| I'm cheap too, which is why I wait until I have a bunch of stuff I want to print and use mpix.com. I tried the local Walgreen's (about four different ones), CVS, Target via shutterfly, and Wal-Mart, and none of them were consistent. Sometimes the paper would be nice and thick and the colors vivid, othertimes not.
I had a very nice Epson printer that did great photos, but the ink was not cheap. Also I like premium papers, and those aren't cheap either. In the end, I could get everything I wanted from mpix with great, consistent quality on premium papers for a flat shipping fee (about $5 next-day in the US). |