Islington Post Office

I’ve been in here a few times and used the self service machines. I’m still learning so I have asked for a hand each time.
The staff are always happy and chatty.
This is quite a small branch but when I’ve been in around lunch time it’s actually not too busy.

I didn’t know that there was any post office anywhere that did not at least have a mail slot to accept after hours mail. No automatic stamp machines either. There is a postal drop box across the street. How clever! Of course – put the drop box ON THE OTHER SiIDE of the busy street from the postal station.

Yeah it’s fine once you reach the front of the queue but, boy, that queue was long when I was in there and they only had 3 counters open. It’s not one of those post offices where you can do all you stationery shopping and stuff though, this is just official post office business and that’s it. Go to Ryman if you need an envelope.

Ok, so it’s a post office. How great could I have expected it to be?
Unfortunately with lines out the door at all sorts of random times of the day (p.s. WHO *other than me* goes to the post office at 3:17pm on a Tuesday? Or 10:42 on a Wednesday?) it is rare that I’m actually able to make a transaction. Without the modern technology of, oh, I don’t know… stamp machines, it requires that I wait in line unless I’m simply planning on dropping off mail. This line is the death of me.
That said, I do dig the beautiful old building — a stamp machine would probably throw off the feng shui and lordy knows how that would ruffle those volatile postal workers…
Anyway, there’s a post office here. Do what you gotta do people.

bad service… does not open on time… incopetent manager that does not know how to do a proper rota… workers constantly arriving late, normally 3 of 6 windows operating/​, are we in 2010

Just where I needed it! This is in a lovely old building. In fact it reminds me a bit of Kingsland Road Post Office, though that one is larger and definitely not so smart. This one has all the usual leaflets, plus packaging for sale along the queue dividers, and a rather nice lot of mouldings on the ceiling. I’ve only been the once, but the service I got was fast and efficient.