Jubilee Smoke & Things

I needed a 2″ x 2″ photo for a tourist visa. Glad I found this place. Wonderful service. Great price. Took less than 5 minutes!

I came in since the one I was going to was closed today. Super friendly. Took 1 min to prep me for the photo, then took it. Fastest I’ve ever had done, and they were great prices and super happy people

I have been here several times for my passport/​visa photos and this is THE Place to go if you are in downtown. The owners, Korean couples, are always friendly and helpful. Even if you have no idea of the measurements, they literally have a whole blinder of the requirements from most countries to reference from.
They are not just informative, but the photos come out unexpectedly well for the price you pay for. The Korean guy will make sure you are fully prepared (e.g., get rid of the grease on your face) before taking the photos. Once I did not wear a shirt to his store, and he even lent me one just for the photos.
I will definitely go back in the future!

That guy knows!

Bought lottery tickets here today. The woman politely asked me for 24 dollars. She then handed me the interac machine. It said 24.10 I asked her if she had made a mistake to which she replied it was store policy. Passing the buck. Guess what? she is part of the store ownership which means she IS the policy. I asked why it was policy (since to my knowledge no respectable merchant does this.)
A man came barreling out from the back and rudely said «you don’t like you leave». What a lowly, uneducated response. This is a very dishonest way of conducting business. Telling the client verbally one thing then, handing an interac machine with a different total. There is no sign on the counter that displays this over charge. They know they are tricking people.
I guess if you are living in poverty or desperate financially, this is what a merchant stoops do doing. Slyly adding a price gouge or surtax to every transaction. Pitiful and repugnant.

Got my permanent resident photo done here, and the owner did a fantastic job.
It looks like a basic convenience store, but as soon as I said what I needed, he pulled down a backdrop, grabbed a chair and pulled out the camera with a professional grade lens on it. He knew exactly what specifications I needed, and once he noticed that I was a little bit sweaty, he gave me a tissue to wipe down with so there wasn’t too much glare.
Great customer service and really reasonable pricing. I forget how much I paid, but it was about $ 15 or less. He showed me that it exactly matched specifications, and I was out of there in less than 15 minutes total. I got the approved card in the mail today, so he got it spot on.

I’ve come here many times to get my passport photos taken while I was applying for a visa. He’s very professional and makes sure you get exactly what you’re looking for.
FYI, he will also save your passport photo image into a digital file if you bring a USB. I forgot if he charged me for it but just check.

Quick, professional place to get photos done. Took about five minutes to get photos, and he knows his stuff — asked what type of visa I was applying for. Cashier was very cheerful and friendly.

Got passport photos done. Great service. Quick. Reasonable price. Highly commended! Mbuya passed away. Just got an e-​mail from Clive. Funeral today.

The only place to go for passport, citizenship, permanent residency photos!
I’ve used this business for photos to renew my U.S. passport, as well as to renew my Canadian Permanent Resident card. Each time, the owner took excellent photos with acute attention to detail. He would make sure my collar was straightened and tilted my head to the perfect position. The photos were ready within 3 – 5 minutes and properly stamped on the back with the date etc.
The store also carries drinks and snacks … and is the size of a walk-​in closet. However, they have a photo background, stool, and professional camera equipment. On my last visit, I noticed that they’ve upgraded the lighting within the store so that it’s ultra-​illuminated for picture-​perfect photos without shadows.

I found myself in a passport emergency and found this place on Unilocal after seeing that it was open before the Passport Office (which is situated nearby). I arrived at 7:15am and was out after a few minutes just as the Passport Office was opening.
Many thanks to the owner for helping me out in a jam.

Short version: top notch service for cheap prices. He knows passport photos inside & out (ex. even knew the difference between passport renewals & first time applications, knew i should not wear a white shirt cause of contrast, etc.)
Have to agree with all the high reviews — the korean owner was awesome. Almost want to keep this «hole in the wall» a secret, but seeing how slow he was doing & how great service he offered I can’t help but give my wholehearted 5 stars.
Got in @ 7:45, & he has a recent promotion of free coffee before 11am on. He immediately saw that I had a white shirt on & gave me an extra dress shirt to wear (he also had baby seat & other needed photography peripherals).
He took my glasses off & gave me a kleenex to wipe away any oil on my forehead to minimize glare.
I was out in less than 5 minutes (maybe not the 3 he claimed, but it did feel like 3).
Anyways, I used the coupon on his website to get $ 2 off and my total was $ 10 after tax. That’s nuts.

Just like other reviewers I had a great experience here with passport photos. The owner was very helpful and knowledgeable about how to take a passport photo correctly and the photos were ready in just few minutes. It was also really cheap, especially if you print their online coupon. I renewed my passport in May and there were absolutely no problems with my application. Thanks for the great service!

after reading the wonderful reviews on this place i decided to go there. Entering the small store i saw that it had everything you needed! :D it was great! it even had a laptop if you got bored. i went there to get my passport taken and the man who worked there was soooo nice and helpful! he fixed my hair, shirt, and gave me a tissue for my the oil on my face so the picture wouldn’t come out shiny. it took probably less than 5 minutes so that was good. and there’s even a $ 2 off coupon if you go to their website so the total i had to pay was only $ 10! so cheap :) so all in all the experience to that place was great! i recommend it to everyone! i will always go there now.

Came here for some passport photos after reading some Unilocal reviews.
This is smack in the middle of downtown. Parking is nonexistent unless you like hemorrhaging money.
Wow, this guy is good. The setup is all there. All you have to do is sit, stare at the corner, get blinded (flash) a couple of times, and 5 minutes later your pictures are given to you in an envelope with a smile. Very nice Korean couple running the place. My 2 photos came to $ 12.00 after tax.
They’re not the cheapest, but it was quick and painless, and the service was excellent. For that, I give them 4 stars. Recommended.

the main reason i come here is to get passport photos done. the korean man who does them is an expert — you just have to tell him what you’re getting your photos taking for (immigration, passport, etc.) and he knows exactly what to do. he’ll know exactly what size you need, how to style you, what color background you need on your photo, etc. he’s a perfectionist as well when it comes to styling you and taking your picture — he’ll hand you a tissue to wipe the oil from your forehead so you won’t look so shiny in your picture. he’s very quick in printing them out and resizing/​cutting the pictures to the correct size. he’ll even give you a discount card for the next time you come back to take pictures, which is awesome. i don’t think i’m ever going to get my passport pictures taken anywhere else but here.

Found this place close to the passport office. They were extremely friendly and fast. I was out of there in 5 minutes! Highly recommend!

I needed a passport photo quite early in the morning to apply for my rushed passport at 7am before I headed to work at 9:30am. I saw this posting and decided to take my chances. This store opens at 6:40am and I was successfully able to get my photos and passport done before work. The gentleman that ran the store was very cheerful and helpful.

In this part of the downtown core, there are many of these one off convience stores around, luckily for this one, they are the only one. Very little is at the bottom end of Hornby Street now, as this is mostly a Monday to Friday business oriented street with office buildings, as most retail places (the Channel store as an example) have shut their doors due to lack of traffic. This little store tries to do it all, with your fridge of soda and energy drinks, your loads of tobacco needed for those work breaks, a lotto ticket (for the dreamer in all of us), and now they even offer passport photos (since Sinclair is right around the corner) and dry cleaning (for the person who really has everything in fast forward in life and no time).
Always greeted by a family of Korean’s who run this little shop, it’s always a nice experience of a little business trying to survive in the downtown core. They also carry greeting cards, and other odd trinkets like a dollar store.