I am in love! Should I say it again? I am in love! Smithfield... you have captured my heart. I'm a…read morebig fan of small, quaint towns with historical charm and Smithfield is one of the best. We're talking small--a population of 8,100 and 10.1 square miles. Like the rest of the area, Smithfield was first colonized in 1634 by Captain John Smith; it was then officially incorporated in 1752. A big part of the town is Smithfield Food, Inc., which is one of the largest employer in Hampton Roads. Ham is important around here! However, there is so much more to do than just eat ham... THINGS TO DO IN SMITHFIELD: * First, stop by the Visitor Center and pick up a brochure about the Porcine Parade (http://www.yelp.com/biz/smithfield-visitor-center-smithfield) * Search for the 8 pigs in the Porcine Parade * Take a walk or kayak at Windsor Castle Park (http://www.yelp.com/biz/windsor-castle-park-smithfield) * See a show at Smithfield Little Theater (http://www.yelp.com/biz/smithfield-little-theatre-smithfield) * Visit the Isle of Wight Museum (http://www.yelp.com/biz/isle-of-wight-county-museum-smithfield-2) * Walk up and down Main Street to see the wonderful shops, restaurants, and sweets * Visit the Old Isle of Wight County Courthouse (http://www.yelp.com/biz/old-isle-of-wight-county-courthouse-smithfield) * Take a tour at St. Luke's Historic Church (http://www.yelp.com/biz/st-lukes-historic-church-smithfield-3) * Have a picnic at Fort Boykin (http://www.yelp.com/biz/fort-boykin-smithfield) * Go fishing at Clontz Park on the Pagan River Don't just take it from me--Smithfield was recently named "One of the 50 Best Small Southern Towns." Take a trip to visit this beautiful, historic town. I think you will fall in love with Smithfield, too.

I loveeeeee Smithfield. If you picture the cutest little small towns you've ever seen on tv and…read morethen imagine visiting an actual real one - that is Smithfield. It's literally a one stop-light kind'a town with loads of cute shops and more and more are opening up it seems every time I visit. There are so many things to do on Main Street... ---Food: -Yummaries Bakery - A cute bakery that just celebrated one year of the storefront today but has been selling delicious baked goods at the Smithfield Farmer's Markets for years. -The Smithfield Gourmet Bakery and Cafe - the cutest quaint little cafe with fresh-made cupcakes, brownies, breads and hand-cut fries. Delicious lunch and dinner items with daily specials and the best hot chocolate ever. -Smithfield Inn - A working inn with rooms and a nice bar/restaurant downstairs. Old victorian vibe - try the ham biscuits. -Smithfield Station - Down the street by the entrance to Windsor Castle Park with several shops - you can sit inside or out on the deck overlooking the water - try the bacon-wrapped scallops. You will not regret it. -Cure Coffee Shop - relatively new and around the corner on Church Street - coffee, lemonade, teas and light food (think cheese trays, avocado toast, yogurt and granola and sandwiches). -Taste of Smithfield - A pork/ham/bacon Smithfield Foods restaurant with a nice bar and tables inside as well as outdoor seating. They also sell Smithfield Foods ham and gift items inside like peanuts and chocolates. -Smithfield Ice Cream Parlor - cute small-town ice cream shop. ---Outdoors: -Windsor Castle Park is just down Church Street with plenty of parking and several entrances and wooden foot bridges. This is by far my favorite park in Hampton roads. I adore it. -Kayak rentals at Windsor Castle Park - $10 an hour for single person, $20 an hour for double person. -Cypress Creek Golf Course - about 10 minutes outside of town. ---Historical: -Isle of Wight County Museum and Gift Shop -Smithfield Courthouse Complex -Historical Homes Tours - sometimes the old mansions on the waterfront on Church Street allows tours inside. -Tour St. Luke's Church - apparently the nation's only surviving original Gothic building. -Ivy Hill Cemetery - a nearby cemetery with available walking tours, established in 1886. -Fort Huger - a nearby civil war fort with available walking tours. -Fort Boykin Historic Park - a nearby civil war fort with walking tours. ---Shopping: Loads of antiques and other shops - I can't even remember them all... -Relics - vintage and found furniture and decor items that have been restored (mostly white) - beautiful. -Wharf Hill Antiques - kitchen and food items as well as antique home goods items. Very classy and beautiful Christmas displays. -Finley's General Store - it is what you think it is - a general store with food items (think salsa and ketchup) as well as snacks and home items (mugs, kitchen stuff, soap, etc.). -Fleur de Fou - a new-ish florist shop with some cute decor inside and holiday-themed items. -Christmas Store - it is HUGE and has everything you could ever want to decorate for Christmas - or for upcoming holidays. -Perfectly Natural Soap - this classy natural soap store has much more than that and I LOVE it. It's my go to for soap, bath fizzes, essential oils, lotions, chapstick, etc. etc. -Maggie Casey's Celtic Treasure - a Celtic-themed store that even has a life-size statue of Jamie Fraser! -Victoria's Rose - small gift-shop with cute items. -Mansion House Art & Antiques - (on Church Street by Cure Coffee) a giant Mansion house full of classy antiques - these are more high-end than the other shops. -Laura & Lucy's - antique and vintage store with some neat finds -Smithfield Home Furnishings - vintage and antique home decor -Vintage Potential - antique store -Signature Styles Hair Salon ---Entertainment: -The Smithfield Center - weddings, plays, performances, concerts, town meetings, conferences, etc. -Also, Smithfield does an awesome job of hosting dozens of events and markets and craft shows. There is a Halloween market, the pickers market (antiques), a Christmas Market (1-2x annually), weekly Farmer's Markets, various vintage car and craft shows, music shows, 5ks, wine festivals, and sunflowers at Windsor Castle. ---Art: -The Arts Center @ 319 - this is a really cool center that caters to local artists and hosts workshops and classes as well as displaying local art for sale. I've found a few things I really loved. -Smithfield Farmer's Market has loads of arts and crafts and some really neat items. -Boardwalk HeART Show - at Smithfield Station (maybe will be annual?) -Color Scapes Fine Arts Gallery This town is a gem. Really. I adore it. I didn't even mention everything -you must visit if you have never been, walk the park, eat some scallops, talk to the people, enjoy the day. You will not regret it.

