Where to get my digital photos printed?

[jeank74]

Just got back from WDW recently and, of course, took tons of pictures. I have never used any digital photo printing services before and am wondering where I should go before investing big bucks on a photo printer myself.

Would you recommend I get it done in a store in the neighorhood or use services provided by places like www.ofoto.com or photos.yahoo.com?

Thanks for the advise.

 

[amid chaos]

I have been very happy with www.shutterfly.com

 

[TheLionKing]

I have never used any of the internet sites.

I print my own at home.

Another option would be to visit a Ritz Camera or other camera store. They have some pretty good deals for printing pictures.

Good luck and let us know how your choice worked?

 

[Steve H.]

I've used both ofoto and shutterfly and have liked the quality from both places. Most of the time, though, I print them at home -- you'll really appreciate a good photo printer at home with a digital camera.

 

[Aprille]

Wal-Mart - 29 cents per 4x6 print - ready in an hour (even when I had 250 WDW trip photos )

I've been very pleased with the prints I get at Wal-Mart.

Edited to add: I have a photo printer too. Steve is right. You'll probably want to check into getting one. It's great when you only need a few prints.

 

[SuiteDisney]

I've been very happy with ofoto.com in the past, but now I have a photo printer.

 

[MerryPoppins]

Note: if you use Walmart they may want you to leave your memory card unless you download the prints to your computer and then save them to a disc. I'm funny about wanting to leave my memory card where it could get lost.

I usually use Shutterfly or Ofoto, because I can order whenever I want. I don't like to have to make a trip to Walmart. Wish they'd let me upload them to their store.

 

[jimmytammy]

We have been through several printers and still we get the best prints from Walmart.com My DW uploads them and usually get them in a matter of a few days. We are very particular about those precious WDW photos so we want them to be the best we can afford.

 

[Aprille]

Originally posted by MerryPoppins
I'm funny about wanting to leave my memory card where it could get lost.

I would never leave my memory card at Wal-Mart or anywhere else! Especially if it was the only copy of the photos I had!!

I download all my digital photos to my hard drive (where they stay) and then burn them onto cd's for permanent storage. Then I reformat the memory sticks to use again. Even at that I make a separate copy of the cd to drop off at Wal-Mart.

 

[Amusement Park Junkie]

Usually I just print them myself, but I had out last set from WDW done at Photo Works. I have been mailing my film to them for years and they had just introduced the digital service. It took a bit longer than promised because they got a bigger response than anticipated, but they appoligized and gave me discounts, and the pictures were wonderful.

 

[SplshMtn99]

Another vote for Shutterfly. I just placed another order this past weekend for 114 prints. Sadly, they weren't from WDW however.

You can catch the sales they often run --- or do a pre-pay plan to save some $. I did the pre-pay plan, then 5 minutes later, ordered my 114 off that plan.


You can always do a few prints from different services to compare. Most places give you the first X for free.

But then of course you'ld have to wait to order the rest of your WDW prints --- and who could wait?!?!?

The biggest difference I see in the companies is in flesh tones.

 

[LuvTigger]

I just got a digital camera and have yet to use anyone's services, but a friend recommended Costco to me.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I have used www.wolfcamera.com several somes and was pleased. Also use photo quality printer at home. But I do get very few prints.