Nadin's new washer

[shadeaux]

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nadinbrzezinski  (1000+ posts)        Fri Dec-09-11 01:45 AM

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Oh we got our new washing machine

 We broke down and decided to get one to replace the piece of crap that we had. Anyhow, this little one, and it is little actually fits in the laundry closet. It is cute... and no, it will not handle towels (that is what the outside one is for). But it fits.

Now here is the thing... most of the big box will not promote it. Oh they have it in their ONLINE catalogues, but they just don't promote it, or have them at their physical stores. Took three months, and it is not anything fancy. It is meant for RVs anyhow. But now I can do my laundry inside, just in SMALL loads, and I mean the SMALL part. Oh and it met my budget... actually it was well under my budget. So I guess that was a good thing.

Oh and it is whisper quiet too.
 

I guess she'll be taking some time off from OWS for laundry now.  What kind of washer doesn't wash towels ?

She washed clothes outside ?  Like in the yard outside or under the carport ?  The front porch ?

So many questions.  I care so little.  Nadin is a strange human.  She is human right ?   

[Skul]

What?? Are you kidding me?
I thought she has the Navy guy do her dirty laundry for her.

Nads, listen, sweetcheeks, if your washer just fits in your "closet", mine will hold your closet.
It's not "cute" either. It's a big honkin machine that you can throw a mattress in.

Love how the scrunt tries her best to impress the lower class, then justifies it with a slam on Big Business.

[LC EFA]

Why do some people make their life so hard ?

If you want a washer designed for an RV - you look at a store that caters to RV owners or most any place that sells "outdoor" equipment.

Unless she's just bragging about being financially able to own two washers. Even if one is only suitable to wash dolls clothes.

[diesel driver]

Why do some people make their life so hard ?

If you want a washer designed for an RV - you look at a store that caters to RV owners or most any place that sells "outdoor" equipment.

Unless she's just bragging about being financially able to own two washers. Even if one is only suitable to wash dolls clothes.

If it's what I think she's talking about, it's a RV type washer/dryer combo; one machine does both.

They are small (you might fit one change of clothes in it) and expensive, ($1,100-$1,400) but if you live in an RV, PERFECT!

The only reason to have this type of washer in your home is for water/energy conservation, and even then, not a whole hell of a lot, or you're too damned lazy to move the clothes from the washer to the dryer.

[LC EFA]

If it's what I think she's talking about, it's a RV type washer/dryer combo; one machine does both.

They are small (you might fit one change of clothes in it) and expensive, ($1,100-$1,400) but if you live in an RV, PERFECT!

The only reason to have this type of washer in your home is for water/energy conservation, and even then, not a whole hell of a lot, or you're too damned lazy to move the clothes from the washer to the dryer.

I could get a new - moderate size one of them for about that price.  When my current washer dies - I'll probably get one , just for the convenience of not having to sprint outdoors when ever it starts raining to drag the washing off the line.

The ones miniaturised for RV use end up using more water and power because you've need to use them vastly more frequently in a domestic situation.

[franksolich]

.....just for the convenience of not having to sprint outdoors when ever it starts raining to drag the washing off the line.

I have a question about that, sir, as both you and I live in oceans of clean fresh air, probably unlike that hovering over the yenta's neighborhood in congested San Diego.

Why bother to do that?  Why not just leave them hanging, getting them another rinse?

If I have clothes hanging outdoors, and it starts to rain, I leave them be.  And if my memory serves me correctly, my mother used to do the same thing.

The clothes get another rinse, and because the weather changes so abruptly, they're dry in a short time.

I can see doing this if there's prospects of rain lasting for several days--and that may be the case where you're at--but out here, nah.  It can rain buckets at 10:00 a.m. and be as sunny and dry as the Sahara at noon, so best to let them hang.

[diesel driver]

I could get a new - moderate size one of them for about that price.  When my current washer dies - I'll probably get one , just for the convenience of not having to sprint outdoors when ever it starts raining to drag the washing off the line.

The ones miniaturised for RV use end up using more water and power because you've need to use them vastly more frequently in a domestic situation.

I got a front-load washer and dryer combo last year, and I LOVE them.

You can do a week's worth of clothes in one load, and the dryer will dry them faster than the washer can wash them.  Power bill went down $50/month after I got them, mainly because I didn't have to restart the dryer 2-3 times to dry the towels!

[franksolich]

[LC EFA]

I have a question about that, sir, as both you and I live in oceans of clean fresh air, probably unlike that hovering over the yenta's neighborhood in congested San Diego.

Why bother to do that?  Why not just leave them hanging, getting them another rinse?

