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The UPS Store

The UPS Store, San Francisco, California

3.1 · 103 reviewsOpens Friday at 8 AM

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

47AI ScoreNamed in 3 of 14 answersChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026.

ConfirmedVisitorAI guess

Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies.

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AI checked this page on Sep 14, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from 24th_otis.

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Services

What The UPS offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

Known for

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The menu

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Team

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No one is named here yet. The owner can add who works here.

Today8 AM to 6 PM
ParkingNothing found

Busy times

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Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about The UPS.

3.1from 103 reviews on Google

This UPS Store is marked by inconsistent service, with some staff providing helpful assistance while others exhibit rudeness and poor customer care. Customers report a mix of experiences at this UPS Store, with some praising the helpfulness of staff like Sheralin, who efficiently assisted with shipping a snowboard. However, many reviews highlight issues with rude service and unfulfilled appointments, particularly regarding notary services, leading to frustration and disappointment.

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Would go back40%40% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars. We assume a good visit means they'd go back.Positive 40%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 60%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Sheralin's assistance with shipping
  • Helpful service during busy times
  • Attention to detail
The bad
  • Rude and unhelpful staff
  • Not honoring appointment times for notary services
  • High fees for printing and services

Press and awards

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What AI reads

The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about The UPS. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.

Local AI Registry · Shipping and mailing services in San Francisco, CA · Editorial

The UPS Store, San Francisco: a shipping and mailing service in San Francisco (2026 guide)

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.

Fact-checked against 2 sources · Published August 11, 2026 · Updated September 14, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

Owner review: not yet. The UPS Store has not checked this page. Claim to review it

In short

Located at 4104 24th St in San Francisco, The UPS Store serves as a convenient shipping and mailing service for the local community. With a mix of customer experiences, some patrons praise the staff for their patience and efficiency, especially during busy times, while others express frustration over pricing and service issues. Despite the mixed reviews, the store remains a fixture in the Castro neighborhood, offering essential services to those in need of shipping solutions. Visitors are encouraged to approach with an understanding of the varied experiences shared by fellow customers.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT and Gemini are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.

Key facts

FactValue
TypeShipping and mailing service
Address4104 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
HoursMon to Fri 8 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM
Phone(415) 824-3200
OwnerNothing found
Rating3.1 across 103 reviews on Google
Known forThe UPS Store in San Francisco is primarily recognized for its notary services and postal offerings, although customer experiences highlight significant service inconsistencies.
PricesNothing found
Quietest timeNothing found
ParkingNothing found
Last verifiedSeptember 14, 2026, 10:52 AM

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress4104 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
Location infoDescriptionStore offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sun 10:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
Location infoNameThe UPS StoreConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
Location infoPhone(415) 824-3200ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
HoursMonday8:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
HoursTuesday8:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
HoursWednesday8:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
HoursThursday8:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
HoursFriday8:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
HoursSaturday9:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
HoursSunday10:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026
ServicesServiceOffice suppliesAI guessNothing found
ServicesServicePackaging servicesAI guessNothing found
ServicesServicePrinting servicesAI guessNothing found
ServicesServiceShipping servicesAI guessNothing found
LinksWebsitehttps://locations.theupsstore.com/ca/san-francisco/4104-24th-st?utm_source=Yext&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=ListingsConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026

Services and prices

These are the 4 services The UPS offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

ServicePricePrice markPrice evidenceService mark
Office suppliesNothing foundNothing foundNothing foundAI guess
Packaging servicesNothing foundNothing foundNothing foundAI guess
Printing servicesNothing foundNothing foundNothing foundAI guess
Shipping servicesNothing foundNothing foundNothing foundAI guess

Known for

  • The UPS Store in San Francisco is primarily recognized for its notary services and postal offerings, although customer experiences highlight significant service inconsistencies.

The team

Nothing found

Visiting The UPS

Address: 4104 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA. Phone: (415) 824-3200. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by The UPS on its Google Business Profile: "Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies."

When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.

Parking and getting in

Nothing found

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
AP’S CAFECafe1 min walk
24th St & Castro StBus stop1 min walk
Subs Inc.Sandwich shop1 min walk
PerillaAsian restaurant1 min walk
The Little ChihuahuaMexican restaurant1 min walk
Castro St & 24th StBus stop1 min walk

Reputation

3.1 average across 103 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 11, 2026.)

This UPS Store is marked by inconsistent service, with some staff providing helpful assistance while others exhibit rudeness and poor customer care. (AI guess, from 103 reviews.)

What people like

  • Helpful service during busy times
  • Attention to detail

What people do not like

  • Rude and unhelpful staff
  • Not honoring appointment times for notary services
  • High fees for printing and services

Press

No press story about The UPS found yet.

Awards

None named yet.

Directories

Directory listings not read yet.

