Postal Convenience Center

I have been going here for years, partly to support a local business. They have always been friendly and helpful, sometimes going out of their way to help me track a letter or mail a package. Highly recommend them. It’s a shorter line than the post office, too.

This is not a good place for packages. I prefer going to the main FedEx office or main UPS office for packages. I paid for 2 days shipping for my package to ship and you keep saying the word «Guarantee» it never happen, I know you’re not new working there. I spent a lot of time with you and the way you speak on the phone to double check my package status so unprofessional. I’m not afraid of you because I don’t wanna spend a new level to get a refund, you can have it to support yourself. But I will forgive you for a good change. Updated 08/​27/​2015‼! I will NOT recommend this place for packages I will let my friends and family know. Good luck! Shippers!

I go here for all my postal needs, they are both super friendly and fast. Yes it is a little more because I don’t have to deal with the weirdos at the post office and the long ass line but I am literally in and out in minutes sometimes.
The customer service is nice and I like supporting small local businesses. Overall remember your paying a little more for convenience. I would rather go here then spending an hour in line.

If convenient is spending three times the price of the actual USPS the eat your heart out. I’ve tried using this place several times and each time the price has been different for the same flat rate package. I asked for some clarification as to why my flat rate box has changed prices four times in one month and the owner said «because it’s a convenience». Don’t waste your time in shady places like this. Head up to university and Texas and stop at a real postal annex that has a proper pricing structure.

Great place to go for any of your usps, fedex, and ups needs.
The owner, Dennis, is awesome and really gives you the feeling you are in a one stop light town and this is the only place to go to get all of your postal needs taken care of. He is there almost everyday with his awesome pup Wink. She is the sweetest dog I have ever met.
Convenient location. Affordable postal services. Pleasant staff. Refreshing sodas, teas and water in case you walked.
What else do you need when having to deal with the hassle of mailing and shipping? I don’t need anything else so I will see you soon Mr. Dennis!

I am shocked to see any negative reviews on here for PCC. I really cannot imagine giving these guys anything below 5 stars! They were friendly, knowledgeable, and super fast. I walked in and was helped immediately by a sweet man. And I was out the door with my newly notarized documents in under 5 minutes. I couldn’t ask for a better experience!
They have many other services and products here, so I will be back.
Also, I really love this type of HYPER LOCAL business! It feels good to support quirky neighborhood joints, especially when the pricing offered is the same (or better) than similar «chain» stores.

Convenient it is! They’re close to where I live, and I’ve been coming here for years for package shipping. I also rented a mailbox from them for awhile. Never had a problem — friendly people and the mailbox was much cheaper than the UPS store. Keep in mind, the idea of businesses like these is to be a convenient neighborhood store that interfaces with Fedex, the Post Office, etc. Reading some of the other reviews, I’d point out that there may be times when It might be worthwhile to go directly to Fedex/​UPS/​Post Office rather than a third-​party shop. For example, if you want to ship something expensive and you want the receipt directly from the carrier. Or you have a situation where you want to save the surcharge and have time to go over to the post office or wherever. But for routine stuff, and esp for things like Amazon returns where it doesn’t matter where you drop it, you may as well take advantage of the convenience and support a neighborhood business!

This place is awesome. Right down the street from my house so I never step foot into a fed ex, UPS or post office. I go there at least once a week to drop off packages which NEVER get lost and when I buy boxes for my things I actually use a ruler to find out the size (imagine that) so I don’t know why others wrote anything less of a review this place is very efficient and gets what you need done. Plus the owner is very personable and friendly. They have everything you need tape, sharpies, resources to look up prices and addresses, I just go there with my package and am set to go with super reasonable prices to send whatever I need.

