This place is legit! A friendly and efficient government service. As a taxpayer, this makes me somewhat hopeful, though not reallyz.
I packaged a box with my items and went straight to the counter, with no line. The guy told me if I put the stuff in a flat-rate box it would be $5 cheaper. Sweet! I thought it was already in a flat-rate box, but apparently not. He grabbed one for me and transferred the items.
It's quite a paradox. If USPS had a good business model they would be pulling in more revenue to get themselves out of the red, but who wants to be upsold at a USPS? Not me. I often try to avoid USPS's and opt for private industry just based on principle, but this place is so close to me, and remarkably good. It's the needle in the haystack.