Moving is a pain, especially when I have never moved across the country before. One of the questions I had was, how do I get mail now? I won't have a house for at least a month, I don't want it sent to the hotel I am staying at. Because of that, I decided to rent a P.O. Box from the Van Wert Post Office. Upon arriving to Van Wert, I went to the post office to finalize the rental. I started it online but I in order to finalize it I had to sign some paperwork at the local post office. Unfortunately when I got to the post office, I realized I completely forgot my paperwork back at the hotel. I didn't want to have to drive back there, so I talked to the postal employee. She was super friendly. She listened to me as I described my problem, and she asked me why I needed the P.O. Box? She asked me questions on how much mail I normally get and what type and she said, I would just be spending my money needlessly that I can just have my mail be sent to the general mailbox for the post office and all I have to do is come regularly and give my name and they would give it to me. I was floored. That saved me $88. It may not be a lot but I always look to save money and when your moving across the country every bit helps. My family had a bad experience with the mail service back in Homestead, Florida... and even some negative experiences back in Hialeah, Florida. Goes to show you that even government services are different when your dealing with genuinely good people from this wonderful small town than Miami. I have since come a few times to pick up my mail. I wait at most 10 minutes in line, that's not bad. One thing I noticed that I never realized is that the post office has boxes to ship gifts that are holiday themed, this time it was themed for Valentine's Day. I thought... wow cool... I didn't know that. I have sent gifts to friends before and I have always used either UPS or Fed Ex. If I had known USPS did that, I would have shipped with them. In gift giving, every detail counts and I like to spoil the people I care about or love. I will use this local post office in the future. read more

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