They lost a package well worth $ 500 dollars, all because they took in a FedEx package when they were not suppose to — I spent the whole damn day trying to figure out where the hell the package went to no avail.
A fedex-​authorized location (Which this store claims to be) SHOULD have the necessary scanners and machinery to scan any drop-​offs and hand over a receipt to the customers during the transaction. I was stupid enough to let the guy over the counter reassure me that they don’t have the scanner to do so, but can take my package and have the Fedex courier scan it instead.
So I dropped off the package, it was apparently picked up by the routine Fedex courier, but he left no confirmation # (which the guy also said would save a copy for me). With no confirmation #, and with Fedex denying any reception of the package, I’m afraid the package is now forever lost.
This place SHOULD NOT be a fedex/​ups drop-​off center. They don’t have scanners for any drop offs, Not only are they horrible at their job, they don’t give a shit about their customers as noted by other reviewers here.
I wish I didn’t have to endorse corporate businesses, but I will not support local businesses like this shack here if they can’t get their shit together.
Consistency and reliability. Fedex’s got it.

I’ve always had a pleasant experience when I’ve come in to use their services.
I do a lot of Fed Ex overnights and coming here, they always already have most of my info on file in the computer system.
I’ve used their passport photo service and the pictures came out great.
I’m sure the majority of their business comes from people that get private mail boxes here. But, Dennis and the gang also offer key making services, send/​receive faxes, Notary (when Dennis is there, so probably best to set up an appt. for that), you can buy shipping supplies, general stationary products, personalized stamps and a bunch of other totally random items like used books, postcards and key chains.
It’s right down the street from my work so it’s the most convenient place to get my shipping needs taken care of. I don’t like dropping my mail in the Post Office stand alone boxes anymore. The ones on El Cajon Blvd are always getting vandalized.

Blah. Pricey services, rude lady with an attitude at the counter, and slow service. With the once a year need to go to one of these places I’d rather drive a little further to The UPS Store or FedEx Kinko’s.

I have to respond to some of these reviews since I am one of the Postal Convenience Center’s longest customers and they are a GODSEND. I like them so much that when I moved to Rancho Penasquitos from North Park I kept my mailbox there. I see people complaining about prices. Places such as this make their money by adding on to postage and other fees. That is a GIVEN. Anywhere in the country. I travel all over the country and over the years they have a) provided me excellent service on my postbox, b) fowarded mail to me c) notarized documents, d) held and signed packages for me. I even have given then extensive mailings of promo postcards and letters to put postage on – and YES I know there is mark up but their whole point is to save you time. The whole staff is also among the friendliest anywhere and except for those who leave negative comments on Unilocal MANY of their customers consider them almost family. And yes… the dog — who looks like Lady in Lady and the Tramp — is a plus. If someone asks the owner where the dog is on Saturdays, when the dog is never there, he’ll say: «Oh, she’s off today.»

I bought a box here that was specifically supposed to fit record albums, and told them what it was for. They sold me a 12“x12“x12,” it was too small, and I was charged $ 2.99 + 23 (tax) + $ 1.00 = $ 4.22. They charge a $ 1.00 fee to use a credit/​debit card. I don’t carry cash, so I paid it.
The end result? I ended up cutting down the 15“x15“x15″ box that I got for free at the liquor store. So now I have an expensive box sitting in my closet.
This place is a ripoff, don’t go there!

A variety of experiences indeed! I’ve never actually needed them to wait on me b/​c all I do is drop off prepaid FedEx and UPS packages for work (nice that you can do both here instead of having to go to two separate places), but the folks behind the counter seem friendly enough. We always have a nice exchange of pleasantries. And the dog is the best part! That sweet dog deserves a few stars of his (her?) own!
I also dig that I can walk here — little bit closer than the UPS Store on University from my house… plus there’s no cocker spaniel at the UPS store. :)

