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    3.4 (55 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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    Ashley H.

    Small post office in the middle of the cute downtown area. Parking can be limited due to all of the shops nearby. 2 hour parking max if you do snag a spot. I dropped by on a weekday at 9:50 am and was in and out. Very clean inside space and all employees were masked and organizing during their down time.

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    Ramy H.

    Relatively new post office. It's very clean and in great condition. I was able to go in and out without waiting in any lines. Located in the cute Los Altos downtown area with seating outside.

    Decent card selection for a post office!
    Bea B.

    This place is three stars, if you've plenty of time to kill; it's two stars, if you're wanting a more brisk-paced experience. I suspect the woman helping me might not be used to folk being friendly and seemed a bit wary as I approached, smile on face. I wanted to buy a book of stamps & she apologised for not having 'enough' Forever stamps in stock. I thought she meant she was completely sold out, but actually she meant she only had four different motifs to choose from. From sports figures to exotic blooms, the selection was more than I expected. Apropos stamps, they were out of another stamp I'd requested, but, she told me, that they expected the shipment to arrive later in the day. I thought that that was helpful of her to mention it. As mentioned in previous reviews, the pace of this post office is super leisurely. There are scads of retirees with packages to mail in this town!

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    This post office is near the zoo of downtown Los Altos, but otherwise is a reasonable place to conduct your postal business.

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    10 years ago

    Worst place in Los Altos! Terrible service and longest lines that move like snail pace!!!

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    convenient that i live so close to this location but i could see many faults in this particular…read morelocation. parking in this area could be tough during peak hours since this is downtown. there is plenty of street parking and lot parking but there's a lot of foot traffic so please be cautious. a little bit dirtier/messier than your average usps but i think its because the automatic doors on both sides open and close when people just walk by. within the last month i noticed that the after hours drop slot for packages has been locked. iono if this is bc of a security concern or because of the holiday in flow but keep in mind if you plan to print and drop off your labels ahead of time.

    If you want to experience the absolute pinnacle of atrocious customer service, look no further than…read morethis Hope Street USPS location. During a recent visit, I simply asked a staff member (a middle-aged, bald man) to confirm if I had placed my prepaid packages in the correct drop-off area. Instead of a standard professional response, he exhibited unprovoked hostility. His face turned visibly red with anger, and he glared at me in dead silence for several uncomfortable seconds, looking as though he was on the verge of a physical outburst. When he finally spoke, he aggressively snapped, "What would you do if I didn't answer your question?" It is completely unacceptable that a publicly appointed USPS employee can display such blatant, passive-aggressive hostility toward a customer asking a basic operational question. This level of unhinged behavior should result in immediate disciplinary action. Local management and the Postmaster need to review the conduct of their staff immediately. Employees who actively antagonize the public and face zero consequences do not belong in customer-facing roles. Frankly, an automated robotic kiosk would be infinitely more helpful, efficient, and respectful than the current staff.

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    Could just be that I have bad luck but it seems like every time I come to this place, the answer is…read moreno. Can't notarize today. Can't ship today. Can't take passport pictures today. And even when they can do what I want they're not always the most pleasant about it so in the future, I will not be coming back. When the CVS next-door has better service than you do, it's time to really think about things

    Very rude customer service and false advertising. We went here cause we needed passport pictures…read more It said online and at the front of the store we can do it here. We went inside and asked and lady said "we don't do that here" and to go to CVS. I asked why don't you do it here and she said very loudly and rude "CAMERA NOT WORKING". That's when I told her she should remove the sign in front. My recommendation is to not go here ever. Lady was rude. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Reply: It's clear that the owner is not reading what I posted, and clearly wasn't there. Because I never asked for an application for a new passport, I went in respectfully and asked for passport pictures, and I got a negative response immediately. She respectfully could have told me that the camera wasn't working at the moment instead of yelling it to me. The owner Trinity is not holding herself accountable. Instead she is lying and put a twist to my story. I hope this business does better soon, because given the reviews that I am seeing, everyone has had a negative experience here.

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