Love this UPS store. Their staff is excellent - all of them are so kind, capable, and professional. I especially wanted to sing the praises of one employee, Mari. I recently had to prevent an already-shipped package from being delivered (due to a sensitive personal situation), and Mari went above and beyond to help me stop the package from arriving. She called me multiple times to keep me informed about the status of her efforts as she was working on the case, and even though there was very little time to get it done before the package was supposed to arrive, she made it happen. She even called to confirm once the package had been received back at the Piedmont Ave store, to ask me how I would like to dispose of it. I really appreciated her kind demeanor, thoughtfulness, persistence, and professionalism. She is an exemplary employee, and I hope she will be recognized for her excellent work. I am so appreciative of everything she did to help me. Thank you, Mari! read more

Saw lots of negative reviews when I went to look up what time they open one day. Worked in customer service lots in my life and know how difficult it can be. Have only had positive experiences on the many occasions I've used this location. Noted that at least one negative review was actually meant for the nearby USPS store not UPS store. There were long lines a couple of times during COVID but that was from people spacing themselves out 6' and line never took more than a couple of minutes. Staff has always been great with me. read more

I am still reeling from an unbelievably bad customer experience at this store. I tried to ship two well wrapped packages, and Shitel refused to ship them unless I bought the overpriced packaging supplies that they sell. She was incredibly rude and condescending, and I've noticed from other reviews on Yelp that I am not the only person who she's been rude too. I am going to go off Yelp and report her behavior to UPS Corporate. This place does not deserve to be in business, and I will also notidy neighbors (via Nextdoor and Facebook) about my horrible experience. **Responding to owners' reply below: The response from the owner is incorrect and libelous. There is no UPS policy that this person speaks of -- I know because I checked with UPS. This store simply tries to con you into buying their overpriced supplies to line their pockets at the customers expense. Sad. Also, and here's the mic drop moment: I took the same packages to a different UPS store in the area... and they shipped them without a problem or negative comment (in contrast, the owners at the other location are charming, warm, wonderful people who deserve our business). I am not the only one who has had bad experiences with Shital. You can clearly see other negative comments about her poor customer service from other Yelp reviewers. Are the **multiple** people who've had issues with her poor customer service "wrong"? We have a great community and people should be warned. read more

Warning to future customers: THIS PLACE IS NOT DOG-FRIENDLY. Avoid it if you have a dog. This UPS store just gets worse and worse. Used to be pretty nice, and dog-friendly, but due to a change in ownership (I guess), now I'm not allowed to walk my sweet 15-pound dog into the store, BUT they also don't have ANY place outside (a hook or a bike rack or a small tree even) to tie up a dog on a 6-foot leash. (I can leave my dog at home - but not everybody can - and dog-walks are a prime-motivator for me to shop in the area and not get into a car - and there are certainly other places that offer similar services in the area). Please provide your dog-walking buddies with a place to tie-up their pups if you want to retain their business. read more

I have been coming to this store for more then 6 years and I love them. They are very professional and clean. All my packages are always on time. Manager is very hard working and keeps up with all the mail that goes out and comes through its crazy. Thank you guys for your best customer service I have ever experienced. read more

Don't come to this store if you are doing something as simple as dropping off your pre labeled packages. They will have you wait in line while other stores would let you just leave the packages if you don't need receipt so you can leave without standing there wasting your time for nothing. On top of that, the female clerk asked me "what is the description of the content" while the package is already pre labeled! I am not asking you to print me and label and calculating the cost, this is why this store is so inefficient. Save yourself sometime and go to other UPS store whose workers have better sense. read more

This is my neighborhood UPS store and I LOVE it! The staff here are GREAT!! They are all extremely helpful and friendly. A big shout out goes to Cris and Darian whom I've worked with several times. Darian has helped me a number of times with very large packages and multiple shipments at one time. I appreciate her kindness and patience. She's an exemplary model of excellent customer service! Thanks Darian, Cris & the UPS team! read more

Absolutely terrible experience here. The staff member helping me wore her mask below her nose the entire time. (And yes, I know which specific location I'm posting about, despite the gaslighting question from the owner in response to another reviewer's concerns about poor masking at this same location. Clearly it's a repeat issue.) Their computer was completely broken and unable to print my return label, but they also refused to waive the $5 service fee to print it despite there being no self-printing option available. So yeah, go here if you want to pay $5 for them to print a single black-and-white piece of paper for you. I left without shipping or paying for anything and will never be going here again. There are plenty of other shipping locations in the nearby area. read more

