Farmer’s Market Postal Center

It saddens me to write a bad review but the man behind the counter was so unhelpful. I actually left and went to a real post office as I was so frustrated. I have been here many times and got very helpful women but today when I asked clear, reasonable questions about international shipping and got ‘rolling eyes’ and ‘sighing’ like I was a bother not a customer and he told me flat out WRONG info about shipping I won’t be back.

This post office is open every day!
The bad thing is that you’ll likely get stuck in line behind someone trying to ship 5 – 10 packages or something like that. Every. Single. Time.

I have been going here for years. I pay to mail things from here all the time and most of the time they will not take my prepaid postage. Ok I get it you make your money selling postage. But don’t be so shaming and rude like I’m trying to steal from you or something. It does not cost you a dime to take my package and I might even buy something like post cards of a birthday card. You can bet I would be the first to support you when I did have a package I needed to pay to mail. So don’t take my prepaid but be nice about it for heavens sake.

As the review of the stars say, it’s «as good as it gets!» I’ve had trouble with the post office for a long time (see my rant for Culver City’s post office) and the one closest to my home closed down. The new one nearby has no parking lot, proving to be an inconvenience. I had a teaching application that needed an overnight service and knowing my past experience, I would have not hit the deadline even if I paid an arm and a leg. I looked up this postal center and remembered passing by it many times. I literally went in, paid $ 20 for the overnight shipping and was notified the next day that my application had been received. Basically, I had no problems with the service, they just made it easy. I had to send a package yesterday and went to this place again. They gave me the best deal without scamming me to buy extra junk to ship a book. I hope to continue coming here.

I come here for all of my USPS needs because, well, its not the USPS. Here you get to avoid the crazies, the lines and the SLOW but entitled USPS workers. Bonus? They’re open late. Skip the USPS and come here instead.

Came in to drop off packages that I prepaid for… And mind you I’ve dropped off before… They wouldn’t take my packages unless I paid them for the postage, and we’re rude. First off, it’s a postal center, what do you mean you won’t take my packages? I’ve never heard of that before. Never again here!!!

Overall, I have had a great experience with the staff here. They are always nice, friendly and very helpful to me when I walk in the door. I mail packages atleast 3 or 4 time a week, so it’s nice to go to a place where they remember you. Yes, sometimes there is a long line and you have to wait but isn’t that the case with any post office?!

The last time I came here I thought I would keep coming here because the man was so nice and it also closes around 8 so it is very convenient for me. But after today I’m never coming back. As soon as I pulled out my pre paid labels this Asian man just shut me off and instantly told me that they don’t ship out pre paid labels. Okay I understand that, but you don’t have to be rude about it. If he wasn’t rude I would have been okay with it, but to instantly shit someone off like that is not necessary.

I usually avoid the post office because of their unusually long lines, slow & HORRIBLE service. (See my other review on post office experience!)
First visit: I came here instead of the usual Post Office closest to me to mail a package to my friend and the service was good. The guy was nice and chatted with me and I paid a little less than $ 6 to send something in a Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope. Cool beans!
Second visit: I went out of my way and drove back there because of the good experience I had prior and wanted to mail a package with a prepaid label. Unfortunately, because it was prepaid, they «don’t make any money» from me, so they said they have to charge me $.75 to use their tape. I was a little taken back since I can buy myself a whole roll for a couple bucks and also have access to packaging tape in the office. Even though I bought a booklet of stamps, she said they still did not make any money off me so I was still not allowed to use their tape. Luckily, another lady in line brought her own and let me use a little bit of her tape. She explained that OTHER private owners charge double the price to ship, but they don’t. So they have to make money from doling out tape and charging for it then (???).
Lesson learned — ***BRING/​USE YOUR OWN TAPE!***

It’s a post office in the Farmers Market which also has PO boxes and stationary. I go here firstly for convenience but also because of the friendly staff. It gets pretty busy during certain times of the day so I have seen them buckle down to get the line down so cut them some slack during those times.
Although their mail pick up times are similar to the regular post office times, I like the fact that they are open late and on Sundays for when I can mail at times when it is convenient for me and not worry about coming in during open postal business hours.

They no longer allow you to mail any prepaid boxes! So they will not accept any prepaid shipping labels you get from a website to return things and they charge more than an actual post office when you pay for stamps, shipping, etc. through them.

This is such a great little post office. It actually is a REAL US Post Office, not just a mail store. It’s also a cute little gift boutique with a large selection of greeting cards and cute little gifty things. It’s unique that way.
I like going here to mail my letters and packages. Parking is easy and the staff is accommodating. They sell stamps too, which is a big plus. It’s located in the north part of the big Farmer’s Market/​Grove shopping complex, so it’s easy to run a bunch of errands at once, or shop or dine or see a movie or whatever!

Even though it says POST OFFICE, and the USPS logo is all over the building. They refuse to take your USPS pre-​paid packages.

Things I love about this post office:
1. Staff is always friendly.
2. They’re open late! Hallelujah, a post office I can actually visit after work.
3. Ample free parking with validation (which they provide).
4. They actually ANSWER THE PHONE when you call, a complete rarity among the post offices of Los Angeles.
5. Open on Sundays!!! Five stars for that alone!

I am always welcomed there with smiles, no matter how busy they are. They r opened till 9pm on weekdays and I heard the prices are the same as mailing things from the post office. I was sending bunch of CDs and books one time and They told me about the media mail things to save me ton of money, without me even asking! I love my neighborhood postal center!

It’s convenient if you’re going to be at the Market and need to mail something.
They have a lot of cute greeting cards that can inspire you to make an impulse purchase and send some snail mail.
But… when I was there they were out of stamps for purchase. Which seems odd. They told people it was a postal service issue. So, the USPS is out of stamps? WTF?
And the team behind the counter (husband and wife maybe?) were a little distracted chatting with customers so getting service for a quick transaction wasn’t easy.
Again, it’s convenient only if you’re already at the Market. But with a paid parking lot and the usual crush of Farmer’s Market patrons, really no reason to go out of your way to do your mailing here.

This place is a drag.
Posted hours are until 9, actual hours are until 8:30.
Parking is $ 4 without validation.
When I came in with my seven packages, the man behind the counter huffed and asked how many were pre-​paid. He was incredibly difficult to understand, and the whole transaction was awkward and unpleasant. I’m unlikely to return.

I work in Sherman Oaks and got off work at 8:30 pm. I drove down here from the Valley and called as I was turning into the parking lot. After the phone rang for a few minutes, the associate answers the phone, «What? We closed.» I told him that I had a package that I already purchased a label for that I just needed to drop off. He says «No! We closed.» I said «On Unilocal it says you close in 5 minutes at 9pm.» «NO, try tomorrow.» I parked my car at 8:57 as he walks out and locks up. You should change your Hours to say you close at 8:55 if you don’t really close at 9.

I found this place because my late night spot (post office) by LAX changed their late night hours from closing at 11pm back to normal closing business hours.
I called Farmer’s Market Postal Center on a Saturday and discovered they closed at 8pm… on a Saturday! So I proceeded to get their hours and I updated Unilocal…(you’re welcome :-P)
After finding out all throughout the week they have late hours as well and then realizing I really ship out a lot of sh! t to family, friends and for my business… I excitedly told the attendant on the phone, after he confirmed the daily hours, «oh cool, this is going to be my spot from now on!» And of course that’s music to any business owner’s ears ;-)

Still stellar!
In & out in less than 60-​seconds again!
They were out of USPS delivery tracking receipts.
No worries, snapped bar-​coded documents with my smartphone.
Remember to get your parking validated!