The USPS is picky. If you have a package over 16 ounces, you -must- drop it with an employee of the USPS: they have to see you. They have questions they -always- ask you, the answers to which are "No, No, No, No, No, and No."
At the very fastest PO in my area, any transaction involving forms (like sending something over 16 oz, or sending something internationally) takes about five minutes, not including line time. I've found a place that usually doesn't have long lines, but the last time I went (to ship a book to Canada) I had to wait five minutes for someone to emerge from the back to handle my transaction.
My record (for sending something to Marcus, FWIW, years ago) was 25 minutes in line and 15 minutes at the counter. There were only five people in front of me.
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Date: 2006-06-27 02:28 am (UTC)At the very fastest PO in my area, any transaction involving forms (like sending something over 16 oz, or sending something internationally) takes about five minutes, not including line time. I've found a place that usually doesn't have long lines, but the last time I went (to ship a book to Canada) I had to wait five minutes for someone to emerge from the back to handle my transaction.
My record (for sending something to Marcus, FWIW, years ago) was 25 minutes in line and 15 minutes at the counter. There were only five people in front of me.