When our UPS mailbox term expired we asked to have our mail forwarded on request and prepaid for both the service and the packaging. After 2 successful previous forwards, when I requested that the mail be forwarded a third time via the expected email, it was not done so I followed up with 2 telephone calls and they would not explain why the mail had not been forwarded nor did they forward it at that time. My wife happened to be in town and picked up our mail in person only because of this delay in forwarding and now they are demanding additional money for the in person pickup and any additional pickup, all because they failed to forward our mail (prepaid) on request. It is now a month later and the manager, Shital, will not explain why our mail was not forwarded after multiple requests. She has not refunded our prepaid mailing expenses. She has also refused our request to speak with the owner of the store about this issue. Our next step is to report this breach of contract to the BBB but I would prefer an explanation before proceeding. Your response below does not address the problem. - We prepaid for mail forwarding and it did not happen. - I repeatedly called to find out why it had not been forwarded and each time I was assured that someone would look into it and call me back the next day which never happened. - If our mail had been forwarded then we wouldn't have HAD to pick it up in person as there was no other way to get it. Therefore the actions of the store were absolutely the cause of the problem. - You have yet to reply to my many private, written requests asking you to describe why our mail was not forwarded. Why was it not forwarded? Read the previous sentence again and please respond. read more

Very rude when I tried to do a simple drop off. I was pretty shocked Also don't wear masks As they told me they are a franchise so they operate differently than other branches Avoid at all costs read more

This store is filled with amazing employees who are always ready to help. I've seen nothing but amazing service from the employees to management. read more

This store has the rudest staff I have ever met! I needed to return some equipment to AT&T and they told me to go to the UPS store with my confirmation number to ship it to them for free. I walked in the it was clear that Melinda was annoyed that she had to help me. When she was setting up the shipment she only scanned one piece of equipment. i asked if she could scan the other so I had confirmation that they were shipping everything back. She said the other piece of equipment didn't have a bar code so I pointed out that it did. She snaps back at me and says "I am doing what i am required to do". So I start to explain to her why I am concerned and she interrupts me mid-sentence which she had done a few times earlier during the transaction. Now i am getting annoyed and tell her "stop interrupting me its rude". She says "You started it". At this point the manager who is standing there ask her if she needs help. Completely showing no concern for how she is treating a customer and in fact giving me a dirty look. Who over the age of 5 says "you started it'? I was dumbfounded. While I didn't "start it" I just let it go. WOW this is a horrible staff who has no idea how to treat people. Melina is mean and rude and the store manager is clearly clueless. Don't go here unless you like mean people. I also what to add that I have already called AT&T and given them the tracking number and list of equipment that I turned over to the UPS store. So if any of it does not arrive AT&T knows I did my part. read more

I had a package that I paid $50 to ship that was returned because of a mistake with the label. The response from the store was dismissive. "It was your fault." I took issue with this, because they could have pointed out to me before I shipped it to check not just that the address was correct (I did check the label to make sure the address was correct) but also that all the other minutia on the label was there (which I clearly didn't check, because I didn't realize at the time it was pertinent for the delivery of the package). So now I have to pay another $50 to have this thing shipped. The owner could have easily re-shipped the package and absorbed the cost, which would have been far less than $50. But, who does that sort of thing these days? Apparently not this store. I told them I would complain on Yelp. Their response was, good, do that! Done. read more

The mark-up here is seriously, brazenly ludicrous. Shipped some china to my father, three boxes, and found the price a little high. But it was okay, because everything got there okay. UPS website quoted me $28 for shipping a guitar from Oakland to Phoenix. At the store, it was $76, plus $65 for the box and packing materials. We bought our own box and packing materials for $10, and shipped the same instrument to the same address in Phoenix for $23 via FedEx Ground. Double-you-tee-eff, mother-f-words? I'd love an explanation. I gave them an extra star because they're usually busy but always nice. What a freakin' racket they got running. Don't use them. read more

We paid $22 for a letter to be mailed to our home address, and the cashier mistakenly put in the UPS Store address instead of ours. Which is fine, mistakes happen. However, when we called to have the letter sent to us, the manager/person in charged wasn't very responsive (in fact, we had to call back repeatedly) and at the end we just ended up paying for the letter to be sent AGAIN. The letter contained very sensitive documents with private information, and for that reason, we asked that it needed a signature to be delivered. However, we found the letter on the street outside of our house. Completely unacceptable and I won't use UPS with any sensitive mail in the future. read more

This place is the worst for Passport photos!!! Do not under any circumstances trust that the photo you get will be usable in your passport application! I paid nearly $16 for a photo that was rejected - the reason stated was that the photo was over exposed and blown out! What's even more frustrating is at the time of my photo, I asked the associate who was assisting me if the flash was necessary. I was concerned that flash with the fluorescent store lighting would create a washed out look that would not meet standards. I should have rejected the photo because my eyes were red eyes and it was overexposed. The associate checked with his manager who said that everthing was going to be fine!! NOT!!!! Please do not entrust your passport photo with the folks at this particular UPS store. It's not worth the hassle. read more

