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I recently won some "free" merchandise from Shutterfly, a place that deals in photos and gifts involving said photos. I say "free", because these items don't have free shipping and handling included. Why, I don't know.

Anyway, I started to read online reviews of Shutterfly, trying to get some sense of them as a company before even thinking of paying the S&H charges on the "free" merch, and of those I read, some were rave while a lot really didn't like Shutterfly. This being the internet, I didn't know what to think.

Has anyone here used Shutterfly before, and is there a way to reduce the shipping costs? I haven't checked out the cart yet.

I've only ordered photos from them in the past and for that it worked well. Shipping was pretty cheap and I was happy with how the photos turned out. And that's about all I can say, it works for photos.

My family gets them for books commemorating large trips, and the quality seems to be good.

They're okay. The shipping is perhaps a bit more than the actual books are worth, but they're okay. We did a baby book for our kid with them (similar offer) and it turned out fine.

You could try Aldi Photos. Seems like a similar service for slightly more reasonable prices. Though certainly the freebie you have is with Shutterfly, so by all means use that first...

http://www.aldiphotos.us/

Everything they do seems rather kitschy. If you have worthwhile photos to print, I'd suggest finding a printing shop that will do it decently, which for a reasonable consumer price means: correct handling of files (no upscaling, correct usage of color profiles, etc.), adequate paper, iris/epson/etc. high-end inkjet printer.