Ordering photo prints online?

Heineken Helen

Any site recommendations? For both price and quality. I told my sister I'd get her a set of her sons christening over the weekend but there are about 300 of them so it would cost a fortune... but I don't want them to look shit either.

Julien

the websites are different in each country , so it's not easy for me to help.
I've tried many sites and i've been disappointed by the quality of the photos bought on sites where the prices are really low (0,05 to 0,10 euro)...
Now, I always print via iPhoto (macintosh). it's a bit more expensive than what other sites offer (around 0,2 €) but at least the quality is very good...

chime

I've never used them but know someone who uses bonusprint.

Heineken Helen

Thanks Julien

Chime, do ya know if they just use it or is there a reason for them using it?

DeLukin

In the States, I've used HP's Snapfish and been relatively pleased. There aren't any storage limitations, so you can upload as many photos as you want so people can view them or purchase them directly online (this saves a LOT of time and hassle by letting people select the pictures they want and purchase them without involving you). Prints are relatively cheap, and the quality has been good, but there are two things I don't like about it which I've found to be true of almost every other online photo service:

1) people need to set up an account to view your pictures online including their email address which the website will use to market to them mercilessly and

2) while the prints are cheap, shipping is not and that tends to make it about the same price per print as taking it to your local Wal Mart to get them done.

In spite of those drawbacks, I still like giving friends and relatives the ability to pick and purchase prints without involving me, so I'll stick with SnapFish until something better comes along...

DeLukin

EDIT (duplicate post)

Heineken Helen

DeLukin wrote:

I've used HP's Snapfish and been relatively pleased. There aren't any storage limitations, so you can upload the photos so people can view them and purchase them if they like (this saves a LOT of time and hassle by letting people select the pictures they want and purchase them without involving you). Prints are relatively cheap, and the quality has been good, but there are two things I don't like about it which I've found to be true of almost every other online photo service:

1) people need to set up an account to view your pictures online including their email address which the website will use to market to them mercilessly and

2) while the prints are cheap, shipping is not and that tends to make it about the same price per print as taking it to your local Wal Mart to get them done.

In spite of those drawbacks, I still like giving friends and relatives the ability to pick and purchase prints without involving me, so I'll stick with SnapFish until something better comes along...

That's actually a really good idea... cos there were other people there who I was gonna send prints to but that means they can just order them themselves (funds aren't so great for the next couple of months)

audiodave

I've used Truprint before, and they were pretty good value. I only got about 50 photos done but I remember it costing very little.

audiodave

Double post.

meme

I have had good experiences with Shutterfly. Then again, I am not picky

chime

Heineken Helen wrote:

Chime, do ya know if they just use it or is there a reason for them using it?

Think because it's quite cheap, easy and pretty quick. Think it and truprint that audio mentioned are pretty similar.

Heineken Helen

good point chime... I need something EASY too

nfanel

i use and like snapfish, too.

Heineken Helen

I went with snapfish cos it was the only one mentioned twice . Besides, I'm lazy so I'd much rather people can buy their own without involving me indeed.

spat

believe it or not i was very happy with walmart (not sure if you have them in ireland!) but i got 87 prints done for 9 cents each and paid a total of $12.18 with shipping
check walmart.com and see if they have international rates

tachepiranha

Heineken Helen wrote:

I went with snapfish cos it was the only one mentioned twice . Besides, I'm lazy so I'd much rather people can buy their own without involving me indeed.

I ordered already 2 times with snapfish and it's very good. I am sure you'll be glad with the quality and price

Heineken Helen

spat wrote:

believe it or not i was very happy with walmart (not sure if you have them in ireland!) but i got 87 prints done for 9 cents each and paid a total of $12.18 with shipping
check walmart.com and see if they have international rates

wow, that's pretty good... I'll go with snapfish for now and check them out later

thanks tache