If I have clothes hanging outdoors, and it starts to rain, I leave them be.  And if my memory serves me correctly, my mother used to do the same thing.

The clothes get another rinse, and because the weather changes so abruptly, they're dry in a short time.

I can see doing this if there's prospects of rain lasting for several days--and that may be the case where you're at--but out here, nah.  It can rain buckets at 10:00 a.m. and be as sunny and dry as the Sahara at noon, so best to let them hang.

Some times of the year one can do that.

Other times of the year - you might get one or two nice day(s) in a couple of weeks. Stuff starts to rot it it's not taken undercover to dry. Even then the humidity makes drying times longer.

[franksolich]

Some times of the year one can do that.

Other times of the year - you might get one or two nice day(s) in a couple of weeks. Stuff starts to rot it it's not taken undercover to dry. Even then the humidity makes drying times longer.

Okay, that's true.  You have humidity.

[whiffleball]

She has two, count 'em two, washers you damn stupid wretched lowlife other DUmmies!  Can you not see how much more worthy she is than you?  She has two washers because she deserves two and she can afford two.  She wants you to know this because she is so much more than you.

[franksolich]

She has two, count 'em two, washers you damn stupid wretched lowlife other DUmmies!  Can you not see how much more worthy she is than you?  She has two washers because she deserves two and she can afford two.  She wants you to know this because she is so much more than you.

Well, I remain greatly confused about the socioeconomic status of the yenta.

Her husband's retired Navy with some sort of pension one supposes, and works for the post office.

They apparently live in a tiny condominium near the expressway in San Diego.

Now, this description of her residence may be hyperbole; we do that once in a while.

Perhaps they actually live in Streisandian luxury and opulence, and hubby's job at the post office is a pretty high-ranking one?

By the way, I'm finding that San Diegans aren't too happy about the way the post office works.

[SarasotaRepub]

Boy, nothing is straight foward with her.

I wonder if she will offer to do OWS laundry now????

[franksolich]

USPS911 Cleveland Ave
(between Richmond St & Blaine Ave)
San Diego, CA 92103
Neighborhood: Hillcrest

Comments; it looks like nadin's hubby has his work cut out for him, and one hopes his name isn't Doug or Craig:

When you're in line, cross your fingers and hope you get the postal clerk named Doug. He's a nice guy & if you close your eyes, his voice sounds like the comedian Norm MacDonald. Although I think in the looks department, Ace D. might have been referring to him when he mentioned Tom Seleck.

You never know when it'll be crowded or not. For example, I'm here on a Wednesday at 11:15am, the parking lot is mostly empty and there's only a few customers inside.

The post office in North Park is closing on July 1, 2011, so I imagine the Hillcrest location will get a lot more busy after that.

This location is the worst!!!  Always ridiculous lines whenever I go there.  I try to avoid but sometimes I can't, especially since they closed the North Park location. 

On a nice note, my mail carrier is awesome!

This Post Office has the Worst Customer Service.

Several years back (2004-2007) I used this postal service center (3911 Cleveland Ave. San Diego, CA 92103) as a P.O. Box to receive mail. I always noticed the customer service staff treated people, but disregarded it.

On April, 6, 2010, I went there to try to get my passport renewed. Numerous websites and the board inside the postal service indicate they do passports (and renewals). I was informed after I waited in line 20 minutes by one of the 2 employees working the counter they do not do passport services. While in line, I observed the customer service of 2 employees at this postal service center. The manner in which the 2 employees working at the counter treating other staff and customers was appalling and unprofessional.

I realize this location has always been understaffed, but the communication, attitude and customer service is very low.  While I was in line, I observed one of the (male) employee talk town to his (female) supervisor in front of customers; I found this to be inappropriate. The lack of professionalism at this location should not be tolerated. I will never revisit this postal service.

The problem I have with this post office is not the people, but rather that they do not have enough. Very seldom do I see more than 2 lines open. They might have 3 on busy days but when someone takes a break or goes to lunch they do not send in  relief.

I asked "the manager" about this and she said the number of people they have working at the counter is mandated by the main office. I do not believe this because I have seen more lines open at other post offices which are not nearly as busy. The lines at this post office are terrible. There is a huge turnover in personel too, probably because of this situation, all the good ones transfer to other post offices.

I drove here, got a parking space right off, and ran inside.  The line was fairly short. The place seemed quite clean compared to other post offices I've been in.  The clerk who helped me was a man who was friendly and polite.  A good experience!

