Always helpful and efficient! They seem happy to inform me of perhaps a better way to package my…read moremail and to select choice based on cost.

Their store phone# is 843 838 4426 This number is absent…read morefrom their online presence, meaning I had to drive all the way to their location from the corner of Fripp Island to get it from the postmaster herself. Here's the story if you're interested. My package gets marked as "undeliverable" at 12:43pm, I'm a renter at an address that doesn't have a mailbox, so I left instructions in Amazon to deliver to the garage. I spend a few minutes digging around the USPS website to find it's undeliverable because "number does not exist" and see that it's been "returned to sender". So I look up the store on google. The phone # listed is the USPS national#, not the store#. Call the national number, wade through the robotic operator for about 20 minutes trying all the options before I give up and just keep saying "speak to a representative" at every question and ignoring all the prompts. That works in about 2 minutes and I find out I'll be on hold for 30-45 minutes, and all I want is the phone# for this location, to which I can drive in less than that. So I stay on the line (just in case) and listen to the hold music on the 24 minute drive to the post office, into which I walk to find a lady who stares at me until I say something. "I need to track a package"... This begins a several minutes long process of her discovering it's not in the post office... and then calling the person who's out delivering packages. She speaks to that person for a minute, asks me "are you going back out to the house now?" to which I say "yes" and she says something else to the person on the phone and then hangs up. She turns to me and says "she said she'll bring it to you, she's in a grey van, just meet her out front". This prompts so many questions I struggle to formulate one of them and finally ask "wait, so I just go sit on my porch and wait until somebody hands me a package?" And she says "she'll be in a grey van" "Why didn't she just leave it at the garage like the directi..." "You gonna have to take that up with her" I left and then had the good sense to turn around in the door and say "can I please have your number? You're my only contact to this grey van person" and she gave me the # above. I proceeded to wait outside my house until 4:20 or so, (the post office closes at 4:30) and no grey van. So I call the number she gave me 6 times, each time ringing for about 2 minutes and then disconnecting, until 4:35pm (when it became evident she wasn't going to answer and had gone home for the day) I know she ignored the calls because back when I was at the post office, that entire conversation with the woman was laced with a constantly ringing phone which she ignored for the entire 5 minutes I was in the post office. I also in that 10 minute window received the busy signal twice. My phone listed it as the number for their store after I called it, meaning Google knows somewhere that it's their store#, it's just not listed in the places any logical adult would look for it. Long story short I still happen to be outside at 5:03 when the grey van does in fact show up. The lady inside the van tells me flatly "I don't deliver if you don't have a mailbox, you should put a mailbox in." She was nice enough but obviously wasn't going to have a conversation about how ridiculous her statement is when there are clear delivery instructions about how to deal with that scenario and FedEx, UPS, Amazon, and every other delivery company have no problem with this. So many easy solutions to this issue but thanks for wasting my whole afternoon, St. Helen's USPS. Post your stupid phone# online, not the corporate#. Also answer your stupid phone. Also just ask the lady why she didn't follow the delivery instructions while you're right there on the phone with her instead of making me ask her whenever the stars align for us to meet. Also follow the delivery instructions or don't ask for them. Anyways my toddler's $9 hair wax works fine. If I'd known it'd be $9 and 4 hours of my time, I'd have just shipped it to my own address in Virginia where we have a functional postal service.

My husband and I relocated to South Carolina 6 months ago & needed to address some Medicare & SSA…read moreissues we were having. How fortunate for us to have SSA rep POPPY meet with us. POPPY fielded & handled every question & concern we had. At the end of our appointment all of our issues were resolved. What an extreme pleasure it was to deal with someone from SSA who is so professional, knowledgeable, kind, understanding & most importantly - empathetic. That's who POPPY is!! We know the SSA has a difficult task in trying to handle an overabundance of issues from the public, but please know that POPPY is excellent at her role in making life better for all of us! Thank you so much for all you do! Julie & Bob Pellegrino

Surprisingly I have a great review of the Social Security Administration Beaufort office. Located…read morejust of Rt 170 on the southbound side. Plenty of parking. When you go in, it reminds you of any other federal or state building with customer facing. There's a security agent who directed us to the Kiosk where you answer a few questions about yourself prior to being issued a ticket which is your number in line. There's a TV screen which promotes the SSA offering as well as showing which number is being served next. My wife and I were fortunate to have Quinton as our agent who answered all our questions pertaining to SS and Medicare, HSA's and the different options for now and the future. My wait time was no longer than 5 minutes. My time with Quinton was probably 30 minutes. We may have gotten lucky, but we left very pleased. Time well spent.

