US Post Office

A US Post office with a 4 star review??? What????? Yep. Legit. Maybe it's based on my experiences with EVERY OTHER SLOW, ANNOYING post office I've ever been to. That would be all post offices in fact. In comparison, Mars post office has counter people who are quick, courteous, helpful, and pleasant. You read that right. In fact, I will go out of my way to avoid all other post offices even if they are closer just to come here. No standing in long lines, no dealing with contentious people, no aggravation. I know. Hard to believe.

However, I think you readers should just keep going to your own post office and try to be patient and understanding. Perhaps you'll be there on that day that service improves. You'll be able to tell that to your grandchildren.

We here in Mars don't get home delivery of US Mail, ever, under any circumstances. We are assigned post office boxes and must go in to pick up what others just dash out to the mailbox to retrieve. I manage to stop by almost daily and it's always a high point in my day. The people who work there are beyond friendly - they're polite, helpful and truly concerned when there's a glitch. With us locals, they seem to be able to match our faces with our box numbers without asking, and yet they don't reduce a person to a number - they know our names! Where else can a person count on a daily warm encounter six days a week?