The wife was going to send a defective scope back to the manuafacturer for me, while I was at work. (Sightmark Triple Duty 10X40X50, company has been wonderful to deal with so far.) I told her to try the USPS and the flat rate boxes, we've never used them and decided to give it a try.
She goes there, with two little kids in tow. She's trying to figure out how to set the box up while holding on to the 10 month old. There's a line of people watching. My wife politely asks if she could have some help. The lady behind the counter looks her right in the eye and says "No".
My wife was stunned, luckily a nice lttle old man helps her with the box cause she has the two kids. Box was not big enough and my wife asks if they have one bigger. Lady behind the counter tells her again "No, you'll have to go to UPS."
So that's exactly what my wife did. UPS was wonderful to deal with, boxed her stuff up for her and had packaging material to protect the scope.
Lesson learned..and USPS wonders why they can't make any money.
So far as being treated well at the post office- small town post offices are great. course for someone like me, a small town is great anyway.