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| - I stood in line at the US Post Office for about 15 minutes, only to find out that my stuff (packed in my own box) didn't qualify for any of their Priority Mail flat rates...it would ONLY if I crammed it into their own awkwardly-sized, long, flat box. I would've had to tear open my own taped-up box (with what??), unpack everything in it (in front of all these people waiting in line??), re-pack it in their long, very flat box (what if some of my items weren't that flat??) and then could save $4.
Exasperated, I gave them their "Priority Mail" tape back, hopped in the car, and Yelped for the nearest UPS store. Found it at Camelback & 32nd. Two employees were on hand, one busy with another customer so the other stepped right up to help me. The UPS employee gave me several shipping options, and I chose the one which got my box off to its destination for $2 cheaper than the USPS, and also INCLUDED a tracking number. In and out in less than five minutes.
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