Joe Nonety
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Lauren making some rough calculations in regard to the cost of home printing opposed to using a photo lab for canvas prints, I came up with the following: approx 10, 40X30cm prints per cartridge, cost per cartridge €40 and 3 cartridges in the printer = €120 for 10 prints, hence 1 print = €12 for ink and €4 for the canvas paper, total for 1 40X30cm print doing it yourself is €16 approx. The photo labs cost for a €40X30cm print on canvas average around €70.My A3 6 colour photo printer cost €348 quality is excellent after 5 prints this size my printer has paid for itself compared to the photo labs costs, after the 5th print my cost is €16 per print a decent saving and you have control of your print set up to boot.
Thanks Havealaugh, That's a great website, just ordered a couple of pics, very cheap!! would you suggest to avail of the assemble yourself option??I've used www.updone.com, good prices, great service, they are New York based but the product comes from China, I got 2 pics so far and had to pay VAT (no duty applicable) on oned, the other wasn't stopped by fedex in Dublin for some reason. You can track your shipment online.
I have a 5.1mp camera and got a 36" x 24" picture and it's excellent, you should not have a prob with pixelation with a 10mp camera on the size you are talking.
would you suggest to avail of the assemble yourself option??
UPS got some cheek, but I do agree it still works out far cheaper.. Saw the same size today in spectra for 130euro, Mine came to the grand total of 40euro.. sounds to good to be true.
Just recieved my canvases from UPS today and didn't get charged a cent, I am absolutely thrilled with the quality and value for money, I assembled them myself and it was quite easy except the corners were a little tricky but I managed them. Thanks for all your help, I think you've started me on a little earner here as I really enjoy photography but It is quite difficult to make money out of it with the prices to get anything done in this country.. PatWell I have bought 6 pics from them at this stage and have had no issue with quality, infact I'm delighted with them.
As for UPS when I questioned this charge with updone.com, I got a reply from the actual shipper in China who subsequently checked it out with UPS and the answer was as follows -
UPS Ireland charge a Disbursement Fee of €13.50, As this is a Service provided Vat is liable, €13.50 x 21% = €2.84 Total = €16.34
The Disbursement fee is approved by the Regulator for Express Carriers (COMREG) Communications Regulator.
As a Express Carrier our primary business is Express Delivery, Unfortunately shipments from outside the EU are liable to Import Taxes (Duty / Vat) and UPS are required to make payments to Customs for all Imports in order to achieve Customs clearance in time for scheduled delivery.
So there you go !!
Without being nosey, what was the declared value on the invoice ? less than €45 ? if so you don't get charged VAT and therefore no customs clearance chargeJust recieved my canvases from UPS today and didn't get charged a cent
It was 47.84 USD, ah so that's why I didn't get charged. the overall amount including delivery was 70 USDWithout being nosey, what was the declared value on the invoice ? less than €45 ? if so you don't get charged VAT and therefore no customs clearance charge
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