[Request] Cheapest Digital Prints

cormie

Hi,
I've heard mention of photobox.ie. Are these the best to send my digital camera pics to for printing? How long does it usually take? Are they reliable? Is there a better site out there? How do they compare in terms of pricing and service?

Any feedback appreciated:)

jimmycrackcorm

Do a search on this forum as this has been answered before.

I've used photobox and they are very good. Having said that there are cheaper out there http://www.foto.com/ireland/default.asp.

Just had a new look and saw that you can get 501 photos printed and delivered for €22.23

cormie

That looks a bit cheaper alright, thanks! I did search but I was just wondering what's the best one at present:)

shnaek

I've used photobox also on a couple of occassions and found them reliable and quick. I can't comment on any other crowds.

johnnyrotten

My local Unicare Chemist does 50 prints (5" x 7") for €9.99

okidoki987

Just had a new look and saw that you can get 501 photos printed and delivered for €22.23

That's cheap, less then .045cent each?

jimmycrackcorm

I'm thinking of getting my digi-cam owning relatives to pool our photos together to get the 501 + rate.

justsomebloke

with foto.com the price per print is .01 cent per print only after the first 500 so you are chared .09 cent per print unto the 500, and that is with out P&P.

I used them to get photos done recently, they are not that bad, however i got my prints as 6x4.4 as they don't shape the photo to the print size so you end up with the top and bottom chopped off at the 6x4 size

Tipsy Mac

www.pixdiscount.ie

masterK

Tipsy Mac wrote:

www.pixdiscount.ie

Have you used them? At 6 cent a for a 6x4 they are the cheapest I've seen.

cormie

Here is the pricelist for photodiscount.ie. Seems good:) 6-124 photos is 9c with free delivery up to 100 photos. Do you have to spend €108 on credits in order to avail of the 9c offer photobox.ie have? You have to buy 1200 credits at 9c each which is €108. I think photodiscount is the one to go with if that's the case since I can get 6 photos delivered for €2.04 (there is a €1.50 processing charge).

Wonder how the quality is???

Elessar

As a semi-professional photographer, I've found Photoboxes prints to be too dark. There was a magazine article recently about them and it agreed. They say they dont interfere with the photos in any way but I'm not so sure. There's something not right with their system. I have my monitor calibrated pretty well and if I print myself or use any other service I generally get exactly what I see on screen. Not with Photobox.

I'm still looking for another reliable internet printing company, as the local shop here is too expensive.

din0saur

Sam McCauley's have an offer till 31st Jan - 100 6x4 (I think) prints for €13.99.

melekalikimaka

din0saur wrote:

Sam McCauley's have an offer till 31st Jan - 100 6x4 (I think) prints for €13.99.

wheres that, over night or a few days?

din0saur

melekalikimaka wrote:

wheres that, over night or a few days?

yup, i saw the offer in cork but they have lots of locations:

http://www.smcc.ie/Store%20Locations.htm

cormie

Just gave them a ring and it's a 24 hours service, in today, collect tomorrow. Yeah it's 6x4, 100 for €13.99. What would this usually retail at in a local chemist as I need these asap. Greystones is about 20 minutes away, which is about €2 petrol each way. Got to take all these things into consideration:D What would I be paying in Bray (an average chemist/photo center?)

gonker

spectra in local chemists are doing 19c prints till end february. no minimum amount required. Just check before you leave your photos in that they understand the offer as my local chemist tried to swindle me.:(

cormie

How would I know which chemist offers this deal?

gonker

They usually have a sign outside or on the window I know Hickeys are doing it

www.hickeyspharmacies.ie

Blisterman

www.snapfish.co.uk have a special offer for 1p prints if you you use the code "penny"
YOu also get 20 free prints signing up.
You have to pay shipping. I don't know how much it is to Ireland, but it was £1.50 to ship 60 pics to the UK.

LFC5Times

In all these places do you need to copy your photos onto a CD to get them done ?

here.from.day.1

No you mostly upload the photos yourself.

I just uploaded 70 photos on photobox and ordered them printed. Cost me €0.00. (30 free print credits when you sign up, someone here then posted a code for 40 more free and 1 free delivery credit.) So the 70 prints and p&p cost nothing. Thanks btw to whoever posted that code, keep them coming! :P