PostalAnnex+

Nice folks, always friendly and helpful. Locally owned and operated. Recommended for all shipping needs.

The people are extremely friendly and helpful! Much nicer than going to the post office or other store. Very convenient location and good prices.

Very nice employees. Two employees helped me with a group challenge that I was involved in and were more than happy to help me out. Thank you ladies.

Unfortunately, they haven’t gone out of business yet. Bill, the friendly owner, is still there, «13 years!», so he tells me. Then again I take everything this guy says with a grain of salt, based on his other lie. More on that in a second.
So my wife went here to mail off some oversize 7“x7″ valentines envelopes, very light weight. He did tell her that it was going to be more expensive because they were greater than 5″, so have to be flat-​rate first-​class. He only told my wife the total price, not the post-​marked price as well, cleverly hiding the markup he CHOOSES to add on a given item.
I’ve founded two businesses, a car dealership, and a restaurant… out in California. I completely understand that a proprietor has got to make a buck, you got to eat. That’s fine… but the mark-​up this guy charged my wife is way out of line. He says thats what he always charges… I have a feeling he chose to charge my wife what he did because
A.) She’s an immigrant
B.) She had a stack of envelopes that he didn’t want to have to apply labels to each one?
Anyways, when calling in, I got a quote on a 5“x5″ light envelope. Plus or Minus a couple cents, he said that would be 66 cents postage, and when asked his charge, he said 82.
Markup of 24%. Sounds good, reasonable. You don’t want to pay more? go wait in line at the post office with everyone else. Got it.
My wife’s 32 envelopes were marked with $ 0.92 postage, and he charged $ 1.55 for each one. 68% percent markup?
So what’s this extra amount for I wonder, as far as I can understand in the complex world of mail, the process is identical for him.
A.) Take envelope
B.) Weigh envelope
C.) print the sticker
D.) place the sticker
E.) put in box for postman to pick up
I’m guessing the extra amount is chosen on the fly, whats the amount he feels is worth his time to help that customer.
When I asked him if he sets the prices or Postal Annex+ Corporate… he said it’s corporate, he has no say.
BullShi*.
One of the businesses in the same complex as my restaurant was a postal annex, so I called up my old friend and asked them what THEY charge for this. and about Postal Annex policy in general. He says they shoot for 20−25% across the board, but every owner can do what they wish. Postal Annex has GUIDELINES they suggest.
Thanks for the lie Bill… you’re a big man. … «literally»
Oh, and the cherry on top, when i walked in to meet this lovely man, he had a mouth full of chewing tobacco… all stuck up in his teeth too.
Believe me, even in Longmont, theres plenty of other hard working, fair business owners trying to make it. Please check them out! That’s why we walked to Postal Annex on PAce, help out the local guy. I could care less about paying $ 15 more than I should have for 32 envelopes… But this guy … this business… is a joke.
Good luck on another 13 more years Bill!!!
And leave your filthy habits for your car or home if you want to be taken seriously.
OH – and God Bless the USA, where there are checks and balances for this kind of thing.

If this place actually has closed, that’s a good thing.
The problem I had was that the owner accepted several items from me, one being a violin, to pack and ship by way of US mail. The items were insured.
When about three weeks had passed and the violin had not arrived, I returned to the store to ask for USPS tracking information. The owner claimed not to have any. That was a bit of a problem.
But then, magically, the package turned up a couple of days later, postmarked… yes. You guessed.
If this place has closed, that’s probably for the best (unless the owner has moved on to another location). If it hasn’t closed, try to think of an alternative (and then Unilocal!it — Longmont doesn’t seem to have a reliable pack/​ship store).