Mail Boxes Etc

Oh how i should… and will from now on… search the Unilocal before I do ANYTHING!!!
I had the fortunate experience of returning my ATT cable boxes (A whole other story) to an «Authorized UPS Dealer». Well the Yahoo said it was… The sign on the door said it was. The lit up sign behind the counter said it was. Oh but the extremely Rude Guy behind the counter said it wasnt… «Why do they keep sending you people with these in here?» Ahhh because it says your a UPS Dealer maybe… I don’t know? Anyway Stupid place. Stupid guy. Super rude. DO NOT SUPPORT unless you like that kinda stuff. Oh yeah. I took it to the one on Western and Hollywood. They took it with smiles on.

This place is a rip off.
The first time I went in to mail an envelope he charged me 58 cents for a stamp, Hmmm.
The second time I went in to mail a postage paid item via USPS, he told me he could not take it because his store is not a postal service, now I’m confused. When I told him that I’ve mail envelopes via USPS from here before he insisted that I had to take my already postage paid item to the Post Office on Pacific.
This guy will mail your item only if you buy his expensive stamps or ship via his overpriced hub.

My landlady has a mailbox here to send correspondence and rent to. I also rented a mailbox here for my own small business. For years I would just walk it over to save stamps then after about 2 years of doing this the asshat of a clerk, who I actually think is part owner, say «next time you need to mail it.» I explain that I live across the street, I’ve been doing it for years, and that it’s silly to waste a stamp and mail it when I could just walk it across the street in two minutes. The guy insists that it has to be mailed and that he’s not responsible for what happens to the mail when it’s delievered by hand. I tell him as long as I can walk I’m going to keep walking it over because that’s just ridiculous. He then threatens that he can’t be held liable if something happens to my mail and makes it seem really ominous. I call my landlady and tell her what happens and to just be on the lookout in case something shady happens.
Fast forward one week — my landlady calls and says the rent never arrived. Seems rather suspicious that after two years of walking it over the one time the guy threatens that he can’t be responsible for my mail and makes a HUGE stink out of it that my rent mysteriously disappears. My husband then went over there to talk to the guy and tell him that what he did isn’t cool. The guy insists he didn’t do anything and kept repeating that he can’t be responsible for items that are hand delivered and that it has to be mailed through USPS. The guy was the biggest jerk EVER! My hubby wanted to rip his face off but left him with some choice words instead.
After this incident I immediately closed my own mailbox there and I told my landlady everything that happened. I would never want any of my customers having to deal with this type of service if they wanted to drop off something for me. It’s rude, unprofessional, and just plain douchy. My landlady will actually come to the house and pick up our rent from our apartment rather than have us take our rent there.
When I rented a mailbox there the same exact guy didn’t credit my mailbox with a payment I made and I had to prove to his wife that it was paid. They take payments for 3 month blocks so I lost track of time when my payment was due and they never contacted me because of this missing payment, even though they have my phone number, and actually returned some of my business mail so now they’re making my business look bad with my own customers.
I’ve considered taking these guys to small claims but since they didn’t really do anything that affected my bottom line I don’t have much of a case. You can’t sue someone for being a massive dick but I can Unilocal about it. Avoid this place at all costs. Rent a PO Box from the post office instead.