Most Mailboxes Etc are pretty accommodating. I walked in this morning to an empty store and two working attendants. Needed a last minute print job done (11x17 paper poster ) - nothing fancy - just 6-10 A3 posters. There was no one in there. No customers in line. No printers running. 2 working attendants. Completely silent. The attendant who attempted to help me looked visibly annoyed "because someone didn't show up for their shift" and immediately told me in a smug voice - "you can leave your usb drive here and we ll print it. But I don't know when it will be done. We re completely backed up. We ll call you." Me: how long do you think it will take? Attendant: *rolls eyes* - I don't know. The job is very simple and only took Brighton Print Centre 2 minutes to complete. Because MBE was "too busy". There WAS no one in there! Wtf. Lol. I could literally do the job myself. Open file. Select format. Print. Brighton Print Centre took they're time, with phones ringing, and two people in queue to quickly print it out for me. I'll give MBE two stars cause I genuinely use the service worldwide and maybe the attendant was having a bad morning. But still.. a £6 job now cost me £20 cause I had to take an Uber to a more accommodating shop. read more

Staying on a vinyl tip, I don't think there's anything better than recieving a new album or two through the mail. I regularly buy old or re-issued albums labels like Light In The Attic and always feel over the moon when they arrive in brown hardback envelopes marked Don't Bend. The problem is, it's tricky sending albums to other people when it's so damn hard buying 12" mailers. There used to be lots of stationary shops selling stuff like this but it's now a case of either buying a case of 50 online or going to Mailboxes Etc and shelling out a couple of pounds for a solitary one. As you might have guessed, Mailboxes Etc is not the cheapest place to buy padded envelopes and mailers. They do however, have a big stock of different sizes ones alongside bubblewrap, sharpies, poster rolls, stationary, sellotape and big packs of paper. I go there every now and then and am grateful they're still going but god damn, their prices are high! For those with deep pockets, they also do digital printing, faxing, packaging and courier services. read more

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One person I've worked with at this location has been helpful. So I'm upgrading what would be a one star review to two. However, my second package has not been handled well so far. I was given the old tracking number from a month ago instead of the current one. I decided to call them overseas rather than wait for an email, as there is some urgency on my end. When I called I spoke to the most rude, unhelpful, disagreeable woman I have had the misfortune to have to deal with. She utterly refused to help or even take a message and when I thought I had finally convinced her to take a message she lied and didn't even write down what she was pretending to write down. She was also difficult to understand, flippant and completely unprofessional. Not sure I ever want to deal with this business once I get my package. I'm a paying customer and deserve decent customer service. She was appalling. read more

I had real problems sending some urgent things to America. I took my parcel to Mailboxes and they sorted everything out and it was there next day - amazing. If you need to send something or do printing then go and see these people - they are really helpful and good at their job. read more

Mailboxes offers stationary and office equipment, such as folders, ink cartridges and paper - there's a promotion on the latter item, whereby if you buy four A4 packs you'll get one free -. On top of this, it also provides photocopying and printing services, including digital printing, and flyers, posters and leaflet production. Both laminating and courier services are also available, and parcels and storage boxes are purchasable here. read more

Well, this is not going to be the most enthralling review, but sometimes practicality takes precedence . Mail Boxes etc. (MBE) provide professional packaging, printing and postal services. Handily located just five minutes from the city centre, this is THE place to go for all of your postal needs. They offer a range of paper, envelopes, packaging etc, and you can feel safe in the knowledge that the parcel you send will be received swiftly and undamaged (due to the excellent packaging of course!). It is advisable to go there for yourself, as packages come in all shapes and sizes and the staff are better equipped to satisfy your individual needs. Done! read more

This is a great service that provides a one-stop shop for all your printing, copying and office stationary needs, plus of course the all important mail box that will sort out all your post for you too! This is especially a great service for freelancers and the self-employed than may not have a big office with a photocopier and flanking machine ready at your disposal, not too mention a bug stock of papers and colour printing capabilities. Copying here is a bargain with a copy card, and there are many different payment methods to suit your needs. The staff are very lovely and helpful to boot. read more

I went to mail boxes this morning to send a package to the US and the service was superb. I had forgotten to include a parking ticket in the package and the man in the shop reminded me which saved me 50 pounds at least. They could have made more money from me but they were only interested in delivering the best, most cost effective service. i have never written a review before but am glad I did so others can benefit from this great store read more

This review is regarding Mailboxes Etc in Didsbury (greater Manchester area, UK). Messed up an expensive shipping order to the States, very badly--misaddressed, apparently. MBE did not respond to email queries, did not call back when telephoned. Finally, a belated phone call (following our my calls that day) a month later in which we found out all had been returned by UPS to Didsbury. Meanwhile, a second shipment they arranged via Royal Mail and US Mail never arrived at our daughter's house (it's more than a month now). The UPS shipment was finally routed correctly, but the bother and anxiety made the whole experience not worth it. We used MBE because we were temporary residents who did not own a car and MBE was in walking distance. MBE is allowed to make mistakes just like everyone else, but their habit of ignoring all queries and providing no information whatsoever was maddening. It would be better to go directly to UPS or another shipper, even if you must do the packing yourself. read more