I was in and out in five minutes today with my stamp purchase, and the agent I spoke to was really friendly.  I do an international postcard exchange, so I need several types of interesting stamps at hand at all times.  I was pretty bummed because they only had thee types of 44 cent (regular) stamps...one was for weddings and the other was religious, leaving only one variety for the general public.  They were able to get me the other stamps (98 and 10 cent) varieties.

I have been to this P.O. many times with varous wait times.  Though it is not as nice as the Mission Valley P.O. where I typically go, the hours are  better.  The lot is free and small, but there is lots of free street parking nearby.

They left all our mail boxes unlocked with mail inside them, I have tried calling them to get someone to lock it back up and no one is picking up (middle of business hours Saturday 12noon)

Is this a joke?

If you wonder why the USPS has financial trouble, visit here.

Why are people without people skills put in customer service positions?

As other reviewers note, you hope you don't get stuck with the black guy. I haven't had any incidents myself, but I've seen a couple of customers really get into it with him. I guess it livens up the wait in line, but it's not a pleasant experience & management should have dealt with the problem by now.

If you get the Asian lady, you hope she's had the right dosage of whatever meds she takes.

On a positive note, our letter carrier (from this Post Office) is a great guy!

If there was a way to take stars away from this place, I would.  I am having major passport issues and was wondering if it's possible to go through USPS to change the delivery option to overnight.  Already stressed that I leave in two business days for my trip (my husband is active-duty and has been gone for 8 months so this is our vacation we so desperately deserve/need).  You can't speak to a person if you call 1-877-ASK-USPS and I know there is an 858 customer service number for SD. 

There is a man that works here that I believe may have been Satan in the form of a tall, overweight, white/Filipino, with large white bumps on his face and a skinny facial hair (borderline molestache). 

He wasn't really understanding my question and kept telling me to call the passport office, but they're all closed for the holiday so I'm here to talk to you or someone else.  He started by raising is voice and saying, "what don't you understand?  There's nothing we can do."  I asked for the 858 customer service number, to which he said, "I don't know what that is," so I asked if the woman next to him may know, but he refused to ask her or anyone else.  I asked if I could speak with another person who works here, to which he said, "why do you need to do that?" I said, "I need to speak with someone who is less aggressive?"  I also asked a couple of times why he was being so nasty to me.  It ended with me saying my husband is returning from a deployment, this is our vacation, and tears.....his response: "I.DON'T.CARE." 

Really glad that my husband and our family make a sacrifice for his freedom so he can stand there and be a dick.  End result: me sobbing as I left the place.  Hope he feels like a real macho.....

It's a stinkin' post office. There's a lot of licking and kicking going on here. But it's conveniently located blocks from home. I normally visit this location a few times a month. But parking here's like a strategy game.

If you can dodge human interaction with the employees, your new BFF must be APC- Automated Postal Centers.  95% of my time coming here is dealing with this bad boy.  It's cool, fast, user friendly and most importantly doesn't give you an attitude.

However most are probably here not aware of APC.  Anyhow, there's only about 3 clerks that work here.  Usually when I'm bored in line waiting to ship out an international package, I start seeing the resemblance of the postal workers as 80's actors.  If you frequent here, then you know I'm talking about Tom Selleck and Ted Lange.

It's a stinkin' post office, what more else do you expect?

The fat:  You can drop mail off on the side street.

The skinny:  Parking is never fun here.

I would give them zero stars if I could. This is the most unfriendly, slow, disrespectful post office in San Diego. It's certainly run by people who don't care and management that could even care less. After waiting in line for 30 minutes...the person told me I didn't have it sealed with the right kind of tape. I asked what kind of tape I should use..he said packing tape.

I said for a bubble wrap envelope with a sticky on the inside and regular masking tape on the outside? I asked if he had a quick strip then to seal it. He said no..its your responsbility. I used to have some here under the desk but its gone. I asked if he could then look under the desk or ask the other 4 works down the line. He said its not his responsibility. He said I could buy some tape for $3.99. I said that's more than the package.

Then finally another customer who was boxing said I could use some of his. One strip later I walked to another teller who helped me. This is ridiculous. A post office doesn't have one strip of tape to spare. And you wonder why the USPS is going bankrupt and keep raising their postage prices. I actually wish all these people would lose their jobs. I will never use them again.

You wouldn't really give the USPS office a 4 or 5 stars unless they do something special for you out of the ordinary which didn't happen on this visit.

However, a discovery, if you actually come early on a Saturday before the last minutes before closing, there is only a short line.  Although for a Sat morning, you would expect at least 2 or 3 windows open but in this morning, only 1 person is handling the sales, shipping and etc.  He was cordial.  Others in line were not angry or frustrated.  You were able to talk to the Post Office without a twitch or some sort of frustration.

