Where do you order your photos from?

[44sun]

I've uploaded to Walmart, Sam's Club, King Soopers (Kroger), Creative Memories and Ritz. CM and Ritz have the best quality but higher prices. For me it's worth paying extra for the quality. One thing I really liked about Creative Memories was the information printed on the back of the photo - the folder name that the pictures were uploaded from, the date and time the pic was taken, etc.

I purchased a new digital point & shoot camera in December, printed pictures at Walmart, Sam's and King Soopers. I honestly thought I bought the wrong camera, I was so disappointed in the prints. Then I printed at Ritz & CM (same pictures) as a test - Wow! What a difference.

With Ritz you can pick them up in the store or have them shipped. CM only ships and usually arrives in a week. Both sites will tell you the best print sizes and let you crop the photos. Other editing you can do before you upload.

 

[azgal81]

I use winkflash

 

[mydogisbo]

I've used several different services--mostly because they come with a free # of prints for signing up.

Snapfish/Walgreens--easy pick up at Walgreens in 1 hour or less. Good quality--not great (I've used 2 different stores with 2 different machines).

Shutterfly--ordered a photobook for DH (free from Amazon) & prints. Better quality prints than Snapfish/Walgreens. Book was awesome.

Scrapbookpictures.com--very cool borders & overlays, very easy use as far as cropping your pictures yourself, lots of finishes available (metallic is VERY cool, though a bit pricy). Love this service for enlargements & odd size prints. Best quality so far. The matte finish is great.

Dotphoto--Just used this service (sign up offer through Sunshine rewards). For low cost & 4x6 prints--this is my choice service. I was very impressed with the color quality of the prints I got just yesterday. Better to me than Shutterfly or Snapfish/Walgreens.

All of the above had great, fast service.

Mostly, though, I print at home. Just easier--print the sizes I want when I need them. Of course, I'm at least 20 minutes away from any pick up site.

 

[bstsuda]

i use shutterfly and dotphoto.com - prepaid plans are less per photo at dotphoto - and i try to save all mine till the next "free shipping" that's offered at either online service - takes 2 days usually before they're in my mailbox - and they both offer 'free' photo storage just in case my computer crashes, my cd's are burned or whatever other disaster - not that i'd want to ever recreate my 25 completed scrapbooks.....

 

[MazdaUK]

I can't believe Kidak charge you to sote photos - Snapfish do it for free! And you can share your pics online and your friends and relatives can order their own copies if they want any (a BIG saving, and much better than the old "develop them nd then get an extra 10 of that pic" way)

 

[OurDogCisco]

I can't believe Kidak charge you to sote photos - Snapfish do it for free! And you can share your pics online and your friends and relatives can order their own copies if they want any (a BIG saving, and much better than the old "develop them nd then get an extra 10 of that pic" way)

I'm sorry you might have misunderstood me. Kodak will store your photos for free if and only if you order from them regularly. However, there is always a possiblity they can lose your photos or only allow so many pictures on their site. I have over 12,000 photos. So I wanted to guarantee that I have my photos in a secure place. I break even on the $50 after ordering 500 prints. I can easily order 500 prints over a 3 month period.

Other companies are just as good. Just do what works for you.

 

[disneyfreakjackie]

I use Kodak Gallery ... GREAT service GREAT quality! I have them delivered to my local CVS which is two blocks away!! The delivery charge is $1.49 and 4x6 prints are $.15 each!! I also order 5x7 prints for $.99 ... on sale they were $.69!! I usually order a couple hundred pics at once ... mostly Disney pics, of course!!

In an emergency I will print at home ... Kodak is better so I don't do it often!

I tried Winkflash ONCE ... NEVER again!! The pics were grainy and dark!

 

[Allabtprincesses]

I've tried Snapfish, Winkflash, Kodak, Dotphoto, and Shutterfly. I stick with Shutterfly because the pics are great, and other family members use it which makes it easy to share pics/albums etc.

 

[jennobrn01]

This thread came at just the right time! I am looking into switching from Snapfish. Consumer Reports rates Kodak as number one in quality with Target (through Yahoo) being second. It's good to read personal experiences with Kodak and Target.

