Small, quick and easy... Staff wasn't really friendly…read more.. Take outside to mail? Note: they wouldn't take my letter after selling me a stamp. Said I had to drop it in the post outside... Interesting...

It's super small and a very old fashioned post office. They are very friendly and helpful and when…read morea box that I was sending overseas was 2cm too big for one price bracket (and would have cost me £15 more) they sold me tape and leant me scissors so that I could cut the box down smaller. They don't do passports, drivers licences or any other fancy stuff but they do do sending things in the post. They never have that big a queue and seem to know most of the regulars who use the post office. They also sell some birthday cards, wrapping paper and all sorts of different sizes of boxes.

The new post office relocated from St James Centre…read more Very large, bright and clean inside. Lots of counters though usually only a couple are open. They have the ticket machine so you can sit and wait rather than queue. Unless you're there for ID or biometric services in which case you need to stand in line. There's quite a few self service machines as well which are quick and easy and they usually have staff around if you need help with them. Usual selection of envelopes and other posting things. Also has travel money & insurance services. Functional, staff have always been helpful and friendly on the few times I've been in.

Very busy post office. Handily close to work & open a bit later than most…read more Has an eclectic selection of greetings cards, stationery & magazines & tourist fayre.

A friendly-ish local Post Office, with a surprisingly good range of stock that encompasses mags,…read moresnacks and a few household goods to piles of tourist tat, a surprising choice as it's not in a hugely touristy area. Queues are large as you'd expect, and if you're sending anything of value you need to accept it will almost certainly be lost, damaged, or most likely stolen by the morally empty, alcoholic postman, but that's life.

No matter when I come here, no matter what day of the week or what time of day, I always have to…read morewait for about 15 minutes before I'm even acknowledged. It's quite a small post office, given how many people it caters to. The staff are...well, they're extremely capable at their job and so are quick and efficient....maybe a bit snippy but it's a busy job. If i'm in the area and have no other choice then ok, I'll come here, otherwise, not my preferred post office!

I hopped in here on my way past yesterday to post a couple of letters. Yes, not even parcels. One…read morewas for New York, so not your standard stampage, and I wasn't sure the other still counted as "Letter" as it was quite thick (17 pages. I ramble. You know that.) I wombled in at lunchtime and was surprised by how short the queue was. I'd thought that somewhere this central would be jam-packed, especially at lunchtime, but not so, and the queue was moving along at a fair lick, so kudos to the folks at the windows. I, however, poor soul that I am, fished out my envelopes and was instantly barked at by a lady on patrol. "STAMPS? YOU WANT STAMPS?" - and she hustled me out of line. There's an express queue for postage, it seems, of which I was unaware; my regular post office is the one on St Mary's Street - infinitely more compact and manual - so I wasn't used to the idea. Oh, provincial me. It was helpful of her, but she was also slightly alarming and officious in her manner, which kind of made me want to take these lengthy epistles, toils and spoils of my aching hand and brain, and run for the wind. "I won't let her hurt you," I would whisper as we fled down to the shore... But fortunately, reason prevailed, and I was swiftly served with the correct postage. A point here and there at the card machine and she bustled off to find somebody else. I feel a warm fuzziness about post offices not dissimilar to that which I feel about Christmas, and so I wasn't equipped to deal with this mild intimidation. Trying to claw back some of that festive posty spirit, I pulled my international stamp for the New York missive out of the machine, and bounced excitedly. I'm no avid philatelist but I do love to see a pretty stamp with a picture on it. "Look, it's all colourful and pretty!" I squeaked to the customer at that moment replacing me at the machine, and pointed at my picturesque postage stamp. I was met with a derisive stare. Oh. Not that kind of post office then. Still, it was light, it was quiet, and I got everything done quickly that I needed to do. I wouldn't avoid it if I were nearby, but all else being equal, I would choose the queues and jovially messy jiffy bag walls at teeny weeny St Mary's Street over the efficient brusqueness of Frederick Street.

One of our vacation traditions is to send a post card to the kiddos from wherever in the world we…read moreare. Edinburgh was no exception and we trekked over to this post office about a 7 minute walk away from our Doubletree Hotel just to get it stamped. That turned out to be very close and convenient. The post card is always easy, the postage not always so in some locations. This post office may or may not be typical, but it was busy with customers, and crowded in a tight space with a lot of stationary and utility supplies, and there were two clerks, one at each of the two counters. Our clerk was an affable guy. The post card postage back to the US was 3.2 GBP - yikes!, but whatever. They got the job done for us and that's an a-ok rating from me. Thank you!

Miserable staff who has no manner and can't even speak proper English. Yeah, I came to the wrong…read moreoffice to collect my package, you can just simply point that out. Instead he was yelling "can't you read" blah blah blah. What a pathetic loser.

You can do everything here. Good stationery selection too. Friendly efficient staff. Really handy…read morelocation. Good opening hours. Everything you want from a local post office.

I'm quite fortunate to have a post office so close to my flat, and it's definitely pleasant walking…read morethere as there're some cute cafes and restaurants in the area (Joseph Pearce, awesome Swedish cafe, Jolly Pizzeria) and ofcourse the almight God-send droolworthy deli that is Valvona and Crolla! It's easy to walk past with all these distractions, as it has a pretty small door way so pay attention! Ofcourse I don't need to go into detail about what can be done at the post office, but I will say the peeps over there are quite friendly (apart from one lady, but I think she just doesn't like my face) and you can exchange and even take out money as long as you don't have an account with RBS.

I wish I could love my local post office, but I can't. Queueing system is complicated and staff end…read moreup hollering at elderly customers, making for a stressful atmosphere. A pretty average experience.

As a student for the last 12 months at the Royal Botanic Gardens, I have used this post office a…read morefew times. The chap with the glasses who usually manages the post-office counter is pleasant and engaging, but the other guy who mans the shop counter has the heart and manners of a lizard - one of the great many in this country who feels that customers are privileged to be in his shop rather than what they really are, his bread and butter. The stationary etc is pretty pricey compared to the (less-well stocked) Canonmills newsagent just over the bridge on Inverleith Row. I was told to wait this afternoon by the shop keeper because he was busy sorting out post (not really his job as he is not staffing the post-office part of the business), but he then turned to another customer and served her first. I found this discourtesy enough to put me off wanting to return - there are plenty of alternatives so I'll not be coming back while the lizard is employed there. Sorry Mr Postmaster!

I am shocked to have been treated so rudely by the older gentleman who serves behind the counter,…read morehe was incredibly rude and insulting to me. After reading these other reviews I am amazed he is allowed to keep working there or can hold the license to run a Post Office. Such a vital service to our community should not be destroyed by people like him.

This was the post office of choice for most of the Pollock Hall students (Edinburgh University's…read morecatered halls of residence) as it's location on South Clerk street was very convenient. It was here I first realized how cheap the UK post is, and it's a rare item or service that will cost over £4. At least nothing I've done (apart from express sending olive oil soap to sweden- was an emergency!) has been that pricey. It's also possible to exchange currencies, and for the unprepared folk like me that turn up at the post office with the item or letter in hand, there's a separate cashier to buy all sorts of envelopes and packaging, as well as an extensive range of greeting cards and post cards.