This was a good Sat.  morning visit to the Post office.

Hey Doug, you're an a-hole. It's none of your damn business why my mailbox was full, and I hardly think the 20 seconds it took you to walk to the other room and get my mail was worth the scoff and berating I received.

Shout out to the nice, patient people in line, though, you guys rock.

Long story short. I come home, see a mail truck in my parking spot! This was the second time it had happen. Well this time I had a lot of stuff to do and I parked elsewhere but I had to come and go so I needed to call my local post office. Craig was the manager I spoke with and boy is he not the manager you want to work for.

I explained there was a mail truck in my parking spot and if he could call the mail man to ask him or her to move it. "no I can't, this is not an emergency and you have to wait until they are done with their route." I told him it's not an emergency to him but when I pay for off street parking it's pretty important to me. I told him I was not going to park outside, that's not my responsibility to do that. I explained he can call his mail man on his cell phone and ask him/her to move it and that would solve it. He came unglued!

Well I guess I was telling a manager how to problem solve. He began to yell at me and said "we don't collect cell phone information and You HAVE to wait and there's nothing I can do". I asked him if the mail man had a family emergency and his/her child was very sick would he tell that to the person calling? Or would he call that cell number!?! He said it was to bad and he doesn't have to call anybody.

Well, then he hung up on me in mid sentence. I called back and sure enough he answered "HELLO!!" what if it wasn't me calling? He didn't give me his full name so I asked "Craig,why did you hang up on me? I wasn't done speaking to you about this problem we have" he replied in a very demanding voice telling me I have a problem and he cant help me. I asked for his supervisors name and he said he didn't have to tell me that. I asked for his last name, he said he didn't have to tell me that either.

I told him I would tow the truck away and that I have a sign on my garage stating I can tow you. He was screaming at me "tow it and you will pay for it!" I chuckled and said "I'll ask one more time for your supervisors name" he stated very clearly "NO!" and hung up. So I called the 1-800 USPS number and filed a complaint. Craig, you don't deserve to be around the public. He was very unprofessional.

I have to feel pretty compelled about something to sit down and write a Yelp review. This is my first crappy one so you know it's gonna be good...er...bad.

I cannot put into words how horrified and disgusted I am with the Hillcrest post office. Beyond the typical rude non-service I was used to from the year-round grinch, Doug, and his grumpy sidekicks, my real nightmare started about 8 months ago when I was about to get married. Suddenly & mysteriously my mail started disappearing!

The first "missing" package was a little one so no biggie...annoying, but I got over it. Just some labels I needed for the wedding. Had to buy more and suck it up. The second lost package and I'm getting fired up, but the third and most important thing I needed at the moment, MY FREAKING WEDDING RING, was when I lost all faith in our apathetic carrier & the lack of competence at the Hillcrest Post Office. That's when I started doing some investigating and am pretty incredulous about what I discovered.

Armed with the print-out of my tracking number and the DELIVERED status it displayed I showed my carrier and said..."this is my third missing package with no resolve, what's up and where is it?" He gives me the response no one wants to hear...."Oh, yeah, I don't know....we did just have a bunch of people fired at that location for stealing packages" ! NO lie, this came out of his mouth!

I'm still dumbfounded, because I recently went to the branch to discuss yet another mysteriously missing package and brought this up with the postal manager and she nodded and confirmed this and seemed pretty blase about the whole thing. She also informed me that if the post office doesn't deliver your package there is pretty much NOTHING they will do about it. That's it...tough...sorry you spent money and time on something, but they don't really care. At the most they will let you fill out a form to make you feel like you might get some sort of resolution, but alas, it's all in vain and is only a distraction.

Her big solution? That I get a PO Box!!! HA! Really?!? Yeah, let me give you more money and pay you to let me spend more time in this hell hole! NO THANKS!  BTW: PO Boxes will never forward your mail so there's a nightmare waiting to happen like when you get your tax info there after you move and can never get it back (yep, this happened!).

There is a lot of red tape if you do happen to have insurance on your package and they make it so frustrating to get reimbursed you will want to throw in the towel and pull all of your hair out (their whole mission I'm sure).

The moral of the story is that the Hillcrest Post Office thinks we can all go suck it. And to the postal carrier (s)  wearing my fabulous wedding ring, my mother's birthday gift, and hubby's Christmas presents... hope you like the gifts I DIDN'T intend on buying for you! YOU can suck it! I hope the ring gives you a rash, the expensive face cream makes you break out, and the clothes give you hives. And no, I don't want the post box for an additional change, I want you to freakin' do your job and deliver my mail! And for cryin' out loud, Doug, pull the stick out!

