OT: Online photo printing services (well it is Friday)

Has anyone here used Snapfish or Walgreens for online photo
printing (where
u get the prints mailed or u pick them up at walgreens)?
How do you rate their service and print quality (provided
original image is
acceptable)?
any other services out there worth looking into?
or do you just print at home. If so, what printer?
Have a nice weekend
BW

I want to stay away from having them mailed, want the
convience of being
able to get prints fairly quickly (hence the photo printer
idea). I;ve read
that Walgreens can have them developed fairly quickly once
you have uploaded
and ordered.
Thanks
"darrel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:eq01r9$4vg$[email protected]..
>> Thanks. No Walmart or target close by, so
Snapfish/walgreens is leading
>> at the moment.
>
> You can have Target mail them to you too if you prefer.
>
> My parents have used Walmart in the past and said it was
awful
> quality-wise.
>
>> with regard to printers, I've been looking at the
Epson PictureMate's
>> retailing for around $100 with a claim of about
20-25cents per print.
>> When you order the inks you get the paper (4x6
prints). reviews seem
>> pretty good. Probably go with online for now.
>
> I have yet to see a home printer that it competitive
price-wise. A home
> printer is mainly a convenience thing. That said,
clicking a few buttons
> on a web site and waiting for the mail to come isn't
that hard either. ;o)
>
> -Darrel
>

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