This place is at the end of my block. I never mail anything, its 2011 after all, the age of email and pdf files. Unfortunately I had to mail something off, I guess its my once yearly dues.
Anyway, I stopped here on my way to work to buy a single stamp and they charged me .60c. I was like «Damn its been a long time since I mailed something, USPS is making bank now» I only grabbed .50c so I went back out to my car and grabbed a dime and when I came back I asked the lady how much stamps are.
«They are .44c, but we charge .60c here» Are you F-​ing kidding me? Your charging .16c inflation on a MF-​ing stamp? And its not even that I can’t afford it, its the principle. Hey if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything, and I do not like to be hustled.
F convenience, I would rather drive the ¾ mile to the Hillcrest postal office and buy stamps at the LISTED price than go here again. I have a Prius after all, it would cost me next to nothing.
And they have a minimum $ 10 purchase to use debit/​credit cards. See intro, its 2011.
1 star for the cute dog chilling outside that I got to pet. Holla.

This place is around the corner for my house and I went there to send a package. I had to walk over the lazy dog that was enjoying the sunny day outside. I went to send the package but discovered I can run a lot of my errands here! I had lived without a house key for about 2 weeks because I was too lazy to go make a copy at Home Depot! Who knew I could’ve just walked here! Another thing that caught my attention was the cheap postcards! I buy a lot of them cause I postcross (
) and I try to look for the 5 for a dollar deal and that is what they have here. I bought a lot of them. They have used books for sale for a dollar and if you need a last minute gift they have San Diego calendars for like 7 bucks. They have a board with flyers. This place is small but it had a ton of things. The guy who helped me was super friendly. I am glad I can support a local business!

I actually prefer to go here rather than the post office. The staff is helpful and very nice… a real welcome feeling when you go in. They always have great suggestions about your shipping and all the necessary accessories you need such as boxes, peanuts, bubble wrap, a cold soda etc. They are the kind of place if you need a bit of tape to make sure your package doesnt fly open they arent going to make you buy a whole roll just for that. I really appreciate that kind of service. They also have post office boxes and I think they make keys too.

Well, this is where I’ll be dropping off my rent check, since my landlord has a box there. Convenient, since I live down the block — I get to save a stamp! They also took my application when I turned it in, and apparently faxed it to my landlord. So I guess they have a variety of little postal/​stationary store type services there.
They also make keys — Eric needed a copy of one of our door keys, and it cost $ 1.50. He was also there and back in about 7 minutes — that’s including the walk down the block.
He said the guy in the shop was very nice, and the dog was adorable!
Can’t complain about any of that, you know?

I used to go to this place for all my postal/​faxing needs, but no more. My last visit, the two owners couldn’t be bothered to stop their conversation long enough to acknowledge my presence. When I finally did get their attention (keep in mind this place is about the size of a large walk-​in closet) they were in such a hurry to get back to talking about how much they were paying for air fare, and other inane BS, I could barely get my transaction completed.
Before I could even get the words out of my mouth, I had been rung up for a shipping envelope — which I still needed to stuff, weigh and ship, post a certified letter, and buy some stamps. Owner Dennis had me rung me up and was shooing me out the door before I was close to being finished. When I asked him to slow down the pace, I got a big dose of huffy, bitchy, queeny attitude! Then, he told me to leave after I expressed my disbelief at how badly I was being treated!
You expect shitty treatment at the Post Office — but at a little neighborhood business you patronize regularly? WTF? Crikey — business can’t be so boomin’ as to not treat your regular customers with a little love… but then, these two old queens spend their time in a stuffy little box licking envelopes all day… I guess I’d be a bitch too.
Oh, now I get it. What was I thinking? I’m not a hot, hunky boi — my bad.

I’ll give this place 3 ½ stars merely out of convenience, as it’s one block away from my house. Whenever I need to pay rent, buy stamps, get a few envelopes, etc… I just boogie on down to El Cajon and Louisiana, and get my shipping needs done.
The staff is really friendly, and they have this little dog that will lick your ankles until your feet are sopping wet.
They also send/​receive faxes… but it’s slower than a fat kid in a relay race. No bueno.