I had a situation where I had to return a Christmas gift. I got a prepaid label from the seller and I dropped off the package and the label at the UPS store. I even paid $16 to have it packaged as I had thrown away the original shipping box. A week later, the UPS tracking says the box is still at the store. I call the store and ask and they tell me everything has gone out. I call UPS and they tell me the store is an independent franchise, and despite the fact that the UPS website says the box was received at a UPS store, and despite the fact that I have an official UPS drop off receipt in my hand, they are not responsible for it and that I need to take it up with the store. I was furious! Fortunately, the seller was Bloomingdale's. They looked up the tracking for the label they had given me, saw that the record showed I had dropped the package off and immediately refunded my money. Lucky for both me and the UPS store - otherwise I would have dragged them into small claims court faster than you can say "brand erosion"! What a dishonest way to do business! Personally - I'm never using that UPS store again. I've heard good things about the copy/mailbox place up the street so I think I'll take my business there. If you still intend to use the UPS store - just beware! read more

I had to return an online order today. they use UPS and provided me with a Pre-address/pre-paid return slip. Their instructions were to take it to a local UPS Store for drop off. So I needed ONE piece of tape to seal the Box . I kindly ask for one and the Owner/Operator directs me to the wall of pricey packing tape. I mention I only need to seal the box and he informs me they do not offer tape. Now, while I completely understand my one piece can mean 20 other pieces throughout the day, but this store also benefits from being a UPS store on several other occasions/situation. Oh, well, I learned to use the Packaging Store, next to the Video Room, down the block for future packing/shipping needs, they even have a parking lot! read more

Wow, phone call w two employees at this store was one of the worst experiences imaginable. So rude, so impatient. Attempting to get some simple information from them was an exercise in frustration and abuse. read more

I drove quite a distance to have a passport photo taken here because of the excellent Yelp reviews. The gentleman who works here was very nice but very misinformed about the current Passport regulations. When I asked him if it was alright to smile in my photo he said "Yes." but he did suggest that I mail in my renewal rather than bringing it in person to the Post Office. The next day I talked with a co-worker who told me that she mailed in her renewal with a smiling photo and the government mailed it back to her! I think I'll go to the Auto Club for my passport photos...:-( If a business makes money by taking US Passport photos I expect them to know what the current regulations are! Clearly, they do not! read more

New Manager is horrible! Shitel? Yup the name suits her! Such a shame because previous to my encounters with her I would have given this place 5 Stars. I have been going to this place for over 10 years. Don't expect customers to return when you are rude, short, inconsiderate, jack up prices, don't explain your terms in advance and then purposely and admittedly discard people's mail items because you don't give a SHIT-TEL! I give it 1 Star out of courtesy and respect to the previous Manager and other kind folks previous to her occupancy - who were wonderful. read more

I rented a mailbox here for six or seven years and then, with no warning, and during the pandemic, they raised my monthly rental fees 30%. Some very nice people work here, but the owners sure know how to alienate long-standing customers. Be forewarned! read more

It's summer, and I need to travel. I booked my ticket to Barcelona, and oooooops! forgot about that expired passport. I frenziedly printed the application and filled it out. I had to get a passport picture, and a couple places I called closed at 3. WTF!? I needed expedited service. Now! Then I happened to call up this store, and the guy who answered was so friendly and welcoming and told me they were open until 6! Yay! I found rock star parking and was immediately helped. My picture was taken and passport pictures were available in a minute! I asked for the whole application to be sent via overnight express. Then I realized I didn't know what the fees were. The man behind the counter kindly let me look it up online. Passport application mailed! read more

I need to get a passport photo and a nationalization picture at the same time. I looked it up and was the closet to my house. I called before I went down there to make sure they do passport pictures, because it was 5pm that time. The guy that picked up was really nice and said it only takes 5mins. I was thinking wow for 13 bucks for 2 pictures and 5 minutes..that sounds great. I went there, we took the picture and he printed it out and that took less than 2 minutes. The bad part is that Piedmont ave is really busy at that time and there are no parking around. Would recommend this place for the speed that I got what I needed to get done in the time I expected. read more

Great! I come here for copies and printing and have never had a problem. I think the review left by Mavourneen L. must be a joke(?) I'm smiling in my passport photo, and I checked travel.state.gov for the requirements for passport photos. Most of their examples of "correct" passport photos show people smiling! They also have a list of reasons why photos are rejected, and none of those include smiling or mailing in a renewal form. People really shouldn't leave one-star reviews based on inaccurate co-worker comments. read more

