Chicago Shipping Store

Hello Friends and Neighbors,

My apologies, but I will be closed on Saturday 10/29 for a last minute family obligation, I am very sorry for the inconvenience. Please call the store and leave a message if you have any questions. Or leave a comment on this post.

I'm back! you may want to wear a mask when you come visit, I'll be wearing mine all day.

Hello Friends and Neighbors. A little late to post this but I hope you can forgive me. I had contracted COVID last week and am closed through this Saturday 9/10. I should be open next week pending my status. Please watch this space for further updates.

Hello Friends and Neighbors! I will be closed tomorrow Friday 8/5 and Saturday 8/6. Please wish my wife a happy birthday! and enjoy this picture of our new shop furbaby Ume.

Hello Friends and Neighbors, I am very sorry, but I will have to close today due to something which came up this morning. I should be back tomorrow. I apologize for any convenience.

Hello Friends and Neighbors. I will be closed again this Saturday (August 21.) I apologize again for any inconvenience that this may cause, please enjoy this picture of Nori being handsome. If you need to reach me call the regular store line, the call will be forwarded to me (773) 477-5600

Chicago Shipping Store on Google Hello Friends and Neighbors. I will be closed again this Saturday (August 21.) I apologize again for any inconvenience that this may cause, please enjoy this picture of Nori being handsome. If you need to reach me at the regular store line, the call will be forwarded (773) 477-5600

Hello Friends,
I am very sorry I will be closed on Thursday, please refer to the linked google post if you need to reach me or have any questions. Please enjoy this photo of Mochi and Nori when they were three and ten months respectively.

Chicago Shipping Store on Google Hello Friends, I will be Closed on Thursday August 12. I do apologize for the inconvenience. Please feel free to contact me via text at (773) 570-0277 (text only, calls can not be forwarded) and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Please enjoy this picture of Mochi and Nori from when they were th...

Hello Again!

The Chicago Shipping Store will be closed Saturday 8/7. I do apologize for any inconvenience! Please feel free to TEXT the store at ‪(773) 570-0277‬ if you need to communicate with me. Please do not call that number as it does not forward to any physical phones.

Please enjoy this picture of Nori asleep at the store.

Chicago Shipping Store on Google Hello Again! The Chicago Shipping Store will be closed Saturday 8/7. I do apologize for any inconvenience! Please feel free to TEXT the store at (773) 570-0277 if you need to communicate with me. Please do not call that number as it does not forward to any physical phones. Please enjoy this picture....

https://local.google.com/place?id=12939086244636469647&use=posts&lpsid=1812535609811091890

Chicago Shipping Store on Google Hello Friends and Neighbors. I am so sorry that these past couple months had me closing the store so many times. I will be doing so again this Tuesday July 13th. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience. Feel free to text the store at (773) 570-0277. I should be able to receive any SMS you s...

Hello Neighbors, I will be closed on Saturday May 29th and on Monday May 31. I will be open on Tuesday June 1 at my usual Hours 10 AM to 5 PM.

Please enjoy this picture of me doing a mirror of Purin (Puddin') on a recent video call

Hello friends and neighbors!! It has come to my attention that if you look up the Chicago Shipping Store on Apple Maps my old hours show up. To keep people from having a bad experience as I realize that people do use Apple Maps, I would ask if you can submit updates to my opening hours (M-F 10am-5pm & Sat 10am-2pm Closed Sun.)

Thank you for your help in this matter, I have no way to change this on my own :(

Hello Neighbors, I will be closed on April 2nd to observe Good Friday. I will be open on Saturday April 3rd at my usual Saturday Hours 10 AM to 2 PM.

Please enjoy this picture of our newest Canine Employee, Natto!

Chicago Shipping Store updated their business hours.

I rarely post, but I have something to say other than I'll be closed or open late. We all have a bad story about the USPS, some of us more than others. But I want you to imagine what the USPS does, they deliver mail six days a week (sometimes seven) to every address in the United States, a simple statement but loaded with many complicated and difficult issues.
I look at the faces of my letter carriers and I see dedication to that ideal. Each worker sorts their mail and delivers it daily whether it's hot or cold raining or snowing. When they ask people to shovel their sidewalks we complain and call them lazy. When they ask us to control our unfriendly dogs, they suddenly become the bad guy. We make fun of people who kill their co-workers by saying they "went postal" (at least in the 90's we did) as if working for the USPS causes people to have mental health issues.
I'll tell you about my experience with letter carriers and the USPS. They're busy, every day, I watched letter carriers get yelled at, accused of all sorts of stupid things, and I've done those things in my past as well. But I also have seen many more instances of postal workers showing their dedication, kindness and consideration.
The USPS is the glue to our society, they were a major argument for the existence of Santa Claus in "A Miracle on 34th St." The Postman is an apocalyptic story where civilization is restored because someone impersonated a letter carrier. One of the many reasons our western frontier became civilized is because of regular reliable mail service.
The USPS is a large part of my business, this is very true and so of course I would be on their side, but Imagine a society without the USPS, it would be less equal, it would be less civilized. Then check out this link.

https://www.americanprogress.org/take-action-save-post-office/

Take Action: Save the Post Office! - Center for American Progress

Hello friends and neighbors, my apologies but I will be closed today (Saturday 4/4/2020) I will be open on Monday 4/6. My apologies for any inconveniences, please contact me via the store text message line if you have any questions. 773-570-0277

Hello Everyone, the USPS has declared me an essential business so I will be open for the foreseeable future. Please call the store if you have any questions. Please also bear with me as I may be open later more often during this time.

so this?
I don't know... I'm rude at times, I open the store late, my worst reviews are really bad while my best ones are "hey that's a pretty nice place" but I found this in my email inbox this morning. so... yay?
https://chicago.local-choice-notice2020.net/PressReleaseub.aspx?cc=DMMY-WBBF-R3HH

Press Release CHICAGO January 20, 2020 -- Chicago Shipping Store has been selected for the 2020 Best of Chicago Award in the Shipping Centers category by the Chicago Award Program.

