Kerri W
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Post by Kerri W on Dec 19, 2017 22:32:10 GMT
I haven’t ordered prints in almost a year but I’m really dissatisfied. The shipping was astronomical and the paper my photos were printed on is SO thin! The images and color are good but overall I’m shocked at my experience this time...and not in a good way!
Have you all experienced a decline in quality with Shutterfly? Who are you currently using and how does it compare price wise?
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Post by sarahbee on Dec 19, 2017 22:45:31 GMT
I ordered our Christmas cards through them this year, and the quality was overall decent (I wasn't blown away but everything looks ok) - but I totally agree about the shipping being outrageous. The only reason I ordered was because I had an email coupon for free shipping. And they've revamped their coupon policy so that you can't get percentages off of sale prices and can only use one shipping code and one discount code. I know I can't expect something for nothing, but I feel like some of their policies are bordering on deceptive. Just look at some of their Facebook ads to see what I mean.
Sorry, I didn't mean to write an essay here! I guess thinking of Shutterfly just touched a nerve, lol!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 23:23:05 GMT
I use them a lot and have not noticed a decline in quality. Shipping is high but everyone's is. They offer so many coupons and free stuff, I don't mind paying the high shipping.
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Post by warrior1991 on Dec 20, 2017 18:39:23 GMT
I noticed Snapfish's paper is VERY thin now too. And their shipping is super high. I assumed it was due to the holidays. I hope that is what it is, that the shipping prices will go down again.
I have only used Shutterfly a few times, and that was a couple years ago, so I have no comparison.
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Post by thracian on Dec 20, 2017 21:30:37 GMT
I haven't ordered from Shutterfly in years. I stopped after I received a photo I took that looked quite dark. I ordered the same photo from Persnickety Prints and was actually shocked by the difference. I switched to Persnickety and never looked back. It's more expensive for sure, but the quality is so much better.
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Peamac
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Post by Peamac on Dec 25, 2017 0:23:40 GMT
I used shutterfly a few weeks ago for the first time. I had a $25 gift card and ordered almost 200 4x6 prints. I got 80 for free and the rest were 15 cents each. There was a discount, but I couldn't use free shipping. The total was $27.01, so after the gift card I paid $2.01. The pictures were fine, but they were curled quite a bit. It was not the great deal I expected it to be (I got the gift card using cc points), after seeing all the hype here at 2Peas and on Facebook ads.
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Post by Linda on Dec 25, 2017 20:04:26 GMT
I don't have any complaints about Shutterfly or Snapfish BUT if I don't use them, I'm using Walmart or CVS so...it's not like I've tried high quality places to compare with.
The shipping IS high but I only order when I have free prints etc... and since I don't drive, the shipping costs are worth it for the convenience of having them show up in my mailbox. And honestly, shipping IS high through USPS lately.
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finaledition
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Post by finaledition on Dec 25, 2017 20:49:50 GMT
I haven’t noticed a quality issue, but i think their Christmas promos this year were very stingy. I had trouble combining codes and i had far fewer codes for free items.
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Dec 26, 2017 3:43:46 GMT
Last time I ordered photos from there was 10 yrs ago. I hated the thin paper and never ordered again.
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thriftyjenny
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Post by thriftyjenny on Dec 27, 2017 18:07:44 GMT
I started using Amazon prints this year and am pretty pleased with them. The 4x6s are always $.09 and if you are ordering a bunch of photos (namely $15 worth) or have Prime, it's free shipping, so you actually get a $.09 prints instead of a $.15 print after accounting for shipping. Unless you are ordering a huge batch of photos during a crazy good sale (Snapfish penny prints, I'm looking at you) you hardly ever are paying less than $.09 for a shipped photo anyways.
It is still a cheap print, so quality isn't astonishing, but they have matte and it gets the job done as well as the competition.
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Post by pennyscraps on Dec 28, 2017 23:23:53 GMT
I print at home using my Epson PictureMate Charm. I can't tell you how gratifying it is to KNOW when you get your prints and that they are top of the line re: quality.
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Post by auroraborealis on Jan 2, 2018 3:12:08 GMT
I haven’t ordered prints in almost a year but I’m really dissatisfied. The shipping was astronomical and the paper my photos were printed on is SO thin! The images and color are good but overall I’m shocked at my experience this time...and not in a good way! Have you all experienced a decline in quality with Shutterfly? Who are you currently using and how does it compare price wise? I have the exact same impression as you. I used to order from Shutterfly all the time, but now I am not even using the free prints codes as the quality has dropped so much. I mean to move to a higher quality printer online, just haven't yet. (Maybe Persnickity? Or MPix?) In the meantime, I have found a local Walgreens that is doing a very good job. I used to hate Walgreens. I imagine it is YMMV. But they said they upgraded their printer at this place and the colors, thickness and sharpness have been turning out well for me. |
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