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Feb 17, 2020 09:37 |  #1

What is your favorite place to order prints online in 2020 in the US.

It seems like companies come and go so quickly these days.

The prints I order will be for personal use around my house not professional, so orders are not time sensitive

Mostly medium size 8x10 16x20 to be matted and framed. Or should I just buy frames from Amazon?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions you have


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Feb 17, 2020 13:56 |  #2

Costco and Bay photo for the photos.Frames i look around local hobby stores and such like hobby lobby. Everything i do is for myself or family.


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Feb 17, 2020 14:05 |  #3

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Costco and Bay photo for the photos.Frames i look around local hobby stores and such like hobby lobby. Everything i do is for myself or family.

^^^ on the Costco. The downside is I spend too much when I go there!




  
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Feb 17, 2020 14:14 |  #4

ANother vote for Costco. I like the fact that I can calibrate using their printer profile and do not have to rely on some automatic setting. FOr frames, Hobby Lobby or Amazon. However, I am printing much less as w have a couple digital frames around the house. I prefer the images to change randomly from time to time.


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Feb 18, 2020 11:24 |  #5

Thanks for the suggestions

I have heard good things about Costco but I don't shop there and don't have a membership. So for me to get a membership just for a few prints probably doesn't make sense


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Mar 26, 2020 12:15 |  #6

I've been using WHCC for a couple of years now.
https://www.whcc.com (external link)

What I liked about them was before they fulfilled my first order they sent me a test to make sure their print looked liked my screen/print.
The other labs probably do the same thing but I liked WHCC's results and prices just fine.


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Mar 28, 2020 12:03 |  #7

Watching TV and a company named “fracture” is offering printing services at 15% of with code “TV14”. I don’t know anything about the company. Website is https://fractureme.com​/ (external link) and seems to offer a better deal at 30% off. Seems to primarily be a source for printing on glass.




  
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Apr 14, 2020 11:34 |  #8

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I have found AdoramaPix to meet my needs better than anyone else. . But they recently changed their name to Printique .... which sounds really stupid. . Wish they would've just kept the name Adorama Pix.

https://www.printique.​com/ (external link)

I mostly buy big metal prints from them in sizes ranging from 20" by 30" to 48" by 32". . Their prices are very competitive and they have always been very reliable and produced a good product.

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I also order from Fine Art America from time to time .... but of course you'll have to start an account there in order to buy your own photos. . But the account is free, and only takes a minute or three to set up, so that shouldn't be a problem.

https://fineartamerica​.com/ (external link)

If I were you, and wanted framed prints printed on photo paper (not metal), I would buy my prints already framed from Fine Art America. . It's nice to have a professional framing job, instead of just buying frames and mats yourself.

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Apr 14, 2020 15:08 |  #9

I switched from Adorama to Nations Photo a few years ago. They've been reliable, reasonably priced (with frequent sales), and they were only 1/2 mile from my office, so "shipping" was free for me.




  
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