I have been looking for an online photo printer for a couple of months - not for professional use that is, but for pictures of friends & family. After much research I think I have finally found the best site:
Shutterfly.
Why? because their prints cost the same as Kodak with one exception - DISCOUNTS!
They have annual plans, pre-paid packages and what no that drop the print's costs drastically. For instance: a poster print (20" x 30") is $22.99 but using the annual plan it is $16.09, that's nearly $7 off the cost of the print. So how do you get the discounts? Well you pay an annual fee of $30...why pay for discount? Well I figure I'll be printing at least 5 poster prints in the next year, which allows me to "save" money.
Even if you were to go with medium sizes such as 11" x 14" (orig. $7.99) it would be $5.59 so on you 13th print you would start your saving right? Also the annual plan gives you a FREE photo album book ($30 value) so it's nearly free discounts! Right? Yes...maybe...the reason they do this is they believe most people will not buy that many prints in a year. So if you going to be doing larger prints, GO FOR IT! Smaller prints? you're better off doing the prepaid amount like (the best one I think) 400 4x6 photos for $56 ($0.14/photo) or you can go the 800 4x6 photo pre-paid plan which also includes a FREE photo album for $96 ($0.12/photo).
So see for yourself:
Plans Here
The best way to compare, and most importantly, you want to see the photo quality, so I suggest you order 5-10 prints from different places and see what is best - besides Shutterfly, you can also try Kodak
HAVE FUN!
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