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| - Most post offices are the embodiment of government inefficiency. Understaffed, bleary, grumpy workers, limited and inconvenient hours, zero point zero customer service effort, lines fifteen people deep, you know the drill.
The Van Buren post office is a small gift from God, because it's TOTALLY THE OPPOSITE. They have extended hours, rad for those of us with actual jobs that keep us occupied between 8 am and 5 pm. They are always fully staffed with real live, smiling, helpful people who seem to enjoy their jobs. More than once, they've helped me figure out a cheaper way to send stuff and have even helped me jam stuff into smaller boxes to save some cash. The self-serve kiosk is always fully stocked and functional.
Plus, my local Arcadia location is like a depressing United Nations gathering, full of depressed-looking people who appear wasted and/or haven't showered in four days. The Van Buren location is usually pretty empty, but once there were a couple of teenagers trying to send live chickens through the mail, which was pretty awesome.
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