I've not used it yet (I'm using it for the first time in January after winning it on another message board). Reading online I've heard mixed results. If you have a smartphone, I'd consider getting a temporary star card the first day and see how many photos you get. As long as you purchase the package by the end of the day you get to keep the photos from that day. If you have a lot of photos get on your smartphone and "prepurchase" the package then redeem it before the end of the day.