Beware. I've only been in three times and they tried to rip me off three times. Once successfully…read more Today I asked for£30 in change. He gave me a receipt but no money and waited for me to leave. He then gave me £20 and waited for me to leave. I finally got my£30. Something amiss here. Beware

Recently moved into Chapel Allerton. I have always been a supporter of my local post office, but…read morehaving utilised this branch my loyalty has ended. It's a shack more than a shop and am yet to visit when the queue wasn't snaking out of the door onto the pavement. When you reach the window, you realise why... the service is run by sloth-like folks who must derive pleasure from seeing disgruntled customers. Today's visit was for travel currency. Lured in by the Post Office campaigns, I discovered on leaving that I had been ripped off, effectively paying 5.5% levy on the advertised rates for online/collect in branch. 6% worse than Asda and Sainsbury where I can visit, not queue, and walk out with my Euros. Won't use again - won't survive closure.

Using this Post Office is my idea of hell! When I first moved to Leeds, and had no idea where the…read moremore local services were to where I was living, I was bound to using this place and always disliked it. Whilst it has all the usual items that you might go to a Post Office to find, envelopes, jiffy bags, stationary and so on, it also has the worst some of the worst queues. I literally used to shiver with dread anytime I made an ebay sale thinking that I'd have to mooch down there and waste an hour in those awful queues, packed in with all those grumbling bodies. There was the occasional quirk, I found some comedy gold in the form of a silly compilation CD that I put in a parcel for my friend for £3, but other than that there are merely the horrid queues! It is situated opposite Tiger Tiger, it is a part of the St Johns Centre shopping mall and it is literally right next to one of the major bus stops in the city centre, which may go some way to explaining the high volume of customers! Although, on the flip side, it means there is really easy access. Essentially, it does everything a Post Office is supposed to do, it's just not that much of a pleasant experience whilst you are doing it.

This post office is rather large and has many counters available to take parcels, sort out pensions…read moreand sell stamps along with any other post office related jobs you may need to do. They sell stamps, envelopes...the usual culprits and also have all of the important forms you may need for renewing your passport and the like. It gets busy at times so expect that you may need to queue for a little while.

I'd like to say my experience was nothing short of welcoming. . Friendly staff. I could talk with…read morethem all day. He dealt with my damaged item professionally

This handy little shop is somewhat of a chameleon, in so far as it seems to fit several categories…read more It is all at once a post office, bargain booze and newsagents which is perhaps a bizarre mix but it's certainly useful in such a little town as Oakwood. It's quite a small shop but nonetheless I've never seen it particularly heaving, so if you are nipping through and need to post a parcel I can imagine this being a rather modest and simple task - certainly nothing like the hell of using the town post office, that's for sure! They sell all kinds of cheap booze deals, which is great for anyone living locally too. As well as that there are all the snacks, crisps, confectionary, stationary and other related newsy items that you could hope for. My favourite part is their uber, and I mean uber, awesome little sweet bags for £1. You get *loads* of delicious penny sweets in a huge bag for just a quid! Penny-sweet-tastic. The shop on the whole is reasonably friendly, certainly the chap at the counter was nice enough if nothing else. All in all, pretty handy to know about!

Now I've got to prove to the world that I'm not a Special Brew swilling tramp who frequents parks…read moreand is partial to sleeping on benches. However, I will continue to fuel those rumours by my love of this Bargain Booze. Let me put this into perspective. Sometimes you want cheap booze but you also want cheap quality booze. Well this little beauty priovides the two. It's also useful for loads of stuff, getting rid of your letters and stocking up on some alcohol soaking snacks. I love my posh emporiums, I really do. From time to time though Bargain Booze fits the bill and this one especially. Maybe it's because it is en route to several of my friends houses or maybe it's because I actually am a tramp. Oh well, tramps these days have way too much access to the internet. I'll go find a dog to worry and some people to scare now but first up I'll get myself a fine bottle of red or even meths if I'm pushing the boat out. In all seriousness though this is a good stop off joint.