Amazing experience! My husband and I got an impromptu tour from Russ who volunteers as a museum…read moreguide. Russ is very knowledgeable! He walked us through each and every stand and told us a lot of fun stories. We got to ask lots of questions and got them all answered. Best and most personalized museum experience ever!

What a cool place, walking distance from downtown and our B&B. Our docent, Tom Kelley, really knew…read morehis history of the area and was engaging throughout our tour. Learning about the town you visit is always important to us, so the tour was right up our alley. Very cool place and visitor center onsite offers loads of information about the area from things to do, places to see and great restaurants. I loved hearing about the history of Beaufort and if you want to learn something, this is definitely the place to go! It looks like a castle as you come down the street and the folks there are most welcoming. They can also schedule walking tours or golfcart tours for you for another time. Make sure you say hello to Jenny & Chris in the visitor center and tell Tom we've been talking about his tour since we got home! Thanks for a great tour!

This marker is on Scott Street in downtown Beaufort, opposite the City Library. It is in front of a…read morehome but the marker is easily readable. Note that the parking meters are enforced if you're planning on sticking around to read the meter. It has the same text on both sides, reading "The Society, founded in 1814 to educate and provide relief for destitute children, built this house in 1895 and leased it for many years, using the income to help the needy. Tenants included the Clover Club, which operated a circulating library here (1910-1917), and an infirmary (1917-1925). Funds from the 1982 sale of the house continue to provide relief for people in need." It was erected in 1989 by the Beaufort County Historical Society and the Beaufort Female Benevolent Society. It is marker number 7-21. [Review 19475 overall - 1047 in South Carolina - 445 of 2023.]

Adjacent to the north end of the causeway that leads to the Beaufort Memorial Bridge, this marker…read morepoints out the history of a great tragedy that struck Beaufort. The marker text is on two sides. On the front, "This site was the starting point of the Great Fire of 1907, one of the worst disasters in the history of Beaufort. On Jan. 19, a fire started around 1:30 p.m. in F.W. Scheper's barn south of here and move into a large store at this corner. The fire moved west along Bay Street, while strong winds scattered embers over much of downtown. Flames spread up Carteret Street and to the northeast, burning buildings as far as 1/2 mi. away from this location." And on the reverse, "Companies of black and white volunteer firemen struggled to extinguish the flames, which overpowered their equipment. By the time the fire subsided, at least forty buildings had been damaged or destroyed. The event prompted new local ordinances governing the materials and location of new buildings. Despite the destruction, the only death occurred when William Bennett, a member of the well-known African American Allen Brass Band was shot by a soldier on patrol." There is street parking on Bay Street and a public lot nearby. [Review 19480 overall - 1052 in South Carolina - 450 of 2023.]

Civil War History…read more Dining at Old Fort Pub is always preceded by our walking tour of the Civil War fort, Fort Mitchel (one L.) Fort Mitchel and other Union forts, together with a superior Union Navy were Key to ultimate Union victory. Old Fort Pub is closed, and visitors to FT Mitchel have decreased. This Fort played a vital role in Coastal defenses.

Fun and Interesting historical presentation on old site of this fort area. Well spoken guide met us…read morenear parking and welcomed us, began discussion readily, sharing Civil war history. We ambled to park benches as he continued, explaining the importance of the area, and fortifications there, preserved as possible despite nearby modern development. His talk was augmented with a second presentor, in character and costume, to explain local sentiments during war times, with good humor and good understanding of historical local, slave and soldier perspectives. Well done! Well appreciated! Give a listen , everyone! Volunteer guides, money supports local history library.

Told the lady, Trudy, that I my parking lot pass ended at 4pm. She sold me a carriage ride and told…read moreme it was 45 minutes, beginning at 3pm. She must be brand new and inexperienced. The carriage owners Said the always ran late and the ride was always 50-55 minutes. When I returned to get a refund, she tried to correct herself in front of her boss.

My wife and I always make a point of going to the visitors centers when we visit a new town and we…read morewere so glad we did in Beaufort. The lady who was attending there, I'm ashamed to say I don't recall her name, was absolutely fascinating and a wealth of information on the local history and the role the Gullah played in Beaufort and the south's history. Highly recommend you stop by and are fortunate enough to run into this great southern lady.

We have lived here for 10 years and love it. Family and pet friendly neighborhood. Quiet, safe…read more Dock and boat ramp with floating kayak dock. Park by the water and a newly renovated kids playground. Tennis courts. Fairly responsive HOA board. Community activities if you want to meet people. It's a blend of renters (military) and homeowners. We like it here!