Sorry about your post office, Lstew. Some of them here close for an hour or so during the middle of the day, so all employees can take lunch break at the same time. I have been printing my labels at home for years... first at USPS.com, and now I use PirateShip.com . All you need to do this is a postal scale and a printer. Then you can leave the labeled packages in your home mailbox for pick up, or drop them at the P.O. at your convenience. It's so much easier than trips to the P.O. and waiting in a line once you get there.