This post office in downtown Oakland is across the street near Ogawa plaza. The office is a long…read morechute toward the postal workers counter, surrounded by a huge circular series of post office rental boxes. I came here after seeing the huge line at the other post office on the other side of downtown Oakland, in the old, large courthouse building, that moved slower than a snails pace. Here, there were less people and 2 counter staff, so it was a breeze (although no free parking in front). Another time I came it took longer, only because one lady in line had dozens of flat packages to process, each one being weighed, recorded and processed. Either she was sending out investment portfolio prospectuses ( or is the plural propecti?) or 8" by 10" glossy photo prints, resumes, manuscripts and recipes in an old school kind of way to male pen pals around the world, in a precursor to Match.com, Tinder or OK stupid.

Larry was extremely rude and told me I should have gotten there earlier even though I arrived about…read morefive minutes before closing with only two small items to ship. My receipt was printed at exactly 5:00p sharp so my transaction was completed by closing time. Instead of simply helping me, Larry kept going back and forth with me about how I was inconveniencing him by arriving so close to closing. He even said he still had to walk me out and unlock the door, as if that was somehow my fault. I'm leaving this review so management is aware of how customers are being treated. Larry was super rude, and if this is his regular shift, he needs customer service training or should consider a different job.

A slightly seedy part of town. This place is for pick up only. And there's no on-site parking, so…read moreyou have to guess how much meter time you need. It took the 2 attendents around 10 minutes to find my letter (meanwhile they were dealing with an old lady who was endlessly complaining about her misplaced mail). Turns out they were look at the wrong address (the letter and slip were correct). And of course, I'd only put 10 minutes on the meter, so that overran too. To complete this lousy review, the handwriting on the slip was really bad, so I couldn't do any tracking on the letter to figure out where it came from. Hopefully don't have to go back here.

This place is basically unstaffed and locked up during operating hours. Showed up on a saturday at…read more1pm (hours are 9-3 on saturdays) and nobody was there to help. Nobody answering phones either. Locked lobby and dark front desk. Other customers who dropped in told me they basically keep packages hostage here. Please, either staff this branch or shut it down entirely.

yes Virginia, there is a Post Office here. not here if it a regular one or not…read more a major distribution center operates out of the back. a post box receptacle is on the sidewalk. there is a front door. there's no parking lot. only metered street parking. unsure if they have office hours. never tried to go in. just used the box. always bought my stamps at Costco.

Office wasn't open yesterday (November 20, 2018) about 8:15am so rang the doorbell. Young Asian guy…read moreopened door and I handed him my package to be sent. He said "I got you" Ummmh....ok thx. WHATS TAKING SO DAMN LONG TO HAVE IT SCANNED AND GET A TRACKING NUMBER?! It has now been over 24hrs! *STILL hasnt been scanned for tracking. Smdh. 4 hours after this review. I tried calling, SEVEN TIMES. Rings and rings then says "Mailbox is full" and it disconnects. Never again. Do better Oakland

Customer service is great. This place is always busy, but Jalia was so patient and helpful with…read moresome of my front-to-back prints. She made sure they were perfectly lined up, and I was satisfied. Jalia helped me with prints behind the counter in person and with my print-and-go prints; she also helped me purchase the perfect ream of paper for my project. She is super professional and friendly. I am very grateful for her help. :)

Over the last few years, this place improved significantly with customer service. The staff here…read moreare friendly and helpful. They open at 8 AM on weekdays, which is helpful that you still open later. They have lots of office supplies packing a shipping supplies and they do all sorts of returns and have various pick ups. Please note that when you're sending to the East Coast often times they won't have a late pick up so call first or check the website. They also offer copying and faxing

Helton was very prompt and helpful. He was helping three customers simultaneously to get the…read morecustomers done. They have a notary and great package services as well. Parking is tough this block though , don't get towed

I have been to this store several times to have notaries done. The previous staff were…read moreknowledgeable and I was satisifed. Yesterday I went back and encountered a new guy. I always ask for the 'Jurat Attached' stamp affixed. This guys said he wont do it, and if he applies a second stamp and signature applied on the first page he will have to charge me the price for two stamps. So I told him I only need the Jurat stamp affixed like before with the previous staff. I may have raised my voice somewhat but he escalated and told me to lower my voice because I perceived this to be a CASH GRAB. He went on to insist that what I was asking was illegal. In actuality what he was offering me was the one that was ILLEGAL. Notary is not allowed to affix more than one signature and stamp per document regardless of the number of pages. I have had this done at this store and at the Alameda store similarly by both store's employees without any problem. The argument went on until this guy told me to take my business to the other UPS stores. And then he called me a BITCH. I am writing this to inform that their notary is WRONG and ILLEGAL for what he was offering. I will be reporting this to the State of CA authorities. The part about me that I was a bitch I accept becasue I responded that he was an assh--le. '' 'The following is the correct rule which I proceeded to take back to the Alameda UPS store - There are two pages to my document. Page One and Page Two. Notary signs and stamps Page two the second and final page. I asked him to stamp 'Jurat attached' on the first page and he agreed. Yes, your notary can absolutely do this, provided they used a generic information stamp and not their official notary seal. There is a critical legal difference between the two types of stamps in California: 1. The "See Attached" / "Jurat Attached" Information Stamp (Allowed) Many California notaries carry optional, commercial administrative stamps that simply print text like "See Attached Jurat Certificate" or "Jurat Attached". Why it's allowed: This is not an official legal seal. It is merely an information label used to cross-reference multiple pages and prevent fraudulent page-swapping. The Rule: As long as this stamp does not contain the notary's name, commission number, or the California State Seal, the notary is allowed to put it on Page One.' For a supposed Notary he is IGNORANT, ILL-INFORMED, INCOMPETENT and a FRAUD especially for offering to sign a second signature as long as I paid him which is completely ILLEGAL. For this alone his notary designation should be voided and him duly penalized. Again - prevent fraudulent page-swapping. I explained this to him but he refused to accept. this. The Rule: As long as this stamp does not contain the notary's name, commission number, or the California State Seal, the notary is allowed to put it on Page One. But he is willing to sign a second signature if he gets to charge me for the second signature. See the picture now? So will the owner/manager (if he is the owner) inform and teach your notary employees the above and to teach him that it is ILLEGAL to inform and try to CHARGE me additionally for the price of a SECOND signature because he is really making this one up as he goes along while cash-grabbing/double dipping. in short he's an ignorant crook. DEAD WRONG on BOTH counts. This is DANGEROUS. I also gave him the middle finger as I left.

