As my local post office for three years, I used this place a fair bit. It is located at the back of…read morethe Londis shop, making it easy to combine with picking up a copy of the Guardian (on offer at the student price for everyone) or some chocolate digestives. The post office itself isn't very nice to look at. There is an A4 sign printed out to warn you of just about everything the post office doesn't do, or that you shouldn't do in the post office. Despite the fact that there is always a long queue at this post office, the staff are really helpful and seem to be patient with people who can't speak English well or at all. The annoying thing about this post office is that the post office shop is not actually a part of the post office, therefore if you want a jiffy bag or some parcel tape you have to queue up in the Londis queue and then queue again at the post office. I found this out the hard way (after putting the contents of my parcel into the Jiffy bag, writing on it and spending 15 minutes queuing at the post office), but later discovered that had I have read the A4 sign I would have known better.

Before the boyf and I did the Big Move In Together, it became clear that I had accumulated enough…read morecrap to sink a barge, and the boyf made it quite clear that despite our mutual love and respect, he would much prefer that our Big Move In Together did not include a box full of never-used handbags, my Point Horror books or three ball gowns from my sikth-form parties (I don't know why the dresses and the books made it to Uni, let alone my post-Uni dwelling, but they did, OK?) So, I realised, there was only one thing for it: eBay. During what I like to term my eBay Months, I visited this post office around three times a week. I, too, was at first stung by the confusing queue-here-for-this, here-for-that system, but once I worked out my arse/elbow dilemma, I was right on track! The queue here can be massive around lunchtime, but it shouldn't take you more than 25 minutes to be served. The staff are the same every day, and in my eBay Months I built up quite a bit of banter with Young Post Office Man and Grumpy Old Post Office Witch. The counter staff know basically everything about post, which means they serve very efficiently (hence the fast queue). Annoyingly, there seems to be a total signal-blackhole in the queue, meaning you can't even text your way out of boredom. I am absolutely being 100% honest when I say I prefer this post office to the one in the city centre. It's a good honest postie's, with ugly greetings cards, bad radio, and grumpy staff. Just like the good old days!

Has fun souvenirs however, they do sell fake Labubus…read more Bought a Man U hat for my husband. A cute t shirt and some magnets.

This store's a funny one to start off with, despite having a giant sign outside saying Manchester…read moreSouvenirs & News and Post Office, it appears to be a small Post Office from the Manchester Souvenirs & News branding, from this store you can expect everything you'd regularly expect from a Post Office which is located inside a newsagents with it being one of the many Manchester Souvenirs & News locations (and even more Post Offices) around the city. Located in Exchange Square, it is located in the former basement of WHSmith, with the lifts removed and upper levels now being home to JD Sport, this means that the only way to enter the store, despite being classed as "Manchester Arndale", is the one and only entrance, just outside the mall in Exchange Square, located next to Caffe Nero. The store is much larger than other locations such as Deansgate and nicer and more modern than the Shudehill branch, which opened around about the same time as this one. I really like the decor around the top of the store, showing Corrination Street and just typical, modern and cool Manchester decor, as that is the theme of the store after all. The newsagents part of the business had a good selection of drinks, albeit at inflated prices costing around £1.49 for an iced tea which are often available to buy for around £1 each (or at least 2 for £2) at other retailers nearby including the Co-op and Superdrug to name just a few. The service here was a little slow and confusing, with two different parts of the till, they were obviously understaffed and struggling to serve two tills, with one man working and moving between the two, and even then it appeared that he had a young child standing behind him (family run business), I personally dislike being served in stores by young children and find it to be messy and complicated. They had one post office counter which was typical of a store this size, of course it isn't a regular Post Office, who have a large branch in Spring Gardens just a few minutes away, or a smaller main branch (yet still bigger than this one) at the Town Hall, as well as many stores similar to this around the city. Understaffed store with slightly poor service and inflated prices are the big negatives, but overall being in the city centre, the location is good and they do offer basic/good services for drinks (despite the inflated prices), souvenirs and Post Office, in a really nice decorated store so I do feel it deserves a three-star rating, and it is in quite a handy location being the only store of its' kind in Exchange Square.

worst post office in Manchester. an Evri parcel point who doesn't stick to hours advertised and are…read morevery rude when you ask for your parcel to be told they're closed, when the advertised closing time for Evri us 7pm. I got there just before 6 and all post office shutters were down. I told them you're evri hours state 7pm not 6 and the guy couldn't have bed. less interested, they give Evri a bad name and that's saying something. Thus us the second time thus has happened, rudest and laziest post office staff in Manchester. Don't offer services if you can't produce if, never mind that you only earn 30p a parcel that's not my problem.

