WEED, CA — Customers at the Handy Stop gas and convenience store will now find it handy to get U.S. Postal Service products and services when it becomes a Village Post Office (VPO). On Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at 12:30 p.m., a grand opening will be held at Handy Stop, 25 N. Weed Blvd., Weed CA 96094 when the store becomes a VPO.
Weed’s city motto is “Weed like to welcome you.” And now it extends to the city’s first VPO.
Nestled in the mountains of Northern California, just south of the Oregon border, Weed sits at the base of Mt. Shasta. The Handy Stop VPO makes a handy stop for locals and travelers through the area. Owner Margaret Dean says she will be serving her community greatly by becoming a VPO, providing another outlet for purchasing postage at a convenient and accessible location.
Dean has three convenience stores, Sports & Spirits in Mt. Shasta, Miner Street Station in Yreka and Handy Stop in Weed. All three will become Village Post Offices.
Customers are able to purchase Forever Stamps, drop off prepaid mail and packages and pick up free Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes and envelopes. The convenience for customers is that many VPOs offer expanded business hours, including Sundays and holidays.
VPOs are located within existing communities in a variety of locations, including convenience stores, local businesses and libraries, and are operated by the management of those locations.
Post Office Operations Manager Tina Hopkins and Weed Postmaster Charles Schmidt will join Dean in the grand opening ceremony.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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