**The one and only star goes to the amazing Asian woman (sorry I never looked at your name tag) for ALWAYS having a sunny disposition even though you work in hell.

This place is a total pit!  Every time I have to mail something it looks like a bomb went off.  With how disorganized the area behind the counter is I'm surprised anything I mail even gets to its destination.

Compared to the Normal Heights Post Office, this place is about as extraordinary as The Getty.

For whatever reason, the Normal Heights location closes at 5:00PM. I suppose in 1960, that's when the work day came to an end. However, we're well into the 21st century, and I don't know anyone who clocks out any earlier than 6:00PM these days. The good news is, this Hillcrest location "gets it." They close at 6:00PM to give folks a real chance to take care of business after they leave work and battle a commute.

Every time I'm there, I swear there's only 1 or 2 people in line. I've never had to wait over 5 minutes to get in and out of that joint, and I've had nothing but stellar service. Not sure if some of these other reviewers caught folks on a bad day... but apparently I've been pretty fortunate.

Parking sucks ass, so be careful of the residual road rage in the lot. It happens quite often and I've seen some serious near-misses.

I wish i could give zero stars .But i have to give one .The people that work here are so unhappy and it shows.

I hate coming to this post office, and I can see that I'm not the only one who thinks this. The tall mustachioed Caucasian is the worst.

[to the tune of 'Car Wash']

Postal
At the mail box
Postal at the mail box, girl
Come on and sing it with me
(Mail box)
Sing it with feelin', y'all
(Mail box, girl)

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I always hum that to myself whenever I visit the Hillcrest post office.  Does that mean I'm nuts?  Perhaps, but maybe I'm just the only person in San Diego who appreciates the lyrical stylings of Rose Royce.

Anywho, this is  a run-of-the-mill post office.  You can send letters, receive packages, buy stamps, stand in slow-moving lines, and do all other kinds of generic post-office-y things here. 

And yes, it's true that the Hillcrest post office is open 'til 6pm, instead of the 5pm that's typical of most post offices.  But I still can't get too worked up about that.  Maybe it'd deserve bonus points if it were open 'til 8pm or something.  Now *that* would be convenient for me.  The lines are long during the after-work rush, so bring an iPod to pass the time.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
(Mail box)
Letters never seem to stop comin'
What'd I say?
Keep those stamps and letters comin'
(Postal)
At the mail box, girl

-1 star for evil parking lot from hell
-1 star for evil post office person who was unfriendly
-1 star for evil lack of pens
-1 star for evil post office person who made me buy a roll of tape just cos my priority mail enveloped wasn't hermetically sealed.

1 star for existence.

I know it is pointless to write a review on a post office since we all have to go some time in our lives. But I just have to say, to everyone who goes here that, YOU'RE GOING TO THE POST OFFICE. Therefore, YOU KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A LONG LINE AND A WAIT. The Post Office customers are just as bad as the post office employees. If you don't want to wait in line because you have better things to do like go down the street and find a guy to take you to the  bathroom and bend you over porcelain, then you should've bought your stamps at Costco!

And that ends. another pointless review.

A post office that's open until 6PM!!!!

For that alone, this post office stands out from most other post offices in the area that go on strike at 5PM.

Be warned, just because this place is open one hour later, does not mean you should wait until the last minute to get here. THE LINES ARE LONG! COME EARLY!

Fortunately, the workers and people in line are usually chill and willing to accommodate special needs, for example, when I was here, a working class mother had to ship something really quick and was late picking up her kids so everyone was chill with letting her go first. Awesome!

There's also usually a line at the automated stamp-selling machine, but it moves quickly until someone with a billion thing lands on it - then it's backed up for miles.

Parking is a pain - the parking lot is way awkward and you literally have to make a 180 degree turn to get into it from Richmond.

Other than that, it's a pretty small Post Office compared to some that I've been to. Otherwise, it's a pretty chill P.O.

Went today to get our new company post office box. Already filled out the forms online, and paid, so should be a breeze, right? No. Not really. And the box itself is so full of dirt and dust that I can only presume someone broke an urn in it and just cleared the porcelain chips. But, I digress. Back to me review about the service.

No line at all. Went to clerk and discovered she needed to see a copy of my insurance as a second ID. Okay, fine. I go to my car, get the card, and dash back in. Line is now 5 folks deep and the three clerks are grumbling. The guy is bitching about having to work all day Saturday, the center clerk is ready for her break, and the clerk on the end is clamoring for her lunch. (And it's all of 10:15.)