 

[Tinker326]

I give a big thumbs up for scrapbookpictures.com

I am extremely picky with my pictures and have been very dissapointed with Walmart, Walgreens, Target, Sams and Shutterfly. I have paid loads of money to these sites to be given pictures with bad coloring. (too green/yellow..that kind of stuff)

I tried Scrapbook Pictures after seeing an advertisment in my scrap magazine and I was blown away by the quality. Since then, I have ordered thousands of pictures through them & have only had ONE picture where they missed a red-eye.

This company has people who automatically adjust your pictures for color (instead of a machine to read it). This makes a difference as I never get pictures back that are off-color. Plus they automatically take out red-eye for you. No need to manually do it for every picture like the other sites. Picture costs are comparable to shutterfly & the old walmart prices (at about 18 cents a picture). Shipping is flat rate- $2. Regardless of how much you order. And turn around time is pretty fast. I've gotten pictures as fast as two days after placing an order. Plus, as a scrapbooker, the photo sizes/borders & picture options are out of this world. I have not ever found a site that comes close to being able to reproduce this.

I love this site & will never order pics from anywhere else. Only bad thing is they don't have a share feature. So I usually end up downloading to both this site & shutterfly (so I can share the pics with friends and family!)

Good luck with your search!

 

[ShellyBelly]

I agree with 44Sun about CM processing. They are great quality, but I balk at the price. I use Shutterfly and the quality is just as good!

 

[maria34a]

I have used snapfish, their quality is very good and the price is right, if you prepay, .10 per print for a 4X6!!!! Not bad!!! Also, they now give you the option of printing at home from their site after downloading, which is nice. In other words, you can share photo albums with family and friends and just pick and choose which photos you want to print and print at home! It also gives you the option to print different sizes. I like that!!!!

I usually print most of my photos at home now, I have an Epson printer and get the Epson Premium High Gloss Photo Paper and the pictures come out like they were done by a professional! Its really amazing, and they are water resistant!

 

[Fran98765]

Is the Epson paper thick like "real" pictures? We have some Kodak paper and it's very thin, which was very disappointing.

 

[maria34a]

I think it is. I have never had a problem with it. The quality is excellent and I would recommend to everyone, however only use with the Epson printer. Otherwise you will not get the same quality!!!! They are made for each other. The ink and the paper just work beautifully together. I promise you will not be disappointed if you spend the money! I do 8X10 pics and I love the outcome! They look like they came from a professional!

You can usually get the Epson printers for around $120.00 too! Not a bad deal for the quality they give!

 

[Fran98765]

We do have an Epson printer, but there was a huge sale on the Kodak paper, which is why we bought two packs. I will definately get the Epson paper next time. Thanks!

 

[OurDogCisco]

We do have an Epson printer, but there was a huge sale on the Kodak paper, which is why we bought two packs. I will definately get the Epson paper next time. Thanks!

I'll have to try Epson paper too.

Also, do you have problems with the ink. Mine won't print photos unless the ink cartiages are at least 3/4th full. Weird I know??

 

[maria34a]

Cisco- That is strange! I don't have that problem with my printer, did you try cleaning the heads? Maybe it just needs that? Not sure... Send Epson an e-mail and let them know, perhaps they can trouble shoot the problem with you on-line, or help you out!!!

Fran - You will notice a definate price difference with the epson paper! Trust me though, it is worth it! Make sure you use the Premium Glossy!!!!

 

[Amyg]

Consumer Reports put Kodak as #1 because they have good quality prints and they are among the least expensive per print at .15 plus about $2.50 shipping. I printed mine at Costco and they were not the best.

 

[vpalmer]

I am a Shutterfly girl! I had a horrible experience with Wal-Mart messing up my Honeymoon pictures negatives and all (back in 99 so pre-digital) and I will never use them again. I have been using Shutterfly since 2002 and have always been extremely pleased with the quality. I used OFoto once and didn't care for them at all. I always get the prepaid packages and then order the prints because it is cheaper that way.