Originally posted by DaveHolmes I didn't expect much....
Never printed 'Hard' copies of any of my pictures before, usually just bang them up on facebook for friends to see...
Recently had a birthday and took a load of shots of freinds, their kids, my family ect ect.... Bit of pp... Banged them up on FB... Job done.
Tagged friends names so they could see the pics of themselves, kids, dogs etc etc... Suddenly... They all want copies for photo albums and such!
That's cool... I'm flattered they like my shots... I'm also a skint 31 year old student... Cheapest place I could find for prints (I include transport costs) is the local big chain super market (Ocset read backwards) where I order 20 prints...
Just picked them up and am realing!! My shots now have tops/sides of heads cut off, colours have been 'messed' with, generally 'cropped' and look a big bit rubbish!! Not paid much but don't feel I can pass these prints on to my friends... Its just embarrassing!!
I expected more than that...
This is why A: I use Snapfish. They are always offering bargains and free shipping. With most of these online services, the first order is free plus shipping anyway. And B: I ALWAYS put a Frame around my photos. That way, when they Crop them and miscut them (which they ALL seem to do), I have the photo I intended. No chopped off heads, faces, landmark features off to the sides, etc. The cost of postage in most cases more than covers the gas, time, and hassle of going to a store to pick them up. They are delivered right to my door (and I'm Never in a big enough hurry to need them right now).