Recent updates from The UPS

The UPS hasn't posted an update here yet.

Questions people ask

services here, what do people go in for?

No answer yet

The UPS, any chance to get in this week?

No answer yet

best shipping and mailing service in San Francisco

No answer yet

What are the best shipping and mailing services in San Francisco?

No answer yet

where does this place post updates

No answer yet

walk in here, or is it appointment only?

No answer yet

parking at The UPS, where does everyone put the car?

No answer yet

genuinely, what is good about this one

No answer yet

people keep recommending The UPS, what for?

No answer yet

bad experiences at The UPS, anyone?

No answer yet

Booking a first visit here, what happens?

No answer yet

What shipping and mailing service questions is San Francisco asking AI most?

No answer yet

prices round here, anyone got a number

No answer yet

discounts for coming back, is that a thing

No answer yet

On a budget in San Francisco, is The UPS the one?

No answer yet

opening hours at The UPS in San Francisco, what are they these days?

No answer yet

torn between The UPS and The UPS?

No answer yet

anything good on 24th to kill time near The UPS?

No answer yet

What AI gets wrong about The UPS

We ask ChatGPT and Gemini about The UPS. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.

The AI Score: 47 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Francisco shipping and mailing services run 22 to 62. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The UPS scores 47, above the San Francisco average of 39. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresThe UPS
Retrieval grounding2670Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Good
Off-property attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility140Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Named in 3 of 14 answers that recommended anyone. 12 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored.
Reviews & response1270The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority867Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Good
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile782Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Good
Content freshness & schema5Not read yetCrawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.No reading has come back for this signal yet.

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to tell you about a shipping and mailing service

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."

How to choose a shipping and mailing service in California, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.

  • Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
  • Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake.
  • Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today.
  • Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes.
  • Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California.

How to read the marks on this page

  • Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
  • Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
  • AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.

About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

  • Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
  • Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
  • Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including The UPS if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

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San Francisco, CaliforniaCity#cityNothing foundCity The UPS is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/teamAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the shipping and mailing services in San Francisco, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best shipping and mailing services in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco/shipping-and-mailing-service
  • Best businesses in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco

Nearby

  • /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
  • /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
  • /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
  • /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
  • /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno
  • /palo-alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca

Frequently asked questions

What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.

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Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.

Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.

I own The UPS Store. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.

References

Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF1IfZhJ-j4ARDZHYg3MXrXo (accessed Aug 11, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 14, 2026)

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One connected graph. Every person and service has its own @id and links to the business, and a licensed person links to the license and the board that issued it.

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Invites every major AI crawler by name. Many sites block them. We want this page read and cited.

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6. llms.txt

A plain index for language models: what the site is, which pages to read first, and where the markdown copies live.

# Local AI Registry

> The public record of what AI assistants say about local businesses. Every entry checked, scored, and kept current.

Local AI Registry is the editorial, never-sponsored record of what local
businesses are known for, and whether AI assistants actually recommend them.
We score every local business the same way and rank them: website, reviews,
AI visibility, and more. Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100. The heaviest
is whether AI can retrieve you at all.

## Read these first

- [Local AI Registry](https://localairegistry.com): AI assistants now decide which local business to recommend.
- [Methodology](https://localairegistry.com/methodology): Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100.
- [Leaderboards](https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards): Browse AI Score leaderboards by state, city, and category.
- [About](https://localairegistry.com/about): The honest record of who AI recommends.
- [Pricing](https://localairegistry.com/pricing): Four levels of presence, from a free registry entry to being the answer AI gives first in your market.
- [Journal](https://localairegistry.com/journal): How AI assistants decide which local businesses to recommend, and what owners can do about it.

## Business pages

- [Sitemap](https://localairegistry.com/sitemap.xml): Every business page on the registry, with the day each was last updated.
- Every business page has a markdown copy at its own address with `.md` on the end. The copy holds the same facts, marks and sources as the page, in the page's order: the photos with their captions, the team and their licenses, the reviews summary, and the questions locals asked with the replies. The page names it in its head and its HTTP `Link` header.

7. Markdown copy of this page (the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca.md)

The article as plain text: the same headings, facts, marks and sources.

# The UPS Store, San Francisco: a shipping and mailing service in San Francisco (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 2 sources. Updated 2026-09-14. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca

## Photos

- ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsp5u8fv00jkyepds1tck9yg%2F0.jpg)
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## In short

