time. Don't worry, this happens at cheese counters and in hospital queues too. Small ballots of paper bewilder me. Anyway, I realised that I shouldn't have sauntered past the friendly-looking bloke stood next to the ominous looking machine. And the lady who handled my parcels was super friendly. It's quick and easy. Worth a visit if you're parcel-sending this Christmas. Although by now you're probably too late... sorry, there was no need for that. I reckon you are though. Okay, I promise, I'll stop now.
Shudehill Post Office is in a great location if you're heading into Manchester city centre via…read moreRochdale Road and/or using Shudehill Interchange, being located next to Cafe North on Shudehill. It is housed as part of a Manchester Souvenirs and News store. When the Post Office first opened, I noticed a lot of teething issues, such as being closed during opening hours or the staff being poorly trained to deal with basic services such as posting letters, however, since then, they've improved. With the main Crown Post Office closing on Spring Gardens, this store has done a good job in preparing their staff for the closure with extra support and training, yet I do feel there is more to do - there is regularly only one staff member working the Post Office, even at busy times. I understand being just a counter as part of a larger newsagents, it is difficult to find the space, but it would be great if they could reduce the waiting times, or perhaps even install the self-service machines, similar to what we see at other Post Office locations. They are open until 18:00 with the last collection for mail during the week at around 17:15 - this is pretty standard for a Post Office, however there are many other nearby Post Offices open later with Deansgate closing at 21:30 and Arndale closing at 23:00 during the week. I'm not a big fan of the newsagents which generally sell overpriced drinks and cheap tat/souvenirs, however, the staff are generally friendly and the location is especially handy for me as I don't need to carry larger parcels into and around town after getting off the bus at Shudehill. 3*
This is a fantastic local post office…read more The staff are friendly and are an essential service for the surrounding area. As well as the usual post officey things such as stamps and benefits they also have an excellent range of very well priced quality cards and gifts. If you are a bit strapped for cash you can also have gifts put away and then pay it off at so much a week until its all paid up!
Absolutely rude and disrespectful behaviour from the main man Taz. Clearly overwhelmed and…read moreunderstaffed, but rather than appreciating the customers who keep his business going, he is quite the opposite. I've had to use this post office due to it being closest to me on a few occasions, but now I am willing to drive out as I've had enough of his obnoxious behaviour. He needs to take some customer service training or just let the business go, he's clearly not cut for this work. Avoid using as he has no people skills and is vile.
This is a small central post office, situated on the main road with some side street parking to the…read moreside. No Parking at the front as it is a hot spot for traffic wardens. Easy acess from the 409 bus service and a 2 minute walk from the bus stop. There is a Cash Machine situated on the outside of the post office and can be used 24 hours a day. Staff are very helpful and friendly and are happy to help you with anything. The post Office stocks a good range of greatings cards and some small gifts all at reasonable prices. They also stock a good selection of stationary. This post office can get quite busy early on in the mornings and I would advise going after about 10am. You can always be sure of helpful service with a smile in this post office.