the zenbooth for taking exams is perfect. awesome experience again i will be back !!!! thanksread more

back here today...3 months ago around October...Oakland is a suburb of San Francisco. The weather…read moreis nicer year round...downtown and a place with homes...public buildings libraries museums whole foods. lake merritt is nice...a landmark? are u in 8th grade? what time does this close? each day 8pm..bart? metro? each day...in the future...won't stop it yourself...stop trains...are u a comic book character...is this a game? arcade? comic books? no ...it's time

So it's another case of the exploding tree. Where did the Oak Land? All will be revealed…read more Located at 2103 San Pablo, you will find the Oakland Greyhound station, which is massive and still very well used, sort of like Barbi's oh never mind. Oakland is becoming quite the hipster destination, but there's still a lot of low-income areas in Oakland, and it's a beautiful bus station with a dome that looks like a planetarium or some kind of a museum or something. It's pretty amazing. As the main National bus station in Alameda County, it serves its purpose well. and I actually really liked it.

Very disappointed to find out They are no longer doing the package business…read more They used to be very reliable when they did package delivery.

Came for my assisted elder Larry's navy some benefit Ben and other 2 guys were helping today so…read morenice and funny . I kind of enjoy visit there. Hopefully Larry get his hearing aid he can't afford but he got issue from Korean War . Please help him! He served , helped Injured service man when he was in service time to he get really small help!

Poor leadership and management. Sandbagging disabled veterans. Extremely slow processing veteran's…read moreclaims, higher level reviews and correcting duty to assist errors.

I came here for jury duty. I noticed that there weren't many recent reviews when I searched it here…read moreso wanted to add a review. On the online portal where you see jury reporting, it lists the parking garage. It is located on the corner of 7th and Jefferson. I highly suggest parking at the garage. It is $7 but $6 with validation. The garage does get full so get there early. I got there at 7:00 when it opened to ensure I always got a spot. Some of the staff also park here. I preferred to park here vs the street because adding money for the street parking is not ideal considering we may be in court when the time runs out and I saw people get tickets who parked on the street. The juror room was larger than other courthouses. The space is very well kept/clean and there's free WiFi for you to work in between etc. This is also where you get your parking ticket validated for the garage (you get $1 off when validated). Shoutout to Vicki for being so helpful! The food cart downstairs was also good and they had a good variety. Although many people don't like jury duty, I found the staff to be helpful and the space to be clean. It was easy to navigate as well. They made my jury duty experience positive.

Rude black woman who answers the phones. I explained my situation and tried to get clarification…read more She only replied with, "I already answered your question . . . No more stories." Then goes on in circles about how she doesn't need to hear everything, which took longer than just answering my question. Yeah, she's a total genius. This just shows how lowly educated these individuals are. I interacted with the judge/commissioner here and he was patient and was clear in all of his directions, as well as taking the time to make sure all individuals understood their rights. This just show you the difference an education makes. If this woman can't even do her job correctly in a place that's administering the law, she doesn't deserve employment here.

I have a small business and taxes intimidate me. Hard to reach them by phone. So I made an…read moreappointment to go in. Bruno was out expert. He puzzled out the issue quickly. He explained everything in detail and so I could understand. Even helped with my corporate tax issues. What a relief. Bruno is my new hero. Smart, easy going, efficient. I actually enjoyed my visit and no longer fear dealing with taxes. Thanks Bruno. You Rock!!!

This is the worst location ever. I literally made an appointment over the phone to come in and get…read morehelp in person. Instead of talking to the AI operator. The ladys that Work at this location are all super ghetto and unprofessional. They don't let You Speak at all and they keep cutting me off and Talking over over and over and over Again she wouldn't even Let me explain to her. My situation of What happened to me. She kept telling me to shut up and to not talk over her. I kept letting her talk over me out of respect just to try to fix the solution and she didn't even bother to fix the solution at All. She was super ghetto and unprofessional, keeps smackin her lips, and I'm applying Make up while helping me out. I hope she gets fire and they hire new professional people please stop hiring ghetto workers that don't know What they're doing and that don't have respect for customers. Literally I came to get Help, and I left worse than ever. She had me crying in tears of the way that she yelled at me and just wouldn't allow me to explain the situation of the fraud that happened to me. She said fraud is not true, but I am wrong. When clearly somebody from the IRS called me and it was brought. They claimed they was IRS and it wasn't and they start asking me for money. She just wouldn't help me out at all. If the manager of the Company sees this, just Know You Got some disgusting workers working for your Company.