By the time I left, the line was 15 deep and looking none too happy about it. And the kicker? The post office was out of stamps. Seriously. Out. Of. Stamps.

"Going Postal?" That term must have been coined here.

The crown jewel is the Asian lady. I think she wakes up crabby and it goes down hill from there.

I ordered something from Indonesia that they couldnt deliver. I was left a slip and was directed to them to pick up.

Unfortunately, it flew out of my pocket while riding my scooter on the way there so I wasnt able to present it to them. In a clearly defiant manner after asking her if she could check for me without it, the Asian woman went to the back room for a split second, said she coudnt find my parcel and told me they would deliver another slip - she NEEDED that to find it. I would have a new slip within a week.

The next day, I get a call (strange, huh?) from a woman who identifies herself as a manager saying they noticed I recently moved and they want to confirm my move prior to delivering my mail. Huh? My move was like 3 weeks earlier. Im getting mail. OK? I didnt return the call.

Eight days pass and no slip. I return and get the Asian lady again. I reexplain the situation. She doesnt believe that someone called me because they dont have a female supervisor. Fortunately, I saved the message and played it for her.

By some work of magic, luck or actual customer service, she was able to find it without the slip this time. WOW.

I ruled out luck after immediately purchasing a lottery ticket and I didnt win anything. Magic or customer service, you be the judge.

This post office has not been painted or remodeled since 1960. At least it appears that way. I think only the William Taft Station over in Clairemont Mesa could look older on the outside.

Parking is getting better here but still can be tight.

Counter staff was SLOW at my last visit.

****ing incompetent. I'd give them 0 star if i could

Ugh, this place always makes me frustrated in some way. There's one guy in particular that I always hope hope hope I won't get when I'm waiting in line. I always do a little happy dance in my head when someone besides him calls "next please" and I don't have to go to him--he's the grumpiest person I've ever met!!

Not all the employees here are bad, but they don't always seem to know what they're doing. The manager kicks ass, though: she's smart, competent and friendly. And she dressed up and put candy out for Halloween. Always a plus in my book. But I suppose that's bad that I know who the manager is, since you usually only need the manager when the first line of defense is incompetent....

Is it sad that when I was having an awful experience here today, I couldn't wait to write about it on yelp?  Possibly.

Today I waited in a long line (to be expected, not the sole complaint here) only to be asked to remit payment, which I was gladly about to do, when I was informed "No credit or debit right now."

Me:  "Shouldn't you have a sign up or something?"
Post Office Worker points to crumpled paper stating this information literally ON THE FLOOR.  Post office worker:  Laughs. "ATM."

Uhhh...some sweaty fun, attempting to get back to work on time, while simultaneously trying to find some cash ensues.

Thanks for the awesome lunch break Hillcrest Post Office!

Worst. Post office. Evar.  Slow, grumpy staff. There are a few that are serious rule enforcers so don't even think of trying to mail an envelope with any extra weight without adding the additional postage! Kinda like visiting the Soup Nazi I guess.

Additionally, while it's cool they're open until 6pm they seem to usually close a few minutes early and will not budge on letting you in... so make sure you're there by 5:55 or you'll be gambling on the fate if your shipment for sure!
 
I've had much better luck down in the Sports Arena/ Rosecrans branch because that's the main branch for SD you have more time to get that priority or overnight package to go out the same day...
 
Just do what you can to avoid Hillcrest.

Great service, minus 1 star for only having one person working the front counter, but I only waited about 15 mintues and there were 6-8 people in front of me. Everyone in line was patient. A very good experience overall.

The Uptown Branch employees are nice and helpful, but their customers suck! I especially hate how moronic post office goers insist on zooming in and out of parking spaces and drive in reverse to claim "their" parking space. WTF, people, the parking lot is teeny tiny and you create a major hazard when you come barreling through in reverse in your freaking gigantic SUV. Proceed here at your own risk! I suggest parking on the street. Sheesh.

Based on the experiences I've had, this post office is actually decent.  I wouldn't say that any of the workers have a particularly sunny disposition, but they do their job well.  They process my packages efficiently, have suggested (without me asking) better shipping methods to save me money, and the line here is almost always better than the other post offices in the area I have been (Sorrento Mesa and Mira Mesa).

Paying $0.42 for sending a piece of mail is a bargain, and at that cost, I have little to no expectation of how happy the workers need to be, as long as they are doing their job.

