Box Stop Etc

I’ve been coming here for years, since I live a few blocks away.
Local family-​run. Very nice folks, helpful, reasonable on everything.
Wide variety of services. A nice feel to the place.

The people here are so nice and helpful! Super close to my house. I will opt to come here over the US Post Office for any shipping and mailing needs.

So impressed with their customer service! I was avoiding sending out my Christmas cards because I imagined the postal lines were going to be nuts. I figured why not help a local business and explore my neighborhood a bit? My first time at this establishment and I couldn’t be happier. They put stamps on all my Christmas card envelopes and even helped me count how many I had. I was in and out in just a few minutes. I was also greeted three times by their super helpful employees! I will definitely be back for all of my mailing needs & will tell everyone about them! Thank you for making my mail experience amazing!

Been coming here for a while now, being so far from home it is important to me to have packages sent, and working where i do to have copies made etc, i love going in and seeing the employees and managers always feel like they are happy to see me and i know they are willing to help in anyway possible, whether it be personal shipping, buisness copies, or even moving boxes! These guys have it all and keep up with the neighboorhood quirky yet proffesional. I cant stress enough that if your looking for a place look no further this is the place to go

the best selection of boxes at the prices i can afford. R.i.p. to the old owner. i hope you can watch this store and smile down from heaven

I’ve had a mailbox here for ten years now. Up until recently it was run by Norm, who was nice but often had to shut down the store for medical reasons. Things went downhill when Norm had one of his extremely rude friends running the shop for a few months and I nearly closed my mailbox because I was sick of dealing with him and the frequent store closures. One day I went to get my mail and was overjoyed to see that there was new ownership. The place is brighter, happier and cleaner and it seems like the neighborhood has noticed, as it seems busier there than it was before.

This place is so great. The guys that work here are incredibly friendly and helpful. I live in the neighborhood and when I go in with my son and my dog (they’re dog friendly inside!) they are greeted by name. Great little local shop. We need more places like this!

What a transformation this place has had over the past few months! The new management/​owner has made incredible improvements to the place. Everything from the layout to the customer service and general feeling of the Box Stop is so great now. You’re greeted with a friendly smile and folks that are more than happy to help. I’ve always loved having the convenience of a local UPS/​FedEx drop off, fax services and photocopying place nearby. But now I actually enjoy going there! If you’ve read the 1 star reviews, do not fear, this place has truly transformed for the better.

The new management is awesome, and it’s really nice to have a UPS location in the hood.

I’m a resident of Normal Heights and have been coming here for a few years. The place has seen so much improvement since they’ve changed ownership! What a difference a day makes… or a few months!
The new managers are friendly and helpful, and keep the quirky, local vibe that the neighborhood deserves. They are working to improve the space and have already made it so much more inviting than it was in the past.
They do printing in addition to their other services. I had my business cards printed there and the quality was great! Very professional.

I for one was astonished at the makeover at Box Stop from my last experience some months ago. Not only has the new management improved the layout of the store, which has become user friendly, the staff is genuinely friendly themselves, eager to help and professional in manner. The new ownership believes heavily in supporting local business and has gone out of their way to make ones visit there a pleasant experience.
I simply had to mail a package, which had already been prepared, but they obviously have the materials to help in preparation and offer other services as well, including private post boxes.
I seldom write a review, but having been so pleased with the transition, I think they deserve a solid 5 for what they have accomplished.

The Box Stop is now under new management/​ownership, and changes are been made. Check them out!

Based on Sue E.‘s review, I think it’s time to give them another chance with the new ownership … I will update accordingly when I go there!

Essential for my business, if not a quirky place, overall.
Box stop is the epitome of a local small business vs. big chain stores. It’s quirky, it’s weird, and some other reviewers have had some bad experiences…
I find they have the best box selection of any place I’ve ever been. I could order them from Uline directly for less per box, but I would have to order 20 or more at a time. I run in to box stop on a regular basis to buy boxes for my wholesale customers for my small online business.
The poor reviews I read make me a little sad. I’ve never used any of the other services, so I don’t know. I wouldn’t expect the best prices from a small box store on Adams. I would expect convenience, and that’s what I get. I’m pretty sure the folks who are always behind the counter are semi-​retired and disabled. They’ve been nothing but friendly to me, with good customer service for my needs. I personally like the more personal and casual atmosphere. But I’m not a huge fan of the sterilized big-​store environment.
If you like your places to feel big, commercial, impersonal, and sterile, go elsewhere. If you like supporting local business, mom-​and-​pop type stores and the quirky nature of small local businesses. Go here.
Also if you’re near Adams and just need a weird size box. Try here first. Best selection I’ve ever seen in a brick-​and-​mortar store.

A bizarre and truly awful experience. My friend and I went to make a few copies, and this store was in a convenient location. On our first attempt at doing so we made a formatting error. When we asked the proprietor for assistance he was asleep next to the machine. He immediately became abrasive and hostile. He smelled strongly of alcohol, and began cursing at us. When we told him that we would simply go somewhere else, he continued nonsensically spewing profanity and threatened to involve the police.
Upon leaving, we realized we left one of our originals inside and asked politely to retrieve it. He continued on his tirade; screaming about lifetime bans, police, stealing from him, and how he was personal friends with the Sheriff. Completely exhausted of the situation, we turned to leave and he promptly slapped me aggressively across the back. As I turned, he jumped back into what I will refer to as the «turn of the century fisticuffs position». Flabbergasted, and not wanting to beat a crazy old man half to death, we opted to leave. Oh, and he had shredded the original we went back for.
So yea, I wouldn’t recommend this place.

Went in here rather than the FedEx store to have stuff shipped out for Christmas because we figured it would be easy and convenient. Convenient yes, easy (and reasonable) no. Despite it being a week out from Christmas we were told that the only way to get things to CO on time would be 3 day air, which would’ve cost over $ 100 to get boxes back to the family on time. So we figured we’d rather not go broke getting the packages there in time and paid to make sure they would get there the day after and still paid a premium. We checked tonight… and of course they’re not there yet.
Also mailed out a bunch of Christmas cards which we were charged .10 more per card than we should’ve been (half still haven’t made it to their destinations in a week), they charged packages by size and not by weight, which is definitely unusual, and just left an overall bad impression on me.
Slow, creepy, expensive, and not at all worth the «convenience» factor. Next time I go down the hill to FedEx or wait at the negligible line at the post office down the street.

Amazing service as the owner taped my credential to a document and hand copied it for me for 22 cents. The next week I came in to mail out said documents and bought a manila envelope for 39 cents and he checked the seal and posted it for me, but not before giving me a referral for a great attorney also on adams ave to have the documents notarized.
I love box stop and ADAMS AVE.

This place gets the job done. It’s a little weird in there but it’s a lot better than going to the post office down the street. The Normal Heights post office is abysmally slow, so that’s not saying much.

I needed an extra-​long box, phoned to see if they had something similar but it wasn’t available. Whoever I talked to was cordial and helpful — he suggested telescoping two smaller ones together, which solved my problem. Also, this is a very convenient location.

The old man who owns this place is really rude.
For a while I thought this Box Stop Etc was convient because its located on the corner of my street, so one day when I ran out of computer paper I stopped here because it was the closest place to me.
I was shocked to find that a regular pack of computer paper here was going to cost me almost 20 dollars. And it wasn’t heavy duty, nor was it embossed with gold.
However, this store carries all your essential packing needs, takes passport photos, and is even a fed-​ex drop off location, but I wouldn’t trust this man with anything.