Smithfield is such a quaint, historic town, with gorgeous architecture, loads of old brick, and…read morebeautiful wrought iron! The local post office here combines all those elements! I love the rich wood, the brass mailboxes and the old fashioned feel of this post office. It's clean and well maintained! This government building was constructed in 1941 and houses a beautiful mural entitled "Captain John Smith Trading with the Indians" by William Abbot Cheever part of the New Deal mural art series. Various murals are featured in many post offices around the country commissioned by the Department of Treasury. There are about 1,400 of these murals painted between 1934-1943. The New Deal art project was developed to help artists out of the Great Depression and similar murals can be found at schools, libraries courthouses and other public buildings. It warms my heart to know that Smithfield is a community that preserves its historical charm and serves the public. But, because the mail service is sometimes unreliable, I had to deduct a star, which pained me because I love this area and this post office! Hours/ M-F 9:00-11:00, 12:00-5:00, Sat. 9:30-12:30, Street parking, no passport service.

They do passports, along with the normal post office stuff. And, they aren't super busy. However,…read morethe Chesapeake location is much faster and more efficient. Two passports at Chesapeake took 15 minutes to submit. One passport here took about an hour and 15 minutes. Chesapeake, one queue. Here, three queues. Also, It's drafty here. Bring a coat in the winter and a handheld fan in the summer.

So - it's USPS, I don't expect much, but this is a doozy of a story. I was in the neighborhood and…read morehad a couple packages to mail. I don't usually visit this location, and had no idea it was there -- just popped up on my map. It's literally the only thing apparently running a very old, run-down, emptied out strip mall. Started off fine -- I had some pre-paid packages that the lady took, and the postage for most of my other was fine, until I got to the last box. I'd anticipated about $20 to ship based on the weight, and the lady working quoted me $34. Printed the quote for me and I decided to leave, thinking I could maybe repackage in a smaller box and get a cheaper rate. Well, I went back after my friend paid me the extra money to ship the package and another clerk quoted me $55 to ship THE SAME EXACT PACKAGE! I told her that was insane since I'd just gotten it quoted the day before. She basically said too bad and told me I needed to quit trying to cheat the post office! So, I said, no thanks -- took the package to a completely different location and they mailed it for $25, no questions asked. I very much doubt I'll return here if I have packages to mail, even if there is no line and you can get in and out fast!

I love going to this post office for one because it's never crowded. I hate crowds of people…read more Second, the staff have always been professional, helpful, and friendly. This has been my experience in any post office I've frequented since moving to Hampton roads. Thank you USPS! All of us need to thank the organs in our bodies for working 247, 7 days a week mainly our heart until our last breath. How many people actually thank their Hearts for being the hardest worker on the planet, next to the universe itself. I'm waiting.

I went to this store to get some papers notarized when I was told by the worker there. Oh, I…read moreforgot my equipment today but I'll have it tomorrow...... The lack of professionalism and false advertising is crazy. Please someone from the corporate office look into this store's customer service policy. Training is needed there.

Walked in, greeted the employee who looked at me and turned away. Stood at her register in which…read moreshe still did not acknowledge my presence. She was speaking to a coworker about a work matter but completely ignored me. I just went to the self service counter after a couple of minutes but why are you there if not to work? Just acknowledge your customers. It's pretty easy but I guess lazy people just like to get paid to stand there and pretend they are doing something. Thanks for the help!!

