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.

Visited the post office today to pay 8 bags of 5p coins into my account, all bagged correctly. I…read morequeued for around 10 minutes to be served to be told by the lady working there that I couldn't pay it in as she had "already done her coins". This was at 5pm. Not a very good service for those who work and wish to use the post office after work. Fair enough if that is their policy, but maybe have a notice up letting people know so they don't queue unnecessarily.

One of two Post Offices in Bolton town centre, this location on Oxford Street is the better…read morelocation, which is larger than the other nearby branch behind Morrisons and Bolton Interchange. There are multiple Post Office counters and a small newsagents section selling slightly overpriced drinks. The services offered by this branch are typical to what you'd expect to find in a Post Office, the opening hours are OK, it would be nice to see Sunday openings with the opening hours being the pretty generic 9 am to 5:30 pm, closing half an hour earlier on Saturday's. 3* - Pretty much an average Post Office, there were no self-serve postage machines which I do prefer as it often saves time waiting, there could easily be room to add them in the future and I hope they do.

Has fun souvenirs however, they do sell fake Labubus…read more Bought a Man U hat for my husband. A cute t shirt and some magnets.

This store's a funny one to start off with, despite having a giant sign outside saying Manchester…read moreSouvenirs & News and Post Office, it appears to be a small Post Office from the Manchester Souvenirs & News branding, from this store you can expect everything you'd regularly expect from a Post Office which is located inside a newsagents with it being one of the many Manchester Souvenirs & News locations (and even more Post Offices) around the city. Located in Exchange Square, it is located in the former basement of WHSmith, with the lifts removed and upper levels now being home to JD Sport, this means that the only way to enter the store, despite being classed as "Manchester Arndale", is the one and only entrance, just outside the mall in Exchange Square, located next to Caffe Nero. The store is much larger than other locations such as Deansgate and nicer and more modern than the Shudehill branch, which opened around about the same time as this one. I really like the decor around the top of the store, showing Corrination Street and just typical, modern and cool Manchester decor, as that is the theme of the store after all. The newsagents part of the business had a good selection of drinks, albeit at inflated prices costing around £1.49 for an iced tea which are often available to buy for around £1 each (or at least 2 for £2) at other retailers nearby including the Co-op and Superdrug to name just a few. The service here was a little slow and confusing, with two different parts of the till, they were obviously understaffed and struggling to serve two tills, with one man working and moving between the two, and even then it appeared that he had a young child standing behind him (family run business), I personally dislike being served in stores by young children and find it to be messy and complicated. They had one post office counter which was typical of a store this size, of course it isn't a regular Post Office, who have a large branch in Spring Gardens just a few minutes away, or a smaller main branch (yet still bigger than this one) at the Town Hall, as well as many stores similar to this around the city. Understaffed store with slightly poor service and inflated prices are the big negatives, but overall being in the city centre, the location is good and they do offer basic/good services for drinks (despite the inflated prices), souvenirs and Post Office, in a really nice decorated store so I do feel it deserves a three-star rating, and it is in quite a handy location being the only store of its' kind in Exchange Square.

Absolutely fantastic service all the time from this family run post office…read more Parking is generally okay, and has good safe crossings and a ramp for the elderly and disabled. Very thoughtful and professional. A credit to the people of Horwich!!

An excellent Post Office -- I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending it. Due to work I've…read morehad to drop off several pre-paid Special Delivery packages at various Post Offices around Bolton and I can honestly say that the staff here are the friendliest and most welcoming of any I've been to. It's also one of the easiest for parking -- if you can't park on the little lay-by by the Post Office itself, turn quick right before the Beehive roundabout and you'll be able to find somewhere that doesn't annoy the neighbours. In short, the owners do a great job here and deserve our support.

The Trafford Centre Post Office is located on the Ground Floor of the mall, close to John Lewis,…read moreinside Newspoint. The services offered are typical of a normal Post Office, the staff seem friendly enough but service is slow, and they do tend to be a little understaffed. As it is only a small Post Office kiosk, there aren't any self-service kiosks. Opening hours are pretty good and include Sundays. REMEMBER: You need to pay for packaging/envelopes etc at the main NewsPoint till, this is a little annoying as it means having to queue at two different check stands in a small store when most Post Office locations combine the two. 3* - A basic Post Office, but in a good location, which is very useful if you need to post/return something or use other Post Office services while shopping at The Trafford Centre, the staff are also friendly.

It seems slightly incongruous that somewhere as big as the Trafford Centre should have something as…read moreparochial as a Post Office, but it does, and it needs it! It's certainly proved to be very useful to us over the years. The Trafford Centre Post Office is located right at the end of the main mall, near John Lewis. It's a very small Post Office, and it often gets very busy: I've had to queue from outside the shop on more than one occasion. But the staff are friendly and helpful and have always seemed to have dealt with the long queues efficiently. All in all, therefore, no complaints.

