CVS Photo Local Pickup vs
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo Local Pickup Review
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Pricing, shipping, paper quality, and other juicy details
When we tested | August 2020 | August 2020 |
Summary | CVS is convenient and quick for local photo printing. After Walmart, their photos scored the best quality for local pick up. Strangely, the quality for their online photos is slightly lower than ordering locally. For online ordering, we suggest Walgreens over CVS. | While Office Depot has potential to be a convenient local photo lab option (there are only a few such as CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart), it falls short. Locally, the print quality is terrible: The prints are more of a postcard or cardstock print, not a photo lab print. Several of our test prints had visible flaws, such as the balloon print. The color has an orange glow. Their online prints are far superior in vibrancy but the use far too much packaging, while also being the most expensive shipping of all we tested. |
Print quality (local pickup) |
10 Photos: $2.30 $0.23 each |
10 Photos: $2.90 $0.29 each |
Print quality (online orders) |
10 Photos: $4.78 $0.33 4x6s + $1.48 to ship 5-9 days |
10 Photos: $12.85 $0.29 4x6s + $9.95 to ship 7-9 days |
Local pickup available | Yes | Yes |
Cost per 4x6 print (local pickup) | $0.23 | $0.29 |
Formats available for pickup | 4x6, 5x7, 6x8, 8x10, 5x5, 6x6, 8x8, 4x6 Wallet | 4x6, 5x7, 6x8, 8x10, 11x14 |
Finishes available for pickup | Glossy | Glossy |
Paper type for pickup orders |
KodakMoments 0.2099999999999999922284388276239042170345783233642578125 millimeters thick |
Unknown cardstock 0 millimeters thick |
Pickup speed | Same day | Same day if ordered by 2pm |
Order pickup | Order pickup | |
Online ordering available | Yes, see review | Yes, see review |
Cost per 4x6 print (online) | $0.33 | $0.29 |
Formats available online |
4x6, 5x7, 6x8, 8x10, 5x5, 6x6, 8x8, 4x6 Wallet |
4x6, 5x7, 6x8, 8x10, 11x14 8x12, 8x8 |
Finishes available online | Glossy (Same-day pickup), Matte (5-9 days) | Matte |
Paper type for online orders |
Fujicolor Crystal Archive 22 millimeters thick |
Fujifilm Quality Dry Photo Paper 24 millimeters thick |
Cheapest shipping option |
$1.48 To ship 10 photos
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$9.95 To ship 10 photos
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Delivery speed for cheapest shipping option | 5-9 days | 7-9 days |
Order online | Order online |
CVS Photo vs
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo
print quality comparison
CVS Photo lets you order prints for local pickup and online for delivery to your door.
Check out our review for CVS Photo Online or compare CVS Photo Online vs. Local Pickup.
On 1/23/20, we ordered the following photos from CVS Photo. On 2/13/20, we ordered the same photos from Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo.
We scanned in both sets of prints without color correction.
Here's how CVS Photo compares to Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo.
CVS Photo (Test: Glossy)
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CVS Photo envelopes
When you order photos from CVS Photo, here's what you can
expect the envelope to look like.
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