I started a new thread about this, but it looks like it will disappear onto page 2 pretty soon..I will put it here, too. Maybe you can do your album on off hours, I bet this weekend is going to be busy, too.
I just received this email in case anyone is out there frantically trying to finish their photo album by the previous deadline.
"Due to the amazing popularity of our free book offer, we've extended the time you have to create your free book to 11:59pm PST on Saturday, November 22nd.
* The site is experiencing intermittent slowness and customer service wait times are very long. We apologize for this inconvenience.
o The best time to create your book is on weekdays in the morning or early afternoon.
o If you need help or have questions we recommend you click here to visit our help pages.
* If you are getting this email there is a credit in your account for a custom cover photo book ($29.99 value).
* Please note that you will not see the credit appear until you are on the Review Order Page - the page that has the "buy now" button.
* Please allow 3 weeks to receive your book from the day you order it.
* Please note this promotion cannot be combined with any other offer.
Help Creating a Book:
You can create 8" x 8" and 8" x 11" photo books that feature your own captions, titles, and photos printed directly on the book's cover.
To create a custom cover, begin by creating an 8" x 8" or 8" x 11" Custom Cover Photo Book, then follow the steps below.
1. On the "create your photo book" page, you'll see your book template at the center of the page, your collected photos at the right, and a scroll bar of menu options below your template. To design your custom cover, click on the "covers" tab, and then on the cover style you'd like.
2. Your custom cover will appear as the main image on the page. To add photos to your cover, drag and drop photos from your collected photos in the areas labeled "drag photo here." (Only one photo fits in each photo area.) To remove a photo from your cover, click the "X" that appears when you mouse over the photo.
Tip: You can edit a photo after you've placed it on your cover by clicking on the paintbrush icon that appears at the center of the photo. Once you're happy with your edits, click "apply changes." This will only edit the photo on your cover, not the master copy of the photo in your library.
3. To add captions or titles to your cover, click on an area labeled "click to edit." A small pop-up window will appear with a field for you to type in your message. You can change the font, text size, text color, and alignment by using the icons at the top of the window. Once you're happy with your captions, click the "apply changes" button.
4. If you want to change cover styles, click on a new design in the "covers" tab. Your photos and captions won't be affected unless the new style has a different layout.
5. Once you're happy with your custom cover, you can continue editing and designing your photo book, preview your book and check out, or save your progress to finish your photo book later. You'll be able to review your cover and photo book again before checkout by clicking on the "preview book" button."
For more help go to
http://support.snapfish.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/685
That was nice of them.. It took me forever to upload my photos into the book, and I didn't even do the custom one.
I don't know why they are saying I have a credit for an album in my account. I already made my book, paid the S&H, got my discount and submitted my order. Maybe I have another one? No way...One was definitely enough for me to do...
ETA..I don't know if the extension is also for obtaining the credit, probably just for making the book. So you will need to get your credit tonight, I think that part expires tonight..Does anyone know for sure about that??
I don't know if this will help you since you are doing it one photo at a time ( I did mine the lazy way and just let the site put my pics where ever ..it actually did a great placement job), but when I got to the point of putting the pics into the album..I just let it cycle overnight. But like I said, I let the site just do mine..
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it did take forever to get it done, between the red boxes and then it kicked me off
I was ready to give up too, then tried in the early morning and seemed to work ok.... sometimes still getting the red boxes. When I would click on another page "sometimes" the pics. where the red boxes would appear. Can't explain why the red boxes, but since the date was extended....do to HIGH demand, I would try either in the middle of the night
or wait and do it maybe Monday morning.
