Although this is a particularly friendly and quaint example of its kind, there is a run down air to…read morethis Dinas Powys post office (try saying that 5 times fast!). This is a classic little post office that sells precisely everything that you want it to. By no means as busy as the post office in the centre of town, this is a great one to pop into if you want to avoid the queues and spend your afternoon doing something productive instead. There is something British and charming about any post office, I think. In this age we live in swiftly moving towards a paperless society, then maybe one day these premises will, all around the country, become obsolete. Perhaps they'll just be empty brick shells that sell stamps to collectors and pencil sharpeners (although only artists would buy them). Balls of fluff will gather in the corners. But no! We cannot let this happen, we must support our local establishments. Without the postal system, how would housewives have affairs? How would charities give you free pens? We would all have boarded up little slots in our front doors. Support! Support! Support!!

Almost every time I've used this place I get to feel like I'm interupting them doing something far…read moremore important than me. Surly and uncommunicative to simple requests - I really don't look forward to visiting this place and make a point of going to another PO, even if it's further away.

This little delivery office (and I mean little) is so cramped and tiny that if you go to retrieve a…read morepackage during peak hours (lunchtimes etc) then it's a strong possibility that you'll be queuing outside the door or jostling elbows with the other poor folk. The staff are pretty bossy and unfriendly, but so would I be if I was trapped in that little building all day.

Having missed a recorded delivery letter and a package I was awaiting at home, I heaved a heavy…read moresigh at having to go to pick them up from the delivery office. Nice surprise - before Christmas they open at 7.00 so I was over the threshold on the dot! The office has been smartened up since my last visit (in September) and the young lady behind the counter was cheerful, polite and happy to help me. At 7.00 am that's worth brownie points in my book. So a professional service in a clean smart environment. Yes, it can get crowded but the counter staff generally do their best under some pressure, especially at this time of year. I hope it continues to be as neat and tidy as it is now, as it's definitely more pleasant to wait for your letters/parcels etc.and I imagine for the staff too.

This has recently had a complete change and is now housed inside a costcutters so you can now pick…read moreup some wine with your stamps! It is open long hours too (all day saturday and late on a wednesday whereas it only used to open on the mornings those days). The staff are friendly and it is always clean and well stocked. They also have a lottery terminal there.

This post office is friendly and local and quite charming, actually. They are quite busy, although…read moremanage to serve customers quickly and politely. Better than most banks then. This is a small example of the local post office, it's particularly friendly and quaint. This is a classic little post office that sell precisely everything that you want it to. By no means as busy as the post office in the centre of town, this is a great one to pop into if you want to avoid the queues and spend your afternoon doing something productive instead. There is something British and charming about any post office, I think. In this age we live in swiftly moving towards a paperless society, then maybe one day these premises will, all around the country, become obsolete. Perhaps they'll just be empty brick shells that sell stamps to collectors and pencil sharpeners (although only artists would buy them). Balls of fluff will gather in the corners. But no! We cannot let this happen, we must support our local establishments. Without the postal system, how would housewives have affairs? How would charities give you free pens? We would all have boarded up little slots in our front doors. Support! Support! Support!!

This place is hands down the friendliest little post office in all of Cardiff. Other local post…read moreoffices can make anybody other than fully paid up pension-drawers feel like outsiders, as though they need another three decades as a customer before they're greeted with warmth afforded the lived-here-all-my-life old-timers. In Victoria Park Post Office, however, the chatty postmistress will know your name inside a couple of weeks of visiting, and that can only make the ordinarily drab experience of queuing to send a parcel a touch cheerier. The shop side of things is less of a necessity, given the abundance of convenience stores along Cowbridge Road, but stocks a handy range of stationary and packing materials nevertheless. When post offices closures are aligned with the destruction of local community spirit, you normally think of tiny hamlets and sleepy villages. But this end of Canton would be far poorer without this encouragingly welcoming outlet.

This post office is within walking distance of Barry Further Education College and it is attached…read moreto a general grocery store, so it is well used at lunch times and around 4pm. It is on a main bus route and also has a small car park around the back of the store. The post office staff can be less than enthusiastic, and sometimes they make you feel as though you've disturbed their peaceful day by daring to use the post office. However, it is convenient and if you decide to buy a snack on your way back through the store, the prices are not that much more than a major supermarket would charge.

This post office is set in an area which has been quite run down for a while now. Finally though…read moreit's getting back up onto it feet with the increasing popularity of the bay, and small businesses such as this are beginnning to heal. There is something British and charming about any post office, I think. In this age we live in swiftly moving towards a paperless society, then maybe one day these premises will, all around the country, become obsolete. Perhaps they'll just be empty brick shells that sell stamps to collectors and pencil sharpeners (although only artists would buy them). Balls of fluff will gather in the corners. But no! We cannot let this happen, we must support our local establishments. Without the postal system, how would housewives have affairs? How would charities give you free pens? We would all have boarded up little slots in our front doors. Support! Support! Support!!

I avoid the post office in the city centre for a variety of reasons, mainly because I don't want to…read morespend an hour waiting to mail one letter to the States. So I take all of my post to this charming little branch on Bute Street in Cardiff Bay, near Mermaid Quay. This post office has the friendliest and most helpful staff, and I often find myself spending a few extra minutes chatting to Nigel and his lovely team. It has a small-town feel to it, like a place I would've taken my post in the mid-1950s. Like most Royal Mail branches, it's best to avoid this post office between the hours of 11.30 and 1, as the lunch rush means the line nearly extends out the door. Just visit around 10 am or 3 pm and you'll often find nobody there. Another reason to stop by: the charming and sweet retro greeting card selection. Not retro-style, but actually from the 80s and 90s. I buy all of my cards here because they beat a Clintons creation any day of the week. You just have to see it. Trust me.