Located at 4104 24th St in San Francisco, The UPS Store serves as a convenient shipping and mailing service for the local community. With a mix of customer experiences, some patrons praise the staff for their patience and efficiency, especially during busy times, while others express frustration over pricing and service issues. Despite the mixed reviews, the store remains a fixture in the Castro neighborhood, offering essential services to those in need of shipping solutions. Visitors are encouraged to approach with an understanding of the varied experiences shared by fellow customers.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT and Gemini are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Shipping and mailing service |
| Address | 4104 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM |
| Phone | (415) 824-3200 |
| Owner | Nothing found |
| Rating | 3.1 across 103 reviews on Google |
| Known for | The UPS Store in San Francisco is primarily recognized for its notary services and postal offerings, although customer experiences highlight significant service inconsistencies. |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | September 14, 2026, 10:52 AM |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 4104 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sun 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | The UPS Store | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (415) 824-3200 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Office supplies | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Packaging services | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Printing services | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Shipping services | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Links | Website | https://locations.theupsstore.com/ca/san-francisco/4104-24th-st?utm_source=Yext&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Listings | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 |


## Services and prices

These are the 4 services The UPS offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Office supplies | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess |
| Packaging services | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess |
| Printing services | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess |
| Shipping services | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess |


### Known for

- The UPS Store in San Francisco is primarily recognized for its notary services and postal offerings, although customer experiences highlight significant service inconsistencies.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting The UPS

Address: 4104 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA. Phone: (415) 824-3200. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 6 PM · Sat 9 AM to 5 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by The UPS on its Google Business Profile: "Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies."


### When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AP’S CAFE | Cafe | 1 min walk |
| 24th St & Castro St | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Subs Inc. | Sandwich shop | 1 min walk |
| Perilla | Asian restaurant | 1 min walk |
| The Little Chihuahua | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Castro St & 24th St | Bus stop | 1 min walk |


## Reputation

3.1 average across 103 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 11, 2026.)

This UPS Store is marked by inconsistent service, with some staff providing helpful assistance while others exhibit rudeness and poor customer care. (AI guess, from 103 reviews.)


### What people like

- Helpful service during busy times
- Attention to detail


### What people do not like

- Rude and unhelpful staff
- Not honoring appointment times for notary services
- High fees for printing and services


### Press

No press story about The UPS found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Directory listings not read yet.


## Recent updates from The UPS

The UPS hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### services here, what do people go in for?

No answer yet


### The UPS, any chance to get in this week?

No answer yet


### best shipping and mailing service in San Francisco

No answer yet


### What are the best shipping and mailing services in San Francisco?

No answer yet


### where does this place post updates

No answer yet


### walk in here, or is it appointment only?

No answer yet


### parking at The UPS, where does everyone put the car?

No answer yet


### genuinely, what is good about this one

No answer yet


### people keep recommending The UPS, what for?

No answer yet


### bad experiences at The UPS, anyone?

No answer yet


### Booking a first visit here, what happens?

No answer yet


### What shipping and mailing service questions is San Francisco asking AI most?

No answer yet


### prices round here, anyone got a number

No answer yet


### discounts for coming back, is that a thing

No answer yet


### On a budget in San Francisco, is The UPS the one?

No answer yet


### opening hours at The UPS in San Francisco, what are they these days?

No answer yet


### torn between The UPS and The UPS?

No answer yet


### anything good on 24th to kill time near The UPS?

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about The UPS

We ask ChatGPT and Gemini about The UPS. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 47 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Francisco shipping and mailing services run 22 to 62. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The UPS scores 47, above the San Francisco average of 39. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | The UPS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 70 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Good |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 3 of 14 answers that recommended anyone. 12 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 70 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 67 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 82 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | Not read yet | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | No reading has come back for this signal yet. |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology


## How AI decides what to tell you about a shipping and mailing service

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."


## How to choose a shipping and mailing service in California, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.

- Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
- Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake.
- Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today.
- Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes.
- Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California.


## How to read the marks on this page

- Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
- Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
- AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.


## About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

- Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
- Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
- Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including The UPS if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to The UPS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The UPS Store | LocalBusiness | #business | https://locations.theupsstore.com/ca/san-francisco/4104-24th-st?utm_source=Yext&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Listings | Subject of this page |
| San Francisco, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City The UPS is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the shipping and mailing services in San Francisco, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best shipping and mailing services in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco/shipping-and-mailing-service
- Best businesses in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco


### Nearby

- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno
- /palo-alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## Frequently asked questions


### What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.


### What is Local AI Registry?

The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.


### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.


### Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.


### I own The UPS Store. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF1IfZhJ-j4ARDZHYg3MXrXo (accessed Aug 11, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 14, 2026)

For developers: what makes this page machine-readable

  • One source of truth. The page, the HTML, the JSON-LD and the markdown copy are generated from the same record, so they cannot disagree.
  • People are linked to their credentials, and credentials to the board that issued them (recognizedBy).
  • Answers come first. The page opens with a one-paragraph summary and a key facts table, marked speakable.
  • Wrong AI answers are published as ClaimReview, so engines can see the correction and its source.
  • The FAQ holds the questions this page answers. The questions locals asked are listed as an ItemList, each pointing at its own page, where its replies are the QAPage.
  • robots.txt names the AI crawlers and allows them.
  • A markdown copy sits at the same address with .md, linked from the HTTP headers, the head and llms.txt.
  • No text is hidden from people that crawlers can see. What machines read is what you read.

