When I shoot a roll on my film camera, I always hate bringing it to Meijer to develop it as I've had two rolls completely lost forever by their film developing department. They were important pictures, too - for the school newspaper back in high school.
For my non-time-sensitive rolls of film, I've always sent them to Snapfish. I have no clue how they stay in business, but they definitely do. The premise is this: you sign up, they send you FREE postage-paid mailers. You put your rolls of film in the mailers, send them off, and Snapfish develops them (they're located in N. West Virginia, I think). The cool part is that they scan your images and post them online, so for those without digital cameras, it's a neat extra. Then, they charge your credit card and mail your developed pictures back.
The best part is the price: all that for only $4.98, and there's no postage to pay either. I guess it's sort of like NetFlix for film developing. It's usually pretty quick, too. I've seen two-week turnarounds, from start to finish. If you've got a film camera, sign up for Snapfish. It's a great company, a novel premise, and honestly priced.
For my non-time-sensitive rolls of film, I've always sent them to Snapfish. I have no clue how they stay in business, but they definitely do. The premise is this: you sign up, they send you FREE postage-paid mailers. You put your rolls of film in the mailers, send them off, and Snapfish develops them (they're located in N. West Virginia, I think). The cool part is that they scan your images and post them online, so for those without digital cameras, it's a neat extra. Then, they charge your credit card and mail your developed pictures back.
The best part is the price: all that for only $4.98, and there's no postage to pay either. I guess it's sort of like NetFlix for film developing. It's usually pretty quick, too. I've seen two-week turnarounds, from start to finish. If you've got a film camera, sign up for Snapfish. It's a great company, a novel premise, and honestly priced.