A pretty average Post Office serving a small town, located just outside The Ellesmere Centre in…read moreWalkden. The service was quick even though they didn't have many staff members working, the staff didn't seem too friendly/welcoming, but they sorted out what I needed, which is all I can ask of them really, the open hours are average during the week but at the weekend, they close at 1 pm on Saturday and don't open till Monday which is a shame. The store could have been slightly cleaner and free of clutter, I do think it would have made more sense to keep their nearby location within The Ellesmere Centre, which was a better location than this one, but again that can be said about most Post Offices which switched from crown operated to private. 3*

very poor, woman behind counter doesnt want to work. makes it difficult for customers. has terrible…read moreattitude. poor customer service. doesn't want to serve customers. very poor indeed.

worst post office in Manchester. an Evri parcel point who doesn't stick to hours advertised and are…read morevery rude when you ask for your parcel to be told they're closed, when the advertised closing time for Evri us 7pm. I got there just before 6 and all post office shutters were down. I told them you're evri hours state 7pm not 6 and the guy couldn't have bed. less interested, they give Evri a bad name and that's saying something. Thus us the second time thus has happened, rudest and laziest post office staff in Manchester. Don't offer services if you can't produce if, never mind that you only earn 30p a parcel that's not my problem.

This branch of Post Office is one of three locations in Machester City centre, it is located just…read moreoff Market Street, in Piccadilly Plaza, fairly close to City Tower and it is inside a Manchester Souvenirs store. The branch its-self is quite small due to being located in a shop, and you have to go through the shop to get to the Post Office, which is slightly inconviniant, supported by the fact as a sub post-office it doesnt sell the range of other products (generally overpriced parcel stuff), nor have the self service machines. The layout is a little confusing with different queues for Special Delivery and a few others and regular posting, with no tanoid or system to tell you when someone's free. There is no Post Box nearby, the nearest one is probably near Morrisons (a gold one dedicated to an Olympian) at the other side of Piccadilly Gardens, meaning you might have to queue up to post a letter. Poor facilities, yet store is in a decent location with decent service yet due to it not competing with a regular post office with certain items being poor, confusing and/or inconvenient, I feel only a two-star rating is possible.

As my local post office for three years, I used this place a fair bit. It is located at the back of…read morethe Londis shop, making it easy to combine with picking up a copy of the Guardian (on offer at the student price for everyone) or some chocolate digestives. The post office itself isn't very nice to look at. There is an A4 sign printed out to warn you of just about everything the post office doesn't do, or that you shouldn't do in the post office. Despite the fact that there is always a long queue at this post office, the staff are really helpful and seem to be patient with people who can't speak English well or at all. The annoying thing about this post office is that the post office shop is not actually a part of the post office, therefore if you want a jiffy bag or some parcel tape you have to queue up in the Londis queue and then queue again at the post office. I found this out the hard way (after putting the contents of my parcel into the Jiffy bag, writing on it and spending 15 minutes queuing at the post office), but later discovered that had I have read the A4 sign I would have known better.

Before the boyf and I did the Big Move In Together, it became clear that I had accumulated enough…read morecrap to sink a barge, and the boyf made it quite clear that despite our mutual love and respect, he would much prefer that our Big Move In Together did not include a box full of never-used handbags, my Point Horror books or three ball gowns from my sikth-form parties (I don't know why the dresses and the books made it to Uni, let alone my post-Uni dwelling, but they did, OK?) So, I realised, there was only one thing for it: eBay. During what I like to term my eBay Months, I visited this post office around three times a week. I, too, was at first stung by the confusing queue-here-for-this, here-for-that system, but once I worked out my arse/elbow dilemma, I was right on track! The queue here can be massive around lunchtime, but it shouldn't take you more than 25 minutes to be served. The staff are the same every day, and in my eBay Months I built up quite a bit of banter with Young Post Office Man and Grumpy Old Post Office Witch. The counter staff know basically everything about post, which means they serve very efficiently (hence the fast queue). Annoyingly, there seems to be a total signal-blackhole in the queue, meaning you can't even text your way out of boredom. I am absolutely being 100% honest when I say I prefer this post office to the one in the city centre. It's a good honest postie's, with ugly greetings cards, bad radio, and grumpy staff. Just like the good old days!

Good local convience store, selling most supermarket goods as low cost prices not hyped up prices…read more The store is well laid out and staff are friendly and you get served quickly. Inside the store is a post office which is great if you need to send some letters or parcels, post office staff are very friendly and serve you quickly also. The store is located in the small village of wincham which is close to Lostock.

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!