Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo Local Pickup vs
Nations Photo Lab Review
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We ordered the same 10 photos from Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo and Nations Photo Lab (the highest quality lab in all our tests), scanned them all in, and created this guide just for you.
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
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Pricing, shipping, paper quality, and other juicy details
When we tested | August 2020 | August 2020 |
Summary | 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. | Nation's is the #1 lab for the highest quality prints. Their photos are obviously the highest quality among all the labs we tested. |
Print quality (local pickup) |
10 Photos: $2.90 $0.29 each |
Online only |
Print quality (online orders) |
10 Photos: $12.85 $0.29 4x6s + $9.95 to ship 7-9 days |
10 Photos: $7.15 $0.32 4x6s + $3.95 to ship 5-7 days |
Local pickup available | Yes | No |
Cost per 4x6 print (local pickup) | $0.29 | Online only |
Formats available for pickup | 4x6, 5x7, 6x8, 8x10, 11x14 | Online only |
Finishes available for pickup | Glossy | Online only |
Paper type for pickup orders |
Unknown cardstock 0 millimeters thick |
Online only |
Pickup speed | Same day if ordered by 2pm | Online only |
Order pickup | Online only | |
Online ordering available | Yes, see review | Yes |
Cost per 4x6 print (online) | $0.29 | $0.32 |
Formats available online |
4x6, 5x7, 6x8, 8x10, 11x14 8x12, 8x8 |
Virtually all sizes 4x4 to 30x45 |
Finishes available online | Matte | Glossy,lustre,metallic,linen |
Paper type for online orders |
Fujifilm Quality Dry Photo Paper 24 millimeters thick |
KodakProfessional Endura 24 millimeters thick |
Cheapest shipping option |
$9.95 To ship 10 photos
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$3.95 To ship 10 photos
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Delivery speed for cheapest shipping option | 7-9 days | 5-7 days |
Order online | Order online |
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo vs
Nations Photo Lab
print quality comparison
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo lets you order prints for local pickup and online for delivery to your door.
Check out our review for Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo Online or compare Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo Online vs. Local Pickup.
On 2/13/20, we ordered the following photos from Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo. On 2/13/20, we ordered the same photos from Nations Photo Lab.
We scanned in both sets of prints without color correction.
Here's how Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo compares to Nations Photo Lab.
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo (Test: Glossy)
Nations Photo Lab (Test: Lustre)
Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo envelopes
When you order photos from Office Depot / OfficeMax Photo, here's what you can
expect the envelope to look like.
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Photo credits
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