This branch of Post Office is one of three locations in Machester City centre, it is located just…read moreoff Market Street, in Piccadilly Plaza, fairly close to City Tower and it is inside a Manchester Souvenirs store. The branch its-self is quite small due to being located in a shop, and you have to go through the shop to get to the Post Office, which is slightly inconviniant, supported by the fact as a sub post-office it doesnt sell the range of other products (generally overpriced parcel stuff), nor have the self service machines. The layout is a little confusing with different queues for Special Delivery and a few others and regular posting, with no tanoid or system to tell you when someone's free. There is no Post Box nearby, the nearest one is probably near Morrisons (a gold one dedicated to an Olympian) at the other side of Piccadilly Gardens, meaning you might have to queue up to post a letter. Poor facilities, yet store is in a decent location with decent service yet due to it not competing with a regular post office with certain items being poor, confusing and/or inconvenient, I feel only a two-star rating is possible.

Great friendly service. The lady at the counter couldn't do enough helped check my passport and…read moredidn't even charge the normal fee. I'll be back.

Really bad service by the owner of the post office named Ali,…read more its not about customer service for him, its more about how much he can make off you. Having used this post office to post my parcels, occasionally the post was damaged or not received on other end. He also makes his prices up for the post, so if you don't know the normal rates for postage, he will rip you off. its happened to me and a few friends in the area. very upsetting

Never have I had worse service than at this post office. All the staff were rude and disrespect…read more Their equipment in their premises is not working. I used the equipment without knowing this because there was no sign to say it was out of order. the machine took my money, and when I went to explain this to the staff, they started huffing and puffing and acting like it was my fault. One of ladies (staff) started shouting at me and making threatening comments. Absolutely horrified that people are allowed to work in yhe service industry. Disgusted that no action will be taken against the individual who treated us with such rudeness and disrespect.

Located on the busy Stockport Road, this post office looks tired and old. There are some tattered…read moreflags hanging on rusty flagpoles outside, and the sign is faded. Inside things are perfectly clean and orderly, in fact it betrays the impression its exterior gave me. I absolutely love it when post offices combine being a post office with selling odd little items too, some of which have nothing to do with post or stationary. Stockport Road Post Office is a prime example for this. Here, not only can you post a parcel, but you can also buy confectionary, insoles for your shoes, cigarettes behind the counter and Daz washing powder. Excellent. The staff are pleasant and well-presented and the queue moves quickly so that despite the lack of those self-service machines which I love so much, I'm sending my parcel within just a few minutes of walking in.

Crown Post Offices are a dying breed now - it seems almost every Post Office is now becoming a…read moresmall kiosk in a newsagents or similar style store, this is one of the few good remaining Post Offices remaining. This is a large branch, on Spring Gardens which is just off Market Street. It has a ticketed queuing approach, where you get a ticket and wait for them to call your number, I much prefer this to the standard queuing as it means you can sit down, relax without squabbling over your place in the queue. There is also a good number of self-service postage machines (These are great but not ideal as they don't include all services such as if the postage is pre-paid). The staff here are pretty friendly and service is quick enough, this is a huge benefit over the smaller Post Offices around the city centre located in Manchester Souvenirs and News stores, as it can be hit and miss whether you get served quickly or not - the staff always seem to take more care at this location too. It can be cheaper to pre-pay your postage online depending on the service being used. I don't understand the logic behind this, especially if you have to visit a Post Office anyway to post the parcel and/or generate proof of posting. 4* - A very good Post Office location, yet working on transparency between pricing through all payment methods and adding services to the self-service postage machines to make it quicker, and confusion-free would be a huge improvement again.

