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I’m sure a ton of you get your digital photos printed via some online service. I’ve used several. About six months ago I was a big fan of Winkflash.com. However with all the deals available to new customers I decided I’d shop around. So from Winkflash I moved to Clark Photo. They have a lot of specials, but I seems to always get so busy that I miss the deadline. I did order from them, but I didn’t get the greatest deal and I thought by the end it was pretty pricey. Then I tried York Photo - well, don’t bother. The shipping was a little crazy and the prints weren’t all that fabulous… ok, but not fabulous. (I’m picky, can you tell?) On the 14th of this month I ordered from foto.com. The turn around for processing was speedy and they shipped ont he 15th. That being said, I still don’t have them. The shipping time was supposed to be 3-4 business days. Now they use USPS but I don’t think they use Priority Mail as there is no tracking data. So today I emailed them asking them to check into my photos and I got this response:

Dear customer,

Your order has been shipped on the 15th of May.
It’s possible that there were some delays at the local post office.
Can you please wait until the 30th of May before you contact us again?
Your order may still be on it’s way.

If it hasn’t arrived by then we will reprint your order.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Best,

Jonathan
Dutch & English Support Foto.com

Ok so is it me or is that ridiculous! So, I won’t be ordering there again. Anyone have a printing spot they have had great success with? If so please pass along the URL.

I have card class today. 22 students. Fun and crazy. There are so many of them and only one of me. Oh how I wish I have a clone. Anyway, I really like to get one on one with students and it is really hard to, if not impossible in that situation. I hope everyone understands that. I’m not sure how many of them also take scrapbooking classes or the altered classes. As much as I’d like to remember everyone - face, name and all, I just can. So my point, for those of you that don’t take my other classes and are diehard card makers… well all I can say is that I’m really friendly, and more one on one in every other circumstance. Honest!

Ok so I got word last night that yet another scrapbook store is closing. Seems like a lot of them have bit the dust lately. There was one at 21 mile and Gratiot that had been in business for a long time and they just closed about a month or so ago I think. There was also another one on Harper in St. Clair Shores and they closed, or are in the process. Now the most recent one is in Clinton Township. They are only open until May 31st. They are a pretty big store and just moved to a new location. If you ask me, and many others, it is a poor spot. It is on a one way street and you need to make a turn around, (you know the ones Michigan is famous for), and I heard the cropping area was a little dingy. I’m told there old cropping space was phenomenal, so I think a lot of loyal customers were sad to see that the crop area went to the birds. Again, this is all hearsay as I haven’t stepped foot in there since they last expansion at the old location. So for all you bargin shoppers, they are currently offering 40% off and out of respect for the store owners I won’t mention the name here, but if you want to know please contact me privately and I’ll share the shopping bargain location.

I’m off here to the grocery store to pick up a few things. I’m down to, uhh, well about nothing in the house. I ordered from NetGrocer.com last week and it is due to come today. I got the shipment of the refridgerated items last week, but the other stuff comes seperately. The boxes today contain most of the stuff I need, so the grocery trip should be speedy. Produce and meats basically.

Ethan is home from school today with pink eye. Shelby had it over the weekend and I caught it early enough that I was able to knock it out in a day or two. Hopefully Ethan is the same. I had drops left from the last time they had it in September. All three had it at once - FUN. Ethan missed a week of school he had it so bad. I hope it is gone by morning and he goes back. Cross your fingers. My other wish for today… that I don’t come home from class to find Dylan with a case of it. Argh.

That about covers it for today. Off to the grocery store, three kids in tow. Later gator!

~j