Customer service deserves an A+. The woman behind the counter greeted me as soon as I got there and quickly processed my packages to be shipped. Quick and painless. The only thing that kinda sucks is parking. It's all street parking and it can be hard to find. If you have multiple packages that require several trips to your car, it can be a hassle! read more

Came here for a notary and a stamp. There is a lot happening here folks working behind the counter are calm, professional, and problem solvers. Kudos to Ana for a quick turn around read more

It's a little store and parking can be tough here - but they have good customer service and I've always been happy with the professionalism and courtesy of the staff. Even if you printed labels for packages - they will take them for UPS/USPS pickup! Super nice folks! read more

Horrible customer service...rude and not helpful. The new manager refused to let me pick up a package for the company I work for...I had the mailbox key and have picked up packages before without any of this hassle. They stated they have policies...but clearly they are used selectively. They are allowing a disgruntled former employee to access and use this BOX business PO Box in her name...not the business name Go to Piedmont Systems down the street! read more

Seriously best staff and customer service of ANY place in the East Bay. Hiten (who owns/manages the store) has to be one of the nicest, most genuine individuals I've ever met - and clearly he has trained the rest of his staff to always put customer service first. I can not come into this store for months, and Hiten always remembers me, remembers details from my last visit (didn't you get passport pictures taken? How was your trip? Did your family like the presents you sent them? etc etc). I used to be able to walk to this store from my house, but about a year ago moved to Montclair. There is another UPS store walking distance from my new place - but I still drive down the hill to go to Hiten's store whenever I need to ship, fax or mail something. In an age when many businesses have forgot the importance of customer service, Hiten & his staff are true gems. read more

This store is awesome, and the staff is all professional, friendly, and helpful. I'm shocked they have a bunch of negative reviews, as I've been going several times per week for many years since I got a mailbox here. Everyone who works there has always been accommodating and sincere. Sure, they are busy often and you might have to wait a minute or two, but the service is heads above the post office or any FedEx or UPS corporate location. I only wish you could drop off FedEx packages like you could when these stores were Mailboxes ETC, but now they are part of the UPS family. Regardless, the service is great and the location is convenient. read more

I shipped a large box from this location. The sales associate encouraged me to get the insurance. What she didn't say was " If you package it yourself the insurance is useless". My box arrived with all of my things damaged and broken. I heard the UPS driver throwing my package out of the truck on delivery. This was in June. I returned the package to the UPS store in Santa Fe for a claim, they sent it back to Oakland. I have not received my package back. Terrible customer service. read more

I went into this location return a package to Norton they sent me an email with the barcode on it they said the UPS store could scan and print the label for me I asked the woman to do it she said she could only print it if it was in a square and a rectangle I asked her to please try showed her the instructions she said she couldn't speak English and certainly couldn't read English and in fact would not even try... She told me she was the owner of the store she needs to have UPS address her and make her Her store is she has no right to be in business I went to another UPS store about 2 miles away the woman scan the barcode printed the label and I was in and out of there in less than one minute. read more

Chris was so helpful and went above and beyond when I was in a bind! Great service!!!

Not open at 8am. The last time I was here they rejected my package for some reason, and I had to go to the post office. Go to another location. read more

I experienced exceptional customer service here and highly recommend this location. Additionally, they quoted me $60 less than the ups in San Leandro to send an international package. Two thumbs up... read more

Hiten, Melinda, and staff are kind, attentive, and efficient. I have been a customer for 5 years now, and they have always done their best to take care of whatever I need. I've had them ship, pack, handle my PO box, notarize, and take passport photos. Everything was done with attention to detail and polite efficiency. Shame on other reviewers for blaming them for UPS losing a package after it went out (go review UPS the organization, not this store). My one story about a lost package involves the FedEx drop box across the street at Citibank getting looted over New Years Eve. I'm thankful for this store. read more

The owner/operator of this store (Shitel) is the absolute worst person I've dealt with for mail services. For our business, I need to use mailbox services in different locations around the US. The prices they charge for their mailbox and forwarding. I strongly suggest anyone looking for a mailbox/package service look elsewhere in Oakland and avoid the headaches. read more

UPS stands for "Unreliable Package Service" If you live in a security building don't expect UPS to ring the bell or use the phone that's provided for guest at the front door. Three times They have failed to deliver my very important packages that I paid "Next Day Air" prices for. Instead they leave notices downstairs on the Glass security door & I receive a text message saying "I wasn't Home". UPS stands for "Unreliable Package Service" read more

I've been in here a few times to ship packages and the employees have always been nice and given me good service. Just be sure you pay for parking -- Piedmont Ave has a swarm of meter maids just waiting to write tickets. read more