After years of dealing with this owners nasty crotchety attitude, I finally said what it seems many…read morewere thinking and told her about herself. I immediately felt so incredibly horrible about it... but she's needs a reality check. She's a nasty miserable woman. I usually avoid this location because of it, but sometimes it just made sense location wise. Thankfully I had the BEST experience at the UPS store that I went to instead. Do yourself a favor.... Stay away. As soon as you walk in, it doesn't matter how nice, quiet, easy going you try to be... she immediately projects her misery on you.

Horrible attitude by the owner herself. If Carolyn is on the warpath do yourself a favor and use a…read moredifferent UPS. I walked in today and she was literally berating a woman to fold up her return because it would not fit in her box. The next woman she got a hold of was an elderly woman because she had wrapped her box and then preceded to take 3 people behind me in line. Next one of her employees walked in on their day off and took her over everyone. Just because you own a business doesn't mean you are beyond reproach.

So, I received the wrong package from Amazon in the mail and needed to return to sender. After…read morecontacting Amazon Customer Service they asked that I return it (for which they'll provide me with the shipping label) to my nearest mailing office. Now, because Google is my Uncle, finding a packaging service near me was as easy as 1,2,3. Pac-N-Mail Plus is a resource space for packing, shipping, printing and business service needs of the residents and businesses in the Hampton Roads Area. Pac N Mail Plus is simply a one stop shop. Walking in, I was immediately embraced with RockStar Customer Service. After being greeted and having an awesome conversation about some of the great business products here, I was immediately assisted with my return. Any entrepreneur would appreciate the outstanding services here that will allow one to do exactly what's needed quickly to go about the rest of the day. Such a dedicated team too! As the young lady was assisting with printing my label to return; the gentlemen showed interest in the portrait frames that I was eyeing, which opened up yet another great conversation. The staff team here were professional and truly understand RockStar Customer Service! Wasting no time or money by ensuring the correct products and services at the right price. PAC N Mail Plus can pack and ship it all. In addition to being such an amazing pack and shipping service, PAC N Mail Plus is also Hampton's premier copy, print and document services center! Convenient store hours, large or small packing/shipping, black and white or color printing, Pac N Mail Plus does it all. Thank you! Happy Holidays!

I've used this location for years for both business and personal shipping, but the new policy is…read moredisappointing. If you ask for packing help, you're now required to ship using their inflated rates which are much higher than USPS or online options. I was told they "make no money" on packing, but forcing customers into overpriced shipping isn't the answer. I used to justify the higher costs for the friendly service, but that's not the case anymore as there is an older gentleman there that is very abrasive and condescending (at least has been my experience every time) Unless you absolutely have to use them, I'd say look elsewhere.

I paid for one transfer of $510 to a friend's bank account in Nepal. It arrived in 8 minutes. About…read more12 hours later I paid for a second transfer to the same person, same bank for $100. It is now 6 days later and it STILL has not arrived! I called WU and was told that I needed to be patient and that there was nothing they could do about the delay. I will not use Western Union again!

I am very disappointed with the way that Western Union is taking so long to handle my case with…read morefraudulent activity. I brought a $500.00 money order and a $75.00 money order. I had to be broken up because $500.00 is the highest. Mind you... This was for my rent. So, when I sent this off on August 31, 2023, this was for September's rent, and the rental office kept telling me that they had not received it. So every month it was late, they would add a late fee on there and making my bill even higher. I kept contacting Western Union about this matter. I even sent them a letter telling them what this was all about and how I'm being charged for late rent every month. Still to this day, I have not received my money back, and it is Oct 31,2025. I sent them the 15 dollars so they can do the research. They sent me an email showing that both money orders were altered and cashed. Then I had to submit an affidavit, with it be notarized and dated, which was another $20.00. Now, they are still saying that they have not received it yet. When I say I'm over it and I WANT MY DAMN MONEY BACK NOW! I WILL NEVER USE THEIR SERVICES AGAIN. They sent me an email today stating to via email to the forgery department. So, the original that I sent, I took a picture of both of the affidavits. Now I'm still waiting for them to respond, telling me that they are going to send me my money, because, clear as day, you can tell someone forged their writing on the front over my writing & the back of it with a telephone. To anyone in Norfolk, VA/ Chesapeake, VA/ Virginia Beach, VA, if you get Money orders, please don't take them to the Chesapeake, VA, Post office on Indian River Rd and drop them in the mailbox outside, because my money order was stolen, and my mother's was as well, but she used MoneyGram. I don't know if it's an inside Job or work, but it's crazy. That won't happen again.