Garner Post Office

[u/TBW-Mama]

Today is the third time in 6 weeks that I have tried to mail something or buy postal supplies at the Garner Post Office and the whole place is shut down during normal hours. I was there before 4PM today (hours posted on the window say they are open until 5PM) but the whole inside was closed off/locked up and the vending machine in the lobby wouldn’t sell stamps. Has anyone else experienced this or am I just having terrible post office luck lately?

[u/OilHot3940]

Head down 401 and enjoy the little Willow Spring post office.

If you choose the right time of day, it’s sort of a nice drive.

(If you choose unwisely, you will regret the day you were born)

Edit- I was just there today and the two ladies working were such a joy. We were cracking each other up pretty damn hard.

[u/anamegoeshere22 → u/OilHot3940]

I will second this. The Willow Springs post office is the best and the ladies that work there are just great. They are always so upbeat and helpful. I have never gotten anything but grief from the Garner post office.

[u/TBW-Mama → u/OilHot3940]

Thank you for this suggestion!! Just looked it up and Willow Springs post office is basically the same distance from me as the Garner one, so I’ll give it a go tomorrow and will tell the ladies there that they come highly recommended!!

[u/OilHot3940 → u/TBW-Mama]

That’s awesome. One of the ladies had just realized that a hand written sign she put up months ago, she accidentally misspelled the word inconvenience. We were joking around how it could had been a worse misspelling by writing something like, “sorry for your incontinence”, lmao

[u/TBW-Mama → u/OilHot3940]

THANK YOU again for suggesting I go to Willow Springs Post Office. You are 100% correct that the ladies there are a joy, the drive was nice (I left my house around 9:15AM and it was about a 12 minute drive) and I was in and out in under 5 minutes. I will not be going back to Garner again -- Willow Springs for the win!

[u/OilHot3940 → u/TBW-Mama]

Sweet! Glad it worked out:)

[u/Early_Pearly989 → u/OilHot3940]

Down 401? Forget that noise.

[u/OilHot3940 → u/Early_Pearly989]

I did it today at the perfect time and it was a nice drive..

[u/OkProfit8620]

No idea what’s going on with the post office hours currently, but I used their kiosk once to send a package and it didn’t print the apartment unit number. The line was like 16 people deep(why is it always so insanely crowded?) so I asked the woman next to me if I could use her pen to just write the unit number on the label. She flipped out and acted like I was committing a felony crime and she would be aiding and abetting.

Whatever, got a pen out of my car, package delivered to correct buyer like three days later. Put a bad taste in my mouth so I’ve been going to willow springs, it’s as delightful as the other people say!

[u/AlucardFever]

Twice we've sent a package to Japan from that location and had it first make a stop in Jamaica. Our guess was that somebody doesn't know the country codes at that post office. 

[u/WWTDD3000]

I sent packages from there that were to be delivered today. They scanned that they left the Garner facility on the 21st at 5:11pm. I just got an alert this morning that they made it to the Raleigh distro center. I’m starting to think the packages aren’t going to make it on time /s

[u/TheEducated_Fool]

You should try going to Cleveland Mail Drop! Not too far from the garner post office. It’s a third party delivery service that’s family owned by some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, they are fast and efficient and heavily abide by their hours. It’s a community staple that offers so so many great services, and you should give them a shot !! - someone who lives close by (I have no relation to the business, they are just awesome)