Amazon Prints vs
Chatbooks Review
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We ordered the same 10 photos from Amazon Prints and Chatbooks, scanned them all in, and created this guide just for you.
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
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Pricing, shipping, paper quality, and other juicy details
When we tested | August 2020 | August 2020 |
Summary | Amazon is one of the best deals for photo prints, especially for Prime members who get free shipping with no order minimum. Amazon sent our 10 test photos by UPS 2nd Day Air, the quickest delivery in all our tests. However, the quality isn't as good as some of our other tests like Walmart local and Nations. | Chatbooks photo prints are nicely packaged and presented on a thick cardstock. However, they're best for square prints from Instagram. For standard 4x6 prints, it's best to explore other photo printing services as Chatbooks doesn’t give you any way to crop your images prior to printing and they're automatically, awkwardly shrunk to fit into the square format. Additionally, even the prints we uploaded as square didn't bleed to the edge; instead a white and uneven matting was added. |
Print quality (local pickup) | Online only | Online only |
Print quality (online orders) |
10 Photos: $1.20 $0.12 4x6s + $0.00 to ship 5-6 days for Prime members 7-9 days without Prime |
10 Photos: $6.99 $0.50 4x6s + $1.99 to ship 9-12 days |
Local pickup available | No | No |
Cost per 4x6 print (local pickup) | Online only | Online only |
Formats available for pickup | Online only | Online only |
Finishes available for pickup | Online only | Online only |
Paper type for pickup orders | Online only | Online only |
Pickup speed | Online only | Online only |
Online only | Online only | |
Online ordering available | Yes | Yes |
Cost per 4x6 print (online) | $0.12 | $0.50 |
Formats available online | 4x5.3, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 11x4, x12x18, 16x20, 20x30 | 5x5 |
Finishes available online | Glossy,matte,lustre,pearl | Glossy |
Paper type for online orders |
Fujicolor Crystal Archive 22 millimeters thick |
Unbranded, uncoated cardstock 45 millimeters thick |
Cheapest shipping option |
Free shipping for Prime members $4.00 without Prime |
$1.99 To ship 10 photos
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Delivery speed for cheapest shipping option |
5-6 days for Prime members 7-9 days without Prime |
9-12 days |
Order online | Order online |
Amazon Prints vs
Chatbooks
print quality comparison
On 2/13/20, we ordered the following photos from Amazon Prints. On 2/13/20, we ordered the same photos from Chatbooks.
We scanned in both sets of prints without color correction.
Here's how Amazon Prints compares to Chatbooks.
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Amazon Prints envelopes
When you order photos from Amazon Prints, here's what you can
expect the envelope to look like.
Amazon's envelope is among the top designs of all photo labs we reviewed. It's made of a rigid yet lightweight carboard. Inside the envelope are two additional carboard inserts designed to prevent your photos from bending, sandwiching your photos inside another white, paper envelope.
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