All Costco Photo Centers Will Close Permanently This Month

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   Deb January 12, 2021 at 8:22 am MST

   You can probably find photo restoration services in your town, but where I live, they charge a fortune. Consider checking out photo restoration on Fiverr. I’ve had a couple of photos that I found amongst my late parents’ things restored for as little as $5-10. One of the photos, once restored, showed me in the background, as a baby (I wasn’t visible in the photo as more than a dark blob before)!

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  Brent and Erin Cramer January 12, 2021 at 7:36 pm MST

  onlinee try us and if you need to ship or mail us the image we can turn around and do the same. RR custom Color lab. We will give it our best effort to give you exactly what you are looking for. Spokane, WA.

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   DealGetterRN January 12, 2021 at 8:26 am MST

   Noooooo we LOVE their ink refills!!! Any insight anyone on a GOOD affordable ink refill service/method?!?

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  animity January 12, 2021 at 9:47 am MST

  Go to the Epsom Ecotank

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  tmi0604 January 12, 2021 at 6:19 pm MST

  I have loved the HP Instant Ink feature on select HP printers. If you print less than 50 pages per month, it is only $2.99/mo. (there are different plans depending on your usage) They ship you ink refills for free when you get low, and they give you postage-paid envelopes to recycle old cartridges. It has saved me tons over the years. Their printers aren’t the absolute best (a little glitchy now & then), but I just bough a 2nd one for $39 (came with 6 months free instant ink on their largest plan – they have offers all the time if you buy certain printers). Good luck!

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  Mary Wilson January 12, 2021 at 8:05 pm MST

  HP Instant Ink – requires an HP Printer – if you print 15 or less per month it’s free. Otherwise, The pricing starts @ $2.99 for your 1st 50 prints per month. Rollover prints – cannot exceed a total of 150 in my plan – they upped the limit 🙂 Here’s a link: https://try.hpinstantink.online/tCbg2

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  Val January 24, 2021 at 4:59 pm MST

  Thanks for the tip. Just checked out the plans — 15 or less pages is now .99/mo. (not free 😞).>

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  Paul in NJ January 12, 2021 at 8:17 pm MST

  When Costco shut their photo & ink-refill services down during the pandemic, I bought a 20-pack of virgin ink cartridges on Amazon for under $20. They work just fine. Costco was getting, what, two or three bucks per cartridge. I haven’t looked back.

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  Cindy January 14, 2021 at 5:00 am MST

  Have a link?

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  Paul in NJ January 14, 2021 at 10:38 am MST

  Here you go:
  https://www.amazon.online/gp/product/B073BLY786/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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  Val January 24, 2021 at 5:23 pm MST

  Thank you!

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  Pat January 14, 2021 at 6:13 pm MST

  If you have an HP Printer, I use their monthly plan. Small monthly fee, they monitor your ink and mail cartridges before you run out.

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   Chris January 12, 2021 at 8:28 am MST

   That’s sad to hear, no one really onlinees close to the price and quality you get at their photo center.

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   Heather January 12, 2021 at 8:46 am MST

   I never even knew Costco had a photo service.. our Local store in IN never had one that I know of… would of been nice though … for sure!!

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   Yazzay January 12, 2021 at 8:53 am MST

   Nooooooo!! I’m devastated!! I’ve been a devout Costco photo center customer for years! 😭

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  natd22 January 12, 2021 at 9:27 am MST

  Me too! I am SO sad!

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  Sharon Weisman Breger January 12, 2021 at 8:06 pm MST

  Me too!!! I am so upset!

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   LittleBird January 12, 2021 at 8:56 am MST

   I just got a bunch of photos printed in December! I usually get our Christmas cards there, too. I’ll miss them!!!

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  Kelly Clark January 12, 2021 at 4:04 pm MST

  No worries! You can still get everything done online. I had to reread it to understand! Just the in store photo centers are closing😉

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  Rach January 12, 2021 at 5:23 pm MST

  Not everything just some things… that is what the article states.

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   JoAnna January 12, 2021 at 9:00 am MST

   Hopefully regular photos, cards…..can stick around with their online service 🙂 Thankfully no one is losing their job!!

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   Ron Gage January 12, 2021 at 9:07 am MST

   Well, you can always shop local (or even shop small) and find a small service provider – like mine.

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   Melissa January 12, 2021 at 9:23 am MST

   Their luster prints are awesome! I hope they are available online.

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  Kelly Clark January 12, 2021 at 4:05 pm MST

  Still available online! That’s not changing!

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    Lexy January 12, 2021 at 9:45 am MST

    THNAKS for the fair warning ⚠️ I need to go take my passport photo ASAP

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    molly January 12, 2021 at 10:49 am MST

    Loved their holiday cards, but their prints were always too dark (no matter how much we researched and fiddled with settings). Only printed photos there in a pinch. Hope we can still order photo cards online!

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    Dale Rogerson January 12, 2021 at 10:52 am MST

    This totally blows. I love having my images blown up and used as art. sigh.

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    Margaux January 12, 2021 at 10:56 am MST

    I didn’t know Costco…took passport photos?! I have been going to AAA and paying DOUBLE! Will have to stop by the counter and have a few more taken before they close.

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  Lisa January 12, 2021 at 11:19 am MST

  I believe certain AAA offices do the Passport Photos for free (again, certain ones) as long as you are a member.

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  Deb January 12, 2021 at 2:37 pm MST

  Around here, you can go to the public library and get your passport photos (not free) and apply for a passport at the same time.

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  queen62 January 12, 2021 at 4:54 pm MST

  Not free for all. AAA memberships vary. Only free to plus members.

