Walgreens

I’ve taken about 30,000 digital photographs over the last 10 years or so, but I have seldom printed any. Recently, one of my fellow photography fans (a retired professional and my mentor) suggested that I start selecting some of my favorites, have them printed, and put them into little albums so I can share them.
Actually, I think he’s just tired of trying to view my work on that dinky LED screen on the back of my camera, and frankly, so am I.
I tried the self-​serve one-​hour kiosk at a certain large store with a name that happens to start with Wal but isn’t Walgreens. I found the service to be acceptable, but inconvenient for several reasons. First of all, the photo department is usually as far away from the front door as it can be and still be on the property. Secondly, the kiosks are completely menu-​driven, designed to be idiot-​proof for the technology challenged who can barely figure out how to use a digital camera, let alone, print from it. As a result, the process is slow and cumbersome. Thirdly, if you don’t have any shopping to do, about all you can do is your impression of Snow White and sing, «Someday, my prints will come,» while you twiddle your thumbs. Lastly, when your order is ready to go, good luck finding a blue shirt to process the order and check you out. Overall, not bad for 28¢ a print but a little cumbersome and time-​consuming.
Today, I decided to use my Walgreens account to print photos. According to my Walgreens app, prints are 29¢, I figured the 1¢ per print premium pretty palatable to not have to bother with the big box. I was preparing myself to do battle with the photo kiosk at Walgreens, figuring it would be similar to the other Wal-​place.
As Ron Popeil would say, «But wait! There’s more!»
I discovered, on my phone app, that I could use the Interwebs to send my photos to Walgreens electronically! I uploaded my selections to
(under my account, of course, you can create an account if you don’t have one,) used an online coupon code to get a significant discount, and submitted the order to the photo department for pickup at my local Walgreens store. The site promised my prints to be ready in about an hour. TIP: You can get online coupons right there on the photo website.
I found the process to be simple (it was harder to decide which photos to print.) Their uploading routine is fairly fast, and pretty much idiot-​proof.
About an hour later, I drove over to my local store and VOILA! there were my prints, in a jacket, and ready to go! By the way, while I was in the store, I received an email, telling me that my order was complete.
This was a great experience! I can upload from my computer, and I can upload photos from my cell phone to print at any Walgreens, a great feature when I’m on the road. I’m a fan of this service, and I’ll use it again in the future.

Bought something here and then went to Target and the same item was 30% less at Target. This location is overpriced on everday healthcare items even more than other Walgreens. Wait time for prescriptions is usually about 25 — 30 minutes. Loathe the fact they announce names on the speaker. So much for privacy.