I live in Penngrove and run a small business out of my home that requires products to be mailed to customers who order online. At one point last year I was mailing 40/50 orders 3 times a week. I was scared of losing packages so I asked for a tracking receipt and would have them scan the packages individually. Yes, very time consuming but I paid the postage and always let customers go in front of me if they arrived needing assistance with while I was there. I had no problem having the attendant stop to help the person behind me and then start scanning my packages again.
Eventually the USPS representatives gave me so much push back asking me to do a manifest that I started leaving the packages with them and not asking for a receipt. I would just leave them at the counter. I brought pastries from across the street once as a peace offering but they were relentless. They started telling me I could arrange online for my post master to pick up my items from my house. I packed most of my orders in the middle of the night and the request to have my post master pick up had to be in before then so it didn't work for me. I pride myself still over a year later on shipping everything the next day so dropping off works best even now.
With so many rolled eyes and passive aggressive comments I started going to Petaluma. No push back, no hard time, no flack.
But today I went back out of convenience with maybe ten packages to the Penngrove USPS. I needed to tape and label 4 of them - it was 4:25 and what do you think my local post office had to say, they close in 3 minutes. Really, well then just let me do my thing in 3 minutes and take the packages. I'm also an RN, I wait on people hand and foot 12 hours a shift. I would never never respond to patients the way this post office responds to paying customers.
I'd love to say it's just me, but I've watched them speak and treat other customers just as poorly if not worse. This place needs a whole staff overhaul because they are not welcoming or friendly to the small community. read more