US Post Office – McPherson

Very unfriendly staff, inefficient, rude attitude, zero willingness to help customers. I recommend to go to other offices if you can!

Slow and angsty employees when they’re busy but speedy and friendly when only a few people in line. Best time to go is between 10am and 3pm. Lunch time is moderately busy. Going after work is going to take 5 – 10 minutes in line. They unfortunately don’t have a scale to weigh your packages or a self-​service kiosk, despite how big the inside space is. There are two blue mail receptacles just to the left of the main doors; however, the post office is planning to remove them in spring 2014 because they are not used often.

It’s a post office (in DC, no less), so you know that you’ll be shocked to receive efficient, courteous service. This post office is close to my office, so it’s the one I typically use when I need to mail out a package. The clerk who helped me this past time was helpful and fast — I was grateful! Be forewarned that the larger man who is usually behind the counter is extremely unpleasant and unprofessional; he frequently yells at customers and loudly complains about anything he can. The last time I was there, he spent the duration of my visit (20+ minutes) loudly chewing the other female clerk out for providing what he thought was excessive assistance to a customer with metered mail. Ridiculous.

I’ve read a lot of bad reviews about USPS (and even UPS/​Fedex), but I’ve never had any problems at the McPherson USPS office. I have come here a number of times to mail out international packages to a friend of mine. There is a lady working there (I forgot her name) who has always very helpful. A number of times, I would line up with a box in my hand with the addresses all filled up, and she would point out to me a better (cheaper) option to ship the items overseas. And before I leave the counter, she would have given me the customs form, a pen, tape, etc. (even before I remember to ask) so that I would have everything ready before I line up again to pay :) :) It just makes the experience so much easier and smoother when you know there’s someone ready to help you.

This is a great location and that is the main reason I love this post office. It is über convenient. It’s just like any other post office so I am not going to rave about the assortment of shipping boxes, etc. The line moves at a normal pace, blah blah blah.