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.

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.

Dreadful service. Parcel posted Friday 2nd August, 24 hr tracked, still there Tuesday 6th August…read more11.30 p.m.. My customer who needs his items is furious, not my fault due to delays at Manchester MC. That doesn't help the customer who is now demanding replacement goods. Royal Mail, you are screwing up my business and you don't care.

like many say, parcels are stuck there. Royal Mail on Twitter are useless, just keep saying 2-3days…read moreis aim not guarantee. What a stupid claim for service that is named Tracked48.

very bad costumer service bad attitude asked for help and waited so long but didn't helpread more

Oh, I love me a good Post Office. The little critters are closing down left right and centre, and I…read morewas absolutely gutted when the one which lived opposite the Royal Apartments in Salford gave way to mere sandwiches and newsagentery. Where was I to get my Euros? What about that unfathomably large parcel I wanted to ship to somewhere silly? They might as well have trod upon my heart. And then I moved to the South Suburbs, and discovered this little gem en route to the Wilmslow Road section of Withington, approximately 30 seconds stroll from my new home, right next to Deco. How boss is that? I can pop along, do something boring and Post Officey, and then treat myself to some vinyl or a classic 80s movie on DVD. This Post Office is a good-un. Instead of simply being a small concession in a shop, as they so often are these days, Withington's tiny treat offers everything the quintessential suburban Post Office should. Random accessories like scarves, rolls of Munchies and those After Eight sweets, a tiny bit of pick n' mix, cards and stationery. Plus the people who run it are nice. Everyone comes here, from students to old folk (who usually arrive at the same time mid-afternoon), and it's housed in a quaint little building. I'm definitely a fan. Withington Post Office, please don't fall victim to this Post Office Plague that seems to be claiming so many victims. If I ever have to take a bus to post a letter, I'll cry.

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.

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!

This is more than just a post office to be honest. Open from 8am till 8pm every weekday, Hulme Post…read moreOffice deals with all your postage needs in a calm and helpful fashion, as well as functioning as an excellent vendor of confectionary and even a daily convenience store with milk, bread and the like. They also have the only no charge cash machine in the area. There's never a large queue and the post office section is separate to the rest of the shop so you don't have to wait when you don't need to. There are two post office counters as well so busy periods are dealt with aptly. You can also buy stamps and envelops from the shop counter so if you just need to send a quick letter it can be done in seconds and dispatched from the post box just outside. Everything you'd want from a post office. Woo!

This is a friendly local post office. It's some years since they ditched the grocery store for a…read moresubway eatery (take out only) and the once two counters increased at the same time to three. The post office is run by an Asian family and they are friendly and polite always to me, but maybe because I have been using it for years, I always get a smile. As the popularity of Hulme and redevelopment of houses in the area has increased it has become a very busy post office serving the needs of the local community and local businesses and so peak times can be exceptionally busy, and if you use it between the hours of 4.30 and 5.30 weekdays you will no doubt get stuck behind a local business person checking in 20 or so parcels - which can be frustrating particularly if there are only 2 people on the counter (which often there are). You can easily be 30 mins stuck in the queue. If you are unlucky you may well get stuck behind several local entrepreneurs weighing in their sales for the day and you can be there longer. It really is not big enough for today's modern and growing Hulme community now there is a campus opposite and hundreds (if not thousands) of student flats. For that reason I am giving it 4 stars. My advice is to avoid peak times and use it between 10.30 and 12noon and 2 to 4pm to get the best quick service, with a smile. Note, on the plus side, though the normal business hours of local post offices on SAT's are till 12.30, this post office stays open till 5 though there will be no collections after 12.30 (12.15?) but at least your mail will be ready for collection Monday morning if the only time you can get to the post office is when it's closed in the week. Sub Note: I always find it frustrating in this country that banks and post office are open only till 5/5.30 and if you are at work all day, you're knackered. To say we have been in Europe for 45 years, in all this time we have never adopted European open times. Banks and post offices should be open till 7pm to allow people to use them when they finish work and so would release the pressure on queues in the lead up to closing time.

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.

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*

Great friendly service. The lady at the counter couldn't do enough helped check my passport and…read moredidn't even charge the normal fee. I'll be back.

Really bad service by the owner of the post office named Ali,…read more its not about customer service for him, its more about how much he can make off you. Having used this post office to post my parcels, occasionally the post was damaged or not received on other end. He also makes his prices up for the post, so if you don't know the normal rates for postage, he will rip you off. its happened to me and a few friends in the area. very upsetting