This post office location is amazingly aggravating.  Perhaps it's because of the slow, unhelpful staff or perhaps it's because they draw a ton of ebay/collectibles types with fussy package requirements, this place was always irritating when I lived in Hillcrest.  You really don't have any other viable options in the Hillcrest area, and don't they know it. Since leaving Hillcrest I have made sure never to return.

The hours are convenient,and it's small and very close to my home, but this is the most frustrating post office ever. I pretty much prepare myself to: Wait for up to 30 min,be in the company of several people who hate their lives, be insulted at least 3 times. When you accept this it's really not so bad. You secretly laugh at people who were expecting service and sooner than you know it,you're out and ready to avoid it at any cost once again.

This has to be the WORST post office in the country.

It's dirty and completely ugly.

Now lets get to the staff. There are two men who work behind the counter there. A black guy and a white guy. They are two peas in a pod when it comes to customer service. AWFUL!

They treat us customers like we're idiots. They're very condescending to many people and I once lost it with the black guy and had a verbal diarrhea match with him. I told him to stop treating me and the customers like "****ing retards" and told him he was an idiot. I never go to him anymore. I was once using the one and only machine by the door (which gives better service than anyone there) and I overheard the white guy calling his last customer a bitch.

How these two guys have kept their jobs as long as they have kills me. I own a business and if any of my staff came close to treating my customers as bad as these two jerks, I'd have fired them on the spot.

That's the problem of this post office, plus they're cheap and make you spend $3 on tape. No wonder the US Post Office is going broke. They just suck in Hillcrest. Use the machines as much as you can. Damn, I have to give them a star? This is bullshit!!!!!

In all honesty, going to this post office is one of the best parts of my day. I'm serious. I run a small business where I am there most days of the week, sometimes with a HUGE load to mail out. They're open til 6 PM and I'm frequently the pain in the ace that show up at 5:50, yet they're ALWAYS cool to me. The friendliest postal workers I have EVER seen, and they manage to keep their cool when customers are acting like wild animals when the line is long. Gil, Anthony, Lemi (to name just a few of the all stars) always brighten my day, but my ultimate favorite is Doug. I love them all, I really do.

I have to send about 40 or so letters every few days with customs forms, and I always get Doug. I am not sure what his problem is, but he always gives me a hard time and verbally harasses me. I just want to send my mail, not have to deal with his smart ass remarks. So this too is a shout out to Doug- we know your life sucks, you work at a post office- but we don't want to hear about it.

Easy like Sunday Morning...

That is how I liken my most recent experiences at my local post office.  No cars in the parking lot.  No long lines and very pleasant US Postal Representatives.  I walked in on a Saturday morning and the place was barren, Lionel Richie was playing on the airwaves and I waited in no line. 

Our service representative was so nice and candid; there is a new air about those who still have the luxury to work at USPS.  Having laid off over 100,000 people, the USPS is in a painful place as any other employer in the face of this deepening recession. 

Turns out, less people are mailing packages, perhaps because less people are in business to do so.  For us little letter mailers, that means short lines and pleasant service rep's who aren't overwhelmed with mobs of people and consequently mobs of mail.  Maybe that means you have a better chance of your letters arriving on time and in the right place. 

Perhaps it also means that USPS is redefining what it means to go postal.  I took my cue from Lionel Richie and made a note of it...The Post office is singing.."cause I'm easy..., easy like Sunday morning.."

This Post Office is like a exaggerated version of a drab lifeless Post Office you might see in a Sitcom. I think the interview process must involve draining prospective employees of any joy in life they have left. But as I write this it occurs to me that this is why I enjoy it so much. In fact, it's why I enjoy watching Iron Chef (Japanese Version), Bad Girls Club and Jersey Shore. I simply find these extreme versions of their own exaggerated nightmares so entertaining. So you really must visit this Post Office, it's an experience like no other!

I have had several conversations with the "PO Manager" over the phone about my mail carrier. This has been maddening! My complaint is, at my address, we have been receiving our mail between 11am and latest 1pm, and over the last 2mo we have been given a new mail carrier that has been bringing our mail between 5:45 and 6:30pm. I have spoken with "the manager" that said I was a liar because all carriers are done by 6pm. OK, so I took photo's of the delivery after 6pm.  Still a liar. Most recently, our "new" carrier has been away and instantly our mail was back to normal hours, between 11am to 1pm. Guess what, she's back now after about 2 week of mail bliss. Oh 5:30pm...pathetic...Now its useless contacting the PO again as I am making this up. Oh well. I hope you live in a different postal code...

They're usually pretty fast, which is good. But I always seem to get the same guy: Doug.  He's always in a bad mood. Sad. I feel sorry for him. But I wish I didn't have to buy my stamps from him.

