Whats more cost effective buying a photo printer and printing pictures at home or taking them to a drug store?

i'd rather bring my pictures to a developing centers its more cheap that way. imagine the price of the INK nowadays.

Taking them to the drugstore is still a bit cheaper. Longer lasting photos too. Printing at home is fun and convenient at times though. Wouldn't be without a good photo printer.

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Do it yourself...it'll save you some money, and you have more control over the outcome.

well, I know that it's only about 15 cents to get a print at Walmart, but when I go to pick them up I end up spending $40 or $50 on everything else so for me it's cheaper to print them at home!! But honestly, I do print a lot of photos for my business, and in the long run it's cheaper to have them printed. If I only need one or two, then yes, I will print them at home. But for quantity it's usually better to have them printed at Walmart or one of the other photo places.

It depends on how much you will use the photo printer if you buy one.

it is cheaper to have them "developed" or "printed" in a store than to do it yourself. Ink, and photo paper is pretty expensive if you are going to print a lot of pictures. Your best bet is to use a digital camera, delete the pictures you do not want to print "or save them to your computer, and remove them from the memory card" then take your memory into walmart, walgreens, or any local photo place that will print them for you, and have them do it.

Popular Photography did an article on this a few months ago, so check http://www.popphoto.com and see if you find it in their archives. In addition to taking your photos to a drug store, you might consider using an on-line printing service, such as Shutterfly. These were also reviewed in Pop Photo recently and they are cheaper than you would imagine.

The REAL Answer is it depends on how many photos or images you take and how often -- me, I like being creative with my Digital SLR -- so for me, having a Photo Printer in my home is worth it for me. If you use your digital camera rarely -- then going to the Local Photo Processing Place may end up more cost effective for you.