Nice little post office. Does everything youd want from a postoffice. Has friendly staff memebers…read moreand also sells sweeties! Its all good!

staff are so helpful and friendly. I drive further than my local office to use this branch.read more

It is an efficient post office and is generally a pleasant experience to go in there…read more However, when being served by the older guy you feel as if there is no friendliness from him at all. He is casual and lacking in warmth and eye-contact. He almost throws your change at you. He makes no effort to make it a pleasant experience. My heart sinks if I see him behind the counter as I walk in. Conversely it lightens if the son is there or any one of the staff. Mike

This Post Office is a good alternative to the large one opposite Tiger Tiger. Being in the city…read morecentre it does still have those horrid queues but mostly over a lunchtime period so if you are lucky (or clever) you'll manage to avoid them. The staff who work in there are friendly and helpful, although there is one chap who insists on asking every time whether or not I would like a Post Office credit card. Still, he does it with a cheeky smile on his face and so I can forgive him for trying - just. They don't have anything especially exciting but they function as a perfectly reasonable Post Office, with helpful friendly staff. They are worth the mention purely as an alternative to the larger one in town!

I know post offices get busy and queues are expected, but I didn't really rate my experience at…read morethis post office today. Over lunch time, when everyone is rushing during their lunch break, they had only two people serving when there were about twenty people queueing. Now that post offices deal with so many other enquiries like paying bills, banking & checking forms for passports etc, a transaction at the counter can take so much longer than simply buying stamps. Today was no exception & one of the two servers got embroiled in a tricky issue, leaving just poor cashier #5 to try to get the queue moving. It took about 20 minutes (and once I'd got to the front of the queue, typically!) for them to bring out three extra staff onto the counters to deal with the ever-growing line of impatient people clutching various letters & parcels. However, when I did finally get served, the lady was lovely, apologetic & swift, so that did make up for the wait a little. They do have two self-service machines if you're just looking to post simple packages (UK or international) though one of the machines wasn't working on my visit so there was a queue there too. In general, this post office seems to have a good array of products - all the usual envelopes, packages, etc for purchase, & a photo booth. But perhaps it might be worth going at an off-peak time if you can!

This handy little Post Office is great. It is located within the local the belly of the The Best…read moreOne - a little grocery shop, and is really, only a little counter. Nevertheless, on many an occasion I have had a handful of items, such as ebay parcels, late birthday cards and so on, to post and simply dreaded the idea of the queues that would await me in Headingley or Leeds. They are virtually never busy, and when they are the queue is a ten-minute wait, not a forty-minute wait. They have friendly helpful staff who have not once, ever offered me a Post Office credit card (I hate it when they do that!) and they have a few extra simply stationary supplies should you require. What could be more perfect? Job done.

We come here to do our weekly lottery, the staff are always pleasant and polite to talk to, I just…read morehope they don't close it down like they are doing with the other post offices. http://www.plumberyorkshire.co.uk/pages/plumber_in.php?plumber_in=Leeds

This is an example of why local post offices are so essential. This place is at the heart of the…read morevillage in Harewood and post master Norman is a really lovely guy. Invariably he knows the name of almost everyone who comes in here and greets you like an old friend. Unless you go in when the local girls school finishes (it's right beside it) you are unlikely to queue for long and the service is excellent. Add to that there is a basic yet rather impressive grocery selection - newspapers, chocolate, eggs etc. - and you have a small and old-fashioned village store. It's a pleasure to go into.

Well if you want to post parcels and need somewhere handy to park and no long queues, (school…read morebreaks aside) then please use this post office. Its handy and friendly sadly it doesnt do car tax, but it does almost everything else. Cards, alcohol, Eggs are fabulous, Milk papers, Bread, mags. Just what you imagine a village post office to be - stuff you need with a bit of friendly banter. I never go anywhere else!! Ever. Jacquie

Updated one star because it's a really fast turn around, and the hours are way more friendly - open…read moreuntil 2.00pm Mon-Weds (or something like that) now. Not until 10am, which is of course, ridiculous! Still, if you don't drive, and live closer to Hyde Park than the back end of Meanwood (near a massive road and some not-so-nice areas -- especially non-user friendly if you're soley à piéd) it's still located in a really stupid place. Why is it there? Or, rather, why can't my parcels be sent to Headingley Post Office?! I'm sure there's a reason, and I'll defend the Post Office from being privatised any day of the week, but I also reserve the right to moan about it. Like a true Brit... P.s. Please don't go private PO, I'm sorry I'm a grump.

I usually get deliveries through the Royal Mail servie and cannot say how sick I am of getting a…read morenote posted through my door stating I wasn't home (when I was). They either didn't bother knocking or using the doorbell or just decided to make a dash for it and not bother! Anyway, I had to go collect my parcel and was greeted with rude staff who looked thoroughly bored. Probably because they're as sick as I am with the abundance of undelivered mail...