ten cents photos

I've finally sorted part of Joel's photos (Dec08-Jan09) and i brought them to the Kodak shop opposite out house. Actually, i knew someone else had taken over the shop (not the previous owner), but i've not been there to develop photos for some months. The signage is also new. Not Kodak. But there's posters outside stating '4x6" ¥0.36'. Since i dont know how to read the Chinese text, i pop in to ask if they're also using Kodak paper. The guy said Yes.

When i went to the shop yesterday to get the photos printed, i was so surprised it's super cheap! It used to be ¥1.10 per piece 4R-size when it was still the Kodak store (already very cheap compared to Singapore prices). At this 5m8m.com 美图馆 store, it's ¥0.70, but if i pay ¥30 to buy their VIP member card, it's only ¥0.50! That's equivalent to S$0.10¢!!! The guy said that i can even go to their website, upload my photos and get them printed for 36¢! Unbelievable, right?!!! But to print, you have to top-up ¥ into the card - everything online. So, i actually asked him, "Real or not?". He kept emphasizing to me that they now have more x number of members. Haha! Being in China makes you skeptical about things sometimes. ;p

You can also choose to print on Kodak or Fuji paper.

Since the shop is so near our house, i decided to do it the non-virtual way, paying 50¢ for each print. Anyway, i'm already saving sooo much money on the prints. Now, i've got more motivation to sort the rest of the photos! Haha! (I hope they dont close down so soon)

A quick look at their website (only in Chinese), they have 7 shops in Shanghai - which is not many considering Shanghai is so huge. They also offer other services such as making those figurine from your photos, puzzles, mugs etc. Not bad! Not bad! If only i knew how to read more Chinese... :/