Well, just be aware that Guaranteed delivery does not really mean guaranteed.  As I was informed today by Mary, twice, that even having it stated on both of my receipts for "overnight, delivered by noon, GUARANTEED" really means that they can't tell you where your package is nor when it will be delivered, until after 5pm at night. 

She also stated that there was no one she could call to find out about my package nor was there anyone I could call. After she went behind her door and threw the dead-bolt I left the building, found a number on the receipt, called, got a trace put on my package, got another number (local 858-674-2670) from them, called, spoke to a warm, concerned individual who listened to me, took my number, assured me she could indeed call San Francisco and find out where my package was.  All this after I explained the importance of the package and what I was led to believe by the counter person the day before!!!

This was exactly the chance I thought I was avoiding by paying $30.00 for a tracked, guaranteed noon delivery. Oh, well!

Shame on them.  Mary, the counter person who sold me this bill-of-goods, and the people that trained them.  Maybe it's time ole' Mare look for another job!

half the crew is cool! and the other half is rotten to the core! but they know they will never be fired so why be nice!

The letter carriers are hard workers and very professional!  Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!

[GOBUCKS]

Nadin lives in a crappy little condo in San Diego, hard up against a roaring freeway. As an unemployable nutcase, she can't earn anything to supplement the navy pension (if indeed the rumored retired quartermaster exists), so living conditions are grim.

The "outside" washer she refers to is in a communal laundry room, and takes quarters.

She owns nothing "outside". The nadinlair ends with her outer doorknob.

Sometimes dazzling brilliance just isn't rewarded.

[franksolich]

The "outside" washer she refers to is in a communal laundry room, and takes quarters.

I figured that under the "worst possible case" scenario, that was the case.

However, given that her husband's a long-time Navy man with a pension (I'm assuming; I have no idea if enlisteds get pensions, unless injured while in the service), and given that he probably acquired a great deal of education, training, and experience maneuvering a submarine through treacherous waters, I'm also guessing that he's no mailman or counter-clerk at the post office in San Diego, instead in one of those higher-paying post office jobs.  Like, maybe his office is next to the office of the postmaster of San Diego.

If that--the "best possible case" scenario--were true, wouldn't that put the yenta in the despised 1%?

You see what I'm trying to do here, as I usually try to do in all the primitive awards every year; give something of a "back-story," or the background, of a primitive in real life.

[Tucker]

I got a front-load washer and dryer combo last year, and I LOVE them.

You can do a week's worth of clothes in one load, and the dryer will dry them faster than the washer can wash them.  Power bill went down $50/month after I got them, mainly because I didn't have to restart the dryer 2-3 times to dry the towels!

We're talkin hippies here. They can easily get a weeks worth of dirty clothes in a small washing machine.  Maybe the whole family.

[JakeStyle]

Nadin lives in a crappy little condo in San Diego, hard up against a roaring freeway.

  That's actually a very accurate description.  The west end of Mission Valley is full of early '70's apartment complexes that have since been converted to condominiums.  I know a few people who own condos there that they bought for $65-80k years ago and now rent to SDSU students for $1,400.00 or so per month.  The area is pretty much bracketed by the 163, 8 and 5 freeways, although nadin does have a golf course to the south of her place to give her a little bit of a break from the 8 freeway noise.

[Duke Nukum]

Why does she always insist on answering questions nobody has asked. Does she have a history of complaining about drying towels? WTH?

[Duke Nukum]

Now here is the thing... most of the big box will not promote it. Oh they have it in their ONLINE catalogues, but they just don't promote it, or have them at their physical stores. Took three months, and it is not anything fancy. It is meant for RVs anyhow. But now I can do my laundry inside, just in SMALL loads, and I mean the SMALL part. Oh and it met my budget... actually it was well under my budget. So I guess that was a good thing.

And yes, big box stores are there to cater to the majority of people. And yes, the majority of people do not buy dryers for RV. And yes, you are an idiot.

[Bodadh]

I dunno....Nadin makes me roll my eyes as much as anyone else here. But I really dont see a reason for this thread. I mean she did something ( sorta ) normal. She is happy with it and wanted to tell her friends about it. We all do that.

I guess I have always felt sorry for her. At least a little. When she says something really dumb I say have at it. But sometimes it kind of feels like picking on the "special" kid on the playground.

Sorry. I have been doing a lot of work for various pastors this week and it might be getting to me.

[diesel driver]

We're talkin hippies here. They can easily get a weeks year's worth of dirty clothes in a small washing machine.  Maybe the whole family.

That's better.