Checklist

  • Done: Title tag and meta description
  • Done: Canonical URL and breadcrumbs
  • Done: Expert byline, Steve Lee
  • Done: Entity map with sameAs links
  • Done: robots.txt welcomes AI crawlers
  • Done: Key facts answer block
  • Done: 2 cited sources
  • Done: Updated date on the page
  • Missing: Schema: business, team, services
  • Done: Schema: FAQ and article
  • Missing: Corrections to what AI gets wrong
  • Done: Details table, every fact sourced
  • Done: Open Graph and social cards
  • Done: llms.txt and markdown copy
  • Done: Sitemap with lastmod
  • Missing: Owner review of this page
  • Missing: Owner-confirmed prices

Copy this code

Every file above is free to copy for your own business page. Keep the attribution links to Local AI Registry (https://localairegistry.com) in place: they tell AI engines where the method comes from, and they help us keep this free.

  • Method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
  • Claim a page: https://localairegistry.com/claim/cmsp5u8fv00jkyepds1tck9yg

References, including locals

Every source behind this page, including every post and comment from locals. Each has its own permanent link, so AI engines can check it and anything copied from here carries its link back.

  1. services here, what do people go in for? Question by 24th_otis, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-special-features-does-the-ups-store-offer
  2. The UPS, any chance to get in this week? Question by lowkey_on_24th_94114, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/does-the-ups-store-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  3. best shipping and mailing service in San Francisco Question by early_on_24th, Sep 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/best-shipping-and-mailing-service-in-san-francisco
  4. What are the best shipping and mailing services in San Francisco? Question by lowkey_on_24th, Sep 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-are-the-best-shipping-and-mailing-services-in-san-francisco
  5. where does this place post updates Question by 24th_may, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-has-the-ups-store-been-posting-lately
  6. walk in here, or is it appointment only? Question by picky_on_24th, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/does-the-ups-store-accept-reservations-for-services
  7. parking at The UPS, where does everyone put the car? Question by new_here_on_24th, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/is-there-parking-available-at-the-ups-store-in-san-francisco
  8. genuinely, what is good about this one Question by 24th_pearl, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-the-ups-store
  9. people keep recommending The UPS, what for? Question by 24th_nell, Sep 1, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-ups-store-in-san-francisco-known-for
  10. bad experiences at The UPS, anyone? Question by 24th_mabel, Aug 29, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  11. Booking a first visit here, what happens? Question by 24th_noor, Aug 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-the-ups-store
  12. What shipping and mailing service questions is San Francisco asking AI most? Question by The UPS, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-shipping-and-mailing-service-questions-is-san-francisco-asking-ai
  13. prices round here, anyone got a number Question by first_timer_on_24th, Aug 17, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-does-a-shipping-and-mailing-service-actually-cost-in-san-francisco
  14. discounts for coming back, is that a thing Question by careful_on_24th, Aug 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/does-the-ups-store-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing
  15. On a budget in San Francisco, is The UPS the one? Question by window_shopping_on_24th, Aug 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-the-ups-store-in-san-francisco-that-is
  16. opening hours at The UPS in San Francisco, what are they these days? Question by circling_on_24th, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-are-the-business-hours-for-the-ups-store-in-san-francisco
  17. torn between The UPS and The UPS? Question by 24th_sam, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/the-ups-store-or-the-ups-store-for-notary-services-ranked-5-in-the-area
  18. anything good on 24th to kill time near The UPS? Question by 24th_kit, Aug 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-around-the-ups-store-on-24th
Use this page freely

Copy the code, the facts or the reviews. Keep the reference links so readers can check the source. Businesses can post a line like this on their own site:

<p>Read what our neighbors say about us on
<a href="https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-ups-store-san-francisco-ca">Local AI Registry</a>.</p>

Or a blog post: “Learn about our customers' experiences, verified by neighbors, on our Local AI Registry page.”

References

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ConfirmedVisitor submittedAI guess

This is the evidence for every fact on this page, across Locals, Services, Team, Visit, Reputation and Updates. Each reference names the fact, the source, what kind of source it is, and the date it was checked, with a link and an archived copy so anyone can verify it. Visitor references are dated firsthand accounts. AI guesses record what an AI engine said on that date, not what is true.

  1. [1]VisitName, address, phone, hours, website and descriptionGoogle Business Profile.Primary source · Accessed Aug 11, 2026 · https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF1IfZhJ-j4ARDZHYg3MXrXo · No archived copy yet
  2. [2]ServicesOffice supplies, Packaging services, Printing services and Shipping servicesAI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026.AI engine output · Accessed Sep 14, 2026 · https://localairegistry.com/methodology · No archived copy yet