Hell hath no fury like central Manchester in the office lunch hour. I despair, I really do. And…read moreoften I found myself here having to post things off while I was working at Spinningfields, so once I'd jostled through the crowds the last thing I wanted was apocalyptic queues whilst standing like a lemon with my parcel. Thankfully, this is a particularly large post office. It sells what you'd expect - envelopes, stationery, stamps, the works, but with a great many kiosks it means you're never waiting a ludicrously long time to get rid of your items. The staff are helpful too, I was talked through the ins and outs of how many stamps I should put on a card to enable it to reach Fuerteventura, for instance. Its location just next to the Tesco Metro makes it a very handy stopping off point if you happen to be in town. I worked this out when I had to head here today to post off a box and a letter, both recorded delivery. I'm around a mile from a Post Office, no matter what direction I walk in. The shop opposite my apartment building closed down a long time ago, and now I'm at the mercy of Mocha Parade (gimme me flamin' giro), Soviet, sorry, Salford Precinct (Gorky Park) and this. This is my default. I'd like to take a moment to announce that I'm a dumbass as well. Ticket systems? Lost on me. I become like a doddering old grandmother that's been handed an iPod for the first time. Don't worry, this happens at cheese counters and in hospital queues too. Small ballots of paper bewilder me. Anyway, I realised that I shouldn't have sauntered past the friendly-looking bloke stood next to the ominous looking machine. And the lady who handled my parcels was super friendly. It's quick and easy. Worth a visit if you're parcel-sending this Christmas. Although by now you're probably too late... sorry, there was no need for that. I reckon you are though. Okay, I promise, I'll stop now.

Dreadful service. Parcel posted Friday 2nd August, 24 hr tracked, still there Tuesday 6th August…read more11.30 p.m.. My customer who needs his items is furious, not my fault due to delays at Manchester MC. That doesn't help the customer who is now demanding replacement goods. Royal Mail, you are screwing up my business and you don't care.

like many say, parcels are stuck there. Royal Mail on Twitter are useless, just keep saying 2-3days…read moreis aim not guarantee. What a stupid claim for service that is named Tracked48.

Due to the nature of one of my jobs I spend a disproportionate amount of time in post offices. I'm…read moresomething of a connoisseur posting things wise and I really do appreciate a good post office. My current favourite is the central Manchester branch because of those joyful self-service machines for letters and packets. Obviously I appreciate that not all post offices can be like this. North Levenshulme Post Office is dead small which is perfectly ok, but seems to be in disarray. It's kind of one of those shops that's half a shop and half a post office, and everything in here seemed to be a bit of a mess. Like they were in the middle of totally rearranging the shop or something. Only I'm not sure they were. Oddly enough, they had zebra print handbags for sale in here. No joke. But as a post office it works just fine, with two windows at the back of the shop. It's a post office. Does what it says on the tin.

I have been going to this post office for a few years now and I love the opening hours on a…read moreSaturday now - 5:30pm!! Although, today (11/10/2014) I didn't have such a good experience. I walked in and noticed I had a couple people waiting in the queue in front of me... The lady behind the desk was on her phone chatting to her friend... Maybe family whilst serving customers! Rude?! When it got to me, I had a few things to post so it's a good thing she ended the call (not sure if it was ended or just put it down until I'd gone). I asked for the items to me posted 2nd class recorded delivery. So she scans them all, and I have a feeling she hasn't put the recorded delivery stickers on, just stamps. So I ask... Are they recorded? No, she says! She hadn't heard me when I had told her the first time because she was on the bloody phone!!! Which then meant having to add on extra stickers/change prices to my items.

I can't fault the staff and service received at Chorlton post office…read more I take my elderly mother in regularly now she struggles to get there herself and I can understand why she likes the branch so much. I must make particular reference to Dawn, who has the patience of a saint and never fails to give service with a smile.

I used to dread going into this place. It was always packed no matter what time of day it was, and…read morein my experience the staff were incredibly inefficient in dealing with routine queries. I went in there to post a package to Germany. For some reason the man behind the counter found this fact hilarious and proceeded to talk to his colleague in his native language for a good couple of minutes whilst gesturing at me. The staff seemed more focussed on selling the disco balls and ghastly home decorations and assorted electrical goods available in their 'shop' which took over half the post office than they did in serving customers. Goodbye and good riddance lousy old post office. Hello and welcome to new posh post office complete with electronic 'cashier number three pleeeease' system, friendly and efficient staff and a small shop which sells useful things such as jiffy bags and sellotape. Just how a post office should be. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't make a special trip to this post office if it wasn't just at the end of my road, but it is soooo much better than the old post office.