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NOPE!
Tales From A UPS Store: You have voted and I have listened! Thank you for your participation. You told me you wanted to see her learn and burn, so I will not be calling her back. If she calls with a...
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Lick it!
Tales From A UPS Store: When you show up and use our pens, please, for the love of hygiene, don’t lick the tip like some long expired writer from the 1890′s before you go to write anything. Ugh, he...
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All quiet, until…
Tales From A UPS Store: They are laying off a nearby, and much needed, police force.Personally, I am stocking ammo like a crazy person and hoping for the best. No, not really. But I will keep my...
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*facepalm*
Tales From A UPS Store: Customer: “People’s lives will be greatly affected if these tri-folds do not make it, you know?”Me: *silence, looking over the tri-fold* — Turns out, they didn’t make it to...
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Commie
Tales From A UPS Store: Customer: “I need to ship this UPS Red.” I assumed he meant overnight service but we have had issues with customers selecting the proper shipping options lately so I thought I...
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Based on…what?
Tales From A UPS Store: Customer: “I would like to ship a fake Christmas tree to Florida” Me: “Ok, do you have the dimensions, weight, and zip code where it is going?” Customer: “Yes, it is about 50...
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You can go now.
Tales From A UPS Store: A customer shipped a package to a receiver. When UPS brought the package to the receiver the receiver refused the package. The UPS driver took the package and sent it back to...
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My spelling?
Tales From A UPS Store: I found this piece of spam hilarious. “[o]bviously like your web site[,] however you have to take a look at the spelling on quite a few of your posts. Several of them are rife...
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Are you the Post Office?
Tales From A UPS Store: Me: “Thank you for calling The UPS Store. The Worker speaking. How may I help you?” Customer: “Do you do passports?” Me: “Just photos. Otherwise you would need the Post...
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UPS driver shot and killed
Tales From A UPS Store: A very nice woman came into the store and shipped out a package. She remarked on the ye olde prices of stamps after seeing her current charge and also began to talk about how...
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Just your dignity
Tales From A UPS Store: A co-worker let me know that I had missed the loudest, most obnoxious, and aggressive customer we have had in the store. Shucks, I say, but I shall recount what I know of the...
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The price is right…B-word
Tales From A UPS Store: A customer brought in a package and wanted to send it. I put in all of the information and quoted her the price which was $28.00. “No, that ain’t right! Uh uh, no. That ain’t...
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No, really, we aren’t FedEx
Tales From A UPS Store: The awkward turtle of all awkward turtles as it pertains to competition. — A, I guess, customer?… walks into the store. No, no, I take that back. Not a customer. They can’t be...
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U.S.A. Adopts 51st State
Tales From A UPS Store: Just heard here: “Well, does it cost more if you are shipping to another state…like, um, Canada?” “Your canvases are so…I dunno…artistic.” – Completely unrelated person to...
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Close Early? I wish.
Tales From A UPS Store: Customer: “Did you close early yesterday?” Worker: “No, I don’t think so. We were here until 6:37 or so.” I saw the time stamp on the end of day report. C: “Nah, I came at...
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Most secure way to ship gifts this holiday season?
Tales From A UPS Store: Worker here with another tip for the holiday season. Want to make sure your package gets to its destination without being rifled through? Here is the secret. You can’t. It...
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How envelopes work
This is how my customers work. Yes, this. Tales From A UPS Store: Customer: “This envelope won’t close.” Me: “Ah. You need to wet it.” The customer looks it over, folds the flap and pushes it down a...
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Just answer the question
Tales From A UPS Store: Me: “Ok, so who is the box going to?” Customer: “Well, we are going to need to cover the labels first.” Me: “Once I make a new one I can put it over the old one, but to do...
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Dementia is funny and sad. So are people who need glasses and don’t wear them.
Tales From A UPS Store: Just wanted to comment on two issues I see more and more each day that goes by. Old people with dementia/memory loss and adults who leave the house without their glasses, drive...
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American fail
Tales From A UPS Store: Our store is located in the United States. This is a very important detail. At least 65% of all Americans know this, so I figured I wouldn’t get this question for at least...
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An address UPS can not send to
Tales From A UPS Store: An old white haired lady nearly stumbles through the door of our store. She is using a cane an carrying an immaculately well packed box; the kind you know she was able to make...
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YOU are opening a care facility?
Tales From A UPS Store: I am designing a card for a customer. Well, that isn’t completely accurate. I’m TRYING to design a card for a customer. He is opening a care facility for seniors. People. He...
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Mayor stopped in…
Tales From A UPS Store: So, the mayor just stopped by. He wanted a picture printed. I guess it isn’t an election year?
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Occupy UPS Store
Tales From A UPS Store: A customer comes into the store and asks what envelope he should use to send a small item. The suggested envelope, he says, does not look sturdy enough. We suggest two envelopes...
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Tales From A UPS Store: Cheese Puffs
Tales From A UPS Store: Just saw an an angry old man wheeling a shopping cart full of cheese puffs speedily back into the shopping center. You know, sometimes it feels like I never stopped watching TV....
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