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 07/09/2007 09:57:52 PM · #1
I need to get some good 11x14 prints done by Saturday. Does anyone know a fairly cheap online site that would turn around that quickly?

I got prints from my usual place but they are terrible! Thanks for any ideas.
 07/09/2007 09:59:24 PM · #2
Have a look at MPix
 07/09/2007 09:59:54 PM · #3
I did 1 hour at Ritz camera today and they were awesome!
 07/09/2007 10:00:25 PM · #4
Originally posted by robs:
Have a look at MPix

They do next business day for $9.75
//www.mpix.com/productsinfo.aspx
 07/09/2007 10:16:58 PM · #5
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did 1 hour at Ritz camera today and they were awesome!

I've done 8x10's there and they look pretty darn good.

Added: Check for 1 in your area...you can upload today and pick them up tomorrow.

Message edited by author 2007-07-09 22:18:00.
 07/09/2007 10:18:08 PM · #6
Originally posted by MrEd:
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did 1 hour at Ritz camera today and they were awesome!

I've done 8x10's there and they look pretty darn good.


They even do custom sizes in an hour, and they also offer square crops!
 07/09/2007 11:14:03 PM · #7
Originally posted by MrEd:
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did 1 hour at Ritz camera today and they were awesome!

I've done 8x10's there and they look pretty darn good.

Added: Check for 1 in your area...you can upload today and pick them up tomorrow.


We do have a Ritz in the area, but I don't see anyplace online where you upload the pics?
07/09/2007 11:16:44 PM · #8
www.ritzpics.com

That's what I'd use if I were in a hurry. No sense paying for overnight shipping when the local Ritz Camera is just a short drive away.

Message edited by author 2007-07-09 23:17:17.
 07/09/2007 11:17:31 PM · #9
Originally posted by jpochard:
Originally posted by MrEd:
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did 1 hour at Ritz camera today and they were awesome!

I've done 8x10's there and they look pretty darn good.

Added: Check for 1 in your area...you can upload today and pick them up tomorrow.


We do have a Ritz in the area, but I don't see anyplace online where you upload the pics?

Here you go :)
 07/09/2007 11:19:29 PM · #10
gotcha...I found that link right after I said I couldn't find one :)

I hate links like that though....I have to register, download their program and upload pics all before I can even see what they have to offer. I'll just wait and call the store tomorrow.
 07/09/2007 11:25:12 PM · #11
Some of the Ritz and Wolf camera now offer a "photo bar" where you can print your own photos there...large, custom, specialty...might be worth calling and asking.
07/09/2007 11:25:17 PM · #12
I also hesitate to print out all three 11x14's I need until I get one run through - since they turned out so awful from one place. I don't THINK it's my files, but I understand that it could be.

The place I sent them to is someplace I've ordered from many times using the same settings on the same monitor etc - and all three prints have the same issues. I just don't want to waste more money until I know I'll get what I want.
 07/09/2007 11:26:22 PM · #13
Thank you all for your help! :)
 07/09/2007 11:41:25 PM · #14
One time Ritz did a 16x20 for me. When I looked at it, the color just wasn't right. They printed it two more times, adjusting the image while I waited, all at their expense.

Not sure if they are all like that, but I really appreciated it.

07/09/2007 11:59:42 PM · #15
If you have a Costco membership/nearby store, you can upload/order online and pick up in 1-4 hours, up to a 12x18 print ($2.99).
 07/10/2007 12:00:20 AM · #16
Originally posted by dwterry:
One time Ritz did a 16x20 for me. When I looked at it, the color just wasn't right. They printed it two more times, adjusting the image while I waited, all at their expense.

Not sure if they are all like that, but I really appreciated it.


Never done large prints just 4x6's with them but they are very friendly!
 07/10/2007 12:02:43 AM · #17
COSTCO!!!! cheap and really great quality!
 07/10/2007 12:05:30 AM · #18
Originally posted by ShannonLee:
COSTCO!!!! cheap and really great quality!


My friend also swears by COSTCO.
 07/10/2007 12:15:15 AM · #19
CostCo printers also have color profiles that are kept up to date. They are available from Dry Creek Photo.
 07/10/2007 12:23:12 AM · #20
I started using Costco from [user]GeneraIE[/user]'s suggestion a while back. I usually use them when I'm just printing a bunch of 4x6's (my "big stuff" I use Mpix or Bayphoto), but I've had to print a few 8x10's and 12x18's the same day and they came out great! They print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, and you can put custom text (copywright info or whatever) on the back of each print.
 07/10/2007 01:24:50 AM · #21
Originally posted by jpochard:
I need to get some good 11x14 prints done by Saturday. Does anyone know a fairly cheap online site that would turn around that quickly?

I got prints from my usual place but they are terrible! Thanks for any ideas.


My local Sams club does excellent 11x14 prints and they are cheap. I assume Walmart probably has the same capability.
 07/10/2007 08:20:10 AM · #22
For quicky stuff, I usually go to Costco (same as Sams Club), just for maximum profit and stuff tends to look reallly good. Ritz I find to be too expensive, but they do offer more options.
 07/10/2007 10:23:14 AM · #23
Originally posted by GeneralE:
If you have a Costco membership/nearby store, you can upload/order online and pick up in 1-4 hours, up to a 12x18 print ($2.99).


Wow, that'd make the membership almost worth it just for that alone. Did they do a good job for you?
 07/10/2007 01:09:40 PM · #24
ya costco is really good. i've talked to a lot of wedding photographers and family portrait photographers that use costco.

they have a "glossy" or "lustre" option. as well as a variety of different borders (white torn, white thin, and black thin). you can have your name/business/copyright info printed on the back for no charge... and they have the prints ready in an hour. and these are all the prices that i just copied and pasted from their online photo center.

4x6 prints 0.17 ea
5x7 prints 0.39 ea
8x10 prints 1.49 ea
8x12 prints 1.49 ea
Wallet set 0.39 ea
11x14 prints $2.99 ea
12x18 prints $2.99 ea
16x20 prints $9.99 ea
20x30 prints $9.99 ea

ritz is 3-4 times more expensive and in my experience they are much slower
 07/10/2007 01:30:17 PM · #25
I would suggest MPIX. I have ordered from costco and the colors didn't have the same richness or vibrancy compared to mpix. Last week i ordered 5 16x20's early in the morning and the next day they arrived from mpix.
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