Online printing sevices

Hello everyone,
I'm thinking of using an online printing service instead of using my HP Printer at home. Any suggestions as to where I can find a few and which ones are the best?
Thanks so much

WarriorAnt,
To order prints via iPhoto, put the photos you want to have printed in a new album and go to the "Share" menu and select "prints." You will get a dialoge box with the Kodak logo. From there you can select which pictures you want to have printed at what size. The prices are listed right there and it keeps track of your total as you make additions / changes.
It's pretty straight forward. However, I've had problems uploading my photos. It works sometimes, other times it does not.
When it works, it's great. The photos get printed and shipped really fast. They are high quality prints, they are shipped in very good packaging. There is a web site linked to the Support page where you can check the status of your order. Alll the basic stuff you would expect.
Because of my upload issues, I've looked at the other popular sites, some of which have been mentioned here. So far I'm unimpressed.
Be suspicious of 'glowing reviews' - especially ones with 'coupon codes' attached. (Looks like someone is getting a commission.)
Look at the reviews and read the ones where people had complaints. Info about poor quality paper, bad colors, cheap shipping materials are all things to tune into and investigate. (Basically, if someone says a particular service is 'perfect' - be very suspicious.)
I don't need / want my photos published online by the company that is printing my photos (I have my own website for that) so paying $30 just to have the priviledge of ordering prints seems CRAZY. Don't spend money on that unless you really want to have your photos on a photo dev. web site. (And if you really want your photos online - there are better options.)
That's just my 2 cents. I hope you find an acceptable solution. Printing on your HP is fast and you can control the output, but it's definately the most expensive way to go with the HIGH cost of printer consumables - esp. HP ones!
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