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    acgold January 12, 2021 at 10:58 am MST

    They were great for passport, visa and ID photos. Fast, cheap, easy.

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    Evelyn January 12, 2021 at 11:18 am MST

    I’ve been ordering my Christmas cards online from Costco for years. I’d imagine that Costco will continue the popular services online (as referenced in the post). With many people uploading their photos, I wouldn’t be surprised if they offer the prints to be shipped similar to Shutterfly along with other photo items. They probably feel they’ll get better return on premium floor space with something else.

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    aml January 12, 2021 at 11:49 am MST

    No! I just started converting VHS tapes to DVDS, too.

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  Sara January 12, 2021 at 5:22 pm MST

  Sam’s Club still does it.

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  Stephanie January 12, 2021 at 7:14 pm MST

  Try FOREVER! Excellent quality and service for digitalization!

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    David January 12, 2021 at 12:23 pm MST

    HUGE disappointment. Ours is always very busy. I get my printer ink cartridges refilled there and will miss that service.

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    SamShops January 12, 2021 at 12:47 pm MST

    So sad! I loved how affordable reprints and enlargements were 😪

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    Debbie January 12, 2021 at 1:26 pm MST

    Our photo center has been closed for months, maybe longer.

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    Stacy Bowden January 12, 2021 at 3:16 pm MST

    The FotoShoppenc.online is a small business in North Carolina that does things like Costco has done and more. I highly reonlinemend

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    nldaadmin January 12, 2021 at 3:29 pm MST

    Does Costco photo currently convert VHS to DVD ? If so, I’d better make tracks to get a few VHS tapes over there!

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  Stacy F (Hip2Save Sidekick) January 12, 2021 at 4:52 pm MST

  They sure do — for now! https://www.costcodvd.online/services-and-pricing/videotape-transfer

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    Cynthia January 12, 2021 at 4:24 pm MST

    I just got passport photos there last week and they beat EVERYONE in the area on price. Sorry to see it close. If anyone knows any other place to get passport photos at this price, please shout out!

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    Gigi January 12, 2021 at 5:01 pm MST

    Mine closed a couple of years ago and I really have missed the convenience!

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    Robin January 12, 2021 at 5:44 pm MST

    Nooooo I do all my business prints through Costco – they have best prices and quality – they are officially ending that portion of my business too 🙁

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    TThomas January 12, 2021 at 6:58 pm MST

    there cvs store and check out Shutterfly ( on line).

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    Susan Foltz January 12, 2021 at 9:01 pm MST

    What a huge mistake to close this amazing service. It serves no purpose to close it. I’m very upset.

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    Tia January 12, 2021 at 9:05 pm MST

    Where is the news source for this?

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  Amber (Hip Sidekick) January 13, 2021 at 8:22 am MST

  Hi Tia! It seems that locations have posted this update at their photo centers, as show in the image above. Hoping that helps!

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    val January 13, 2021 at 8:09 am MST

    crushing sad decision. heartbreaking actually. they are my no fail go to. pretty soon we will never need to leave our couch apparently.

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    Vince January 13, 2021 at 8:19 am MST

    While the online products may still be available, it’s so great to be able to take a photo, upload it today and get a poster print tomorrow. It takes more than a week to get one delivered online. I’m going to Costco today to pick-up photos… and probably purchase other things that I had no intention of purchasing. That’s what photo centers are — a little like Costco chicken — a bit of a loss leader to get people into the store.

    I think right now, there are fewer photos being taken and fewer people going to the stores, but as vaccinations ramp up and we get closer to a state of normalacy, we’ll see things move back.

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    Vince January 13, 2021 at 8:30 am MST

    I just chatted with Costco. This is an unsubstantiated rumor.

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  Vince January 13, 2021 at 11:12 am MST

  Disregard. Costco Customer Service is not aware of the change.

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    Lori January 13, 2021 at 8:32 am MST

    A friend had a Costco employee confirm this.

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    Vince January 13, 2021 at 11:11 am MST

    Just received an email from Costco confirming it now too. (Seems like they didn’t let their customer service people know of the change).

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    Iris Lopez January 13, 2021 at 11:55 am MST

    This is so sad, I love their one hour services. I truly believe they’re making a huge mistake by eliminating this service inside their stores.

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    Kath January 13, 2021 at 1:20 pm MST

    I have used Costco for years but started to use Persnickity Prints for mail service when I did not have a local Costco. Love Persnickity, great quality, archival photo prints, super customer service and fast. Prints are out the door usually in a day or less. They have actually called me to discuss an issue with a print order to ensure they are doing what I want, ie questioning the type of paper I selected to suggest a different paper would make a better print. There was a bit of a learning curve when you want to order a mix of sizes but I climbed that hill. Huge choice in print sizes. You can order print credits when they are on sale and with credits a 12×12 photo print is $1.75, that seems to be their cheapest price point for sizes, others not quite as cheap but good deals over all. Never ordered their books, so can’t onlinement on price and quality and no ink service.

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  Jennifer (Hip Sidekick) January 13, 2021 at 1:38 pm MST

  That you for that awesome info, Kath! We sure appreciate and found it really helpful!

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    Laura January 13, 2021 at 6:15 pm MST

    Will they still offer online/ship to home services?

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    Joy January 13, 2021 at 7:54 pm MST

    I bet they are going to use the space for curb side pick up.

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    Thomas L. Booth March 15, 2021 at 7:01 am MST

    NO. Bad news. I use their ink refill service for my printers. It is great, reliable service. I also use the photo printing. It is best quality paper and ink and great service. I hope they will at least maintain service via mail.

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