All better and no more fever, aches or general malaise. And all ready to fill any and all shipping needs!

Hello!

I will be closed today as I am quite sick and do not wish to share this flu with anyone else. I apologise for any inconvenience.

Hello Everyone, I will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as well as New Years Eve and New Years Day. My apologies for any inconvenience.

Hello Friends,
I know that this is VERY late notice, but I was not given much choice in this matter. Our landlord has sold his property at 2248 W. Belmont and we have to move. We will relocate to 2155 W. Belmont Ave. just down the street. We have made a lot of progress moving most of our furnishings and stock and we plan on opening at our new location on March 3rd.
Please bear with us as we struggle to do our best in moving our business. As always we strive to provide you the best service possible.

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Periodically, I hear the door opening and closing quickly during the day. I look to the front of the store and see no one. From seeing what happened today, I think this is someone wanting to come into the store but then being surprised that I have dogs here and then running away. I'm not sure I want these customers, good riddance.

Saturday Delivery!

In most cases this costs more on all services EXCEPT for USPS. Saturday delivery is a mixed bag for the retail shipping customer. On one hand it's nice to be able to receive a package when it's likely that you'll actually be at home on the other hand it will always cost more whether you're ordering from an online retailer or whether you're purchasing shipping yourself. The premium can be anywhere up to $25 on top of your original shipping cost when you purchase retail shipping services from UPS or FedEx. This is a combination of the charge that the carrier will add as well as a pickup fee that various locations will be charged per package for anything they the carrier will pick up from them.

When you order online the extra charges are less as these retailers (especially the larger ones) have negotiated rates which result in much smaller extra fees.

But I want to talk today about the USPS decision to stop regular mail delivery on Saturdays. I feel this is way overdue. It is a smart move on the part of the Post office to cut their costs and try to be more efficient. This change is not happening immediately, it will start in August and not all post office operations are stopping on Saturday, they will likely still be sorting and moving mail through their system, post office branches will be open and P.O. Box holders will still receive mail.

Once this happens I will be cutting my own Saturday hours since I will no longer need to be open later to look for the postman.

Guide for returning items ordered online.

Almost everyone has ordered something online these days. There's nothing like receiving your order after a few days waiting and the anticipation of getting a delivery never seems to get old for me. That is until you realize you've ordered the wrong thing, or someone made a mistake or the item you ordered may have been damaged in transit or not that sturdy to begin with.

Welcome to the world of online returns!

If you had ordered from a company with a generous return policy you will have no real problems. Some companies actually include pre-paid return labels because their business model actually includes a component for returns, i.e. they make returns very easy and retain you as a customer. For this case it's simple, pack it up in the original box, slap on the new return label and drop it off at an authorized drop off center for the service that the package will be shipped with (UPS, FedEx or USPS.)

There are other situations which might be more confusing so here's a short guide to help you out.

1. READ everything. Most companies will be very helpful and have return policies printed in the packaging when you receive your order. Please read these, many people could have saved a lot of time by reading the return instructions before coming to the store to drop off the box. I can't tell you how many times I had to tell a customer that they needed to contact the company before returning their order. I could have easily wrapped it up for them and charged then a retail rate to ship the package back to the retailer, but they would not be guaranteed a refund or exchange without the proper paperwork and I would have wasted their time.

2. ASSUME NOTHING. Many retailers include a return label with the paperwork on an order. This is not always a PRE-PAID label, sometimes it's just a return label with perhaps some information which makes it easier for the retailer to process your return. Look closely for wording on the label that identifies the carrier it's using, if you don't see such wording you will likely be paying for shipping. Many customers come to the store assuming that their label is prepaid but get a rude surprise when they realize that they have to pay for shipping.

3. BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR RETAILER'S RETURN POLICIES. Similar to point 1, but a little more in-depth. Some retailers make it easy for you to fill out some things in the original packaging and return the item immediately. Other retailers require you to go online to initiate the returns process. Some require you to call or contact then to receive a Return Authorization (RMA or RA) number to accompany the return. Whatever the policy, it is the consumer's responsibility to know it, you should be able to either get information from the online retailer's website or in the material that comes with any order. Please know this information, many people come into the store not knowing this and realizing that they have to go home to either print a label or start a process. Wasting not only their time, but mine and also the time of other people in the store.

If everything goes well people can just drop off their packages at the store. I have no qualms about taping up a box or affixing a label if it's necessary, all I ask is that your return is properly documented and that you have a pre-printed label, and if you need to purchase shipping, please make sure that you have the correct addresses available (many times the return center for a retailer is different from the location where the package was sent from, or the return address on a UPS/FedEx label is the location of the account holder and not the return center) and know which service your retailer prefers. Many retailers have a P.O. Box which means that they can only receive their returns via the USPS, please make a note of this before coming to the store.

Say hi to Zuzu, she's visiting at the store until Wednesday. Come in and don't forget to say hi to her :)

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