I've been living in Levittown for over 3 years now and I can't even begin to count how many times I have passed this UPS store. But, if I had to wager a guess, in the hundreds would be a pretty close estimate. Yet, whenever I had a package to send out, I'd always traipse to the nearest Fedex/Kinkos store, which is about 20 minutes from my house. The UPS store is only 5 at best. Go figure, I have no explanation for this except for sheer stupidity. Yesterday, I had my first care package ready to send to my daughter at sleep away camp in PA. I was actually very excited about it. I spent hours on Sunday going to 3 different stores, picking out all the little things I knew she would love. I also promised that I would send it out to her on Monday.
I had no choice but to go on my lunch hour to The UPS Store that I have been "subconsciously" avoiding all these years. I'm also a strong believer that things happen for a reason and now I can kick myself for not going to this UPS Store sooner. It's not very big which is the first thing I liked about it (sorry, bigger is not always better!!). A larger store with lots more to look at (like the Fedex/Kinkos store) would surely mean more people, longer lines and wait time that I didn't have. There were no lines at all at The UPS Store when I got there so I stepped right up to the counter. Kathleen greeted me with a big smile and was extremely friendly and attentive, especially when I told her who my package was being sent to. She assured me that she would take care of everything and that my package would arrive at the camp the very next day. Everything went so smoothly, I just filled out a short, simple form and paid. The total charge came to $22.93 which included the shipping, materials and packing service. If I had done the packing myself, the charge would have been only $14.79. Whatever the cost, it was all well worth it. I even had some time to talk with Kathleen and another very friendly lady about my daughter being away for the first time. Big points scored there since there's nothing I love better than to hang out and talk, especially when it's about my children.
Kathleen even told me that by giving her my email address, I'd be getting updates about the delivery status of my package. No calls for me to make to track it myself. Also, from this point on, whenever I need to ship something again, all I have to do is give my name and all my information will automatically come up, even more time to save on my next visit. Besides shipping, other services include Faxing, Notary, Freight Services, Digital Printing, Copying and Finishing Services, Moving Supplies, Packing Materials and more. I'm sure that other shipping companies offer the same services, but the people working at The UPS Store are just so knowledgeable and helpful, it's the only one I'll be going back to for all my shipping needs. BTW, I just received another email. My package was delivered at 11:16 this morning. It can't get any better than that!! read more