![]() Some loss of detail.ĭon’t be fooled into thinking just because a lab prints on a certain type of paper that it’s going to be a quality photograph. Picture Quality: Dull, dark color with brown tint.Package Quality: Sturdy cardboard packaging, photo in paper sleeve with somewhat sturdy cardboard backer.We were interested to see if you had to sacrifice quality for convenience by printing your photos at Walmart. It’s convenient to do all your shopping in one place. Walmart prides itself in that they offer everything you can imagine. Picture Quality: Dull, dark color with brown tint.Paper Type: FujiColor Crystal Archive paper (Only glossy available in store).Package Quality: Thin cardboard envelope, photo in very thin cardboard sleeve. ![]() Shipping Cost: $.99 (or free pickup in store).We were interested in seeing if this was due to clever marketing or for the quality of their work. Walgreens is probably one of the most famous photo labs. Picture Quality: True to color although slightly faded tone.Package Quality: Slightly thin cardboard envelope, photo in thick paper sleeve.Shipping Cost: $1.75 (or free pickup in store).While only one of the Targets in the area offer kiosk prints, you can order from their online lab at anytime. Since Target has everything, I should have known that it had a photo lab. Picture Quality: Muted colors with brown tint.Paper Type: Kodak XTRALIFE (claimed to be printed on “top quality Fuji photo paper” on their website).Package Quality: Somewhat thin cardboard packaging, photo in paper sleeve with sturdy cardboad backer.It was interesting to see the results for ourselves. They were usually the ones found in the forums trashing Shutterfly. Snapfish fans have a lot to say when it comes to the quality of their prints. Image was cropped even though the file that was uploaded was already to 4×6 dimensions. Paper Type: FujiColor Crystal Archive paper.Package Quality: Somewhat thin cardboard packaging, photo in thin cardboard sleeve.We’ve seen a lot of smack-talk toward Shutterfly in online photography forums so we were looking forward to seeing what they had to bring to the table. Paper Type: FujiColor Crystal Archive Type II.Package Quality: Very sturdy cardboard packaging, photo in paper sleeve.Price: $.15 per 4×6 ($.27 to have printed in store).Unfortunately, the website is not nearly as user friendly as any of the other sites we used. We were excited that they offered online print ordering through. We have used Ritz Camera in the past and were always impressed by their quality. Paper Type: FujiColor Crystal Archive Professional Paper.Package Quality: Very sturdy cardboard packaging, photo in plastic protective sleeve.This has always been our go-to lab to order prints so we were really looking forward to see how they compared to the others. Picture Quality: Although the coloring was only slightly muted, the subject appeared blurry which caused a loss of detail in the image.Paper Type: Kodak Professional Endura Supra paper. ![]()
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