Walmart Photos Local Pickup vs
Chatbooks Review
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We ordered the same 10 photos from Walmart Photos and Chatbooks, scanned them all in, and created this guide just for you.
Walmart Photos (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Walmart Photos (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 | Walmart is the best photo lab for local pick up. They've recently started using a type of lab called a "dry lab" which produces extremely vivid images. Walmart's one-hour turnaround is also the quickest when compared to other local options like CVS, Walgreens, and Office Depot. Walmart's local pick up photo quality is surprisingly better than ordering online. | 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) |
10 Photos: $2.50 $0.25 each |
Online only |
Print quality (online orders) |
10 Photos: $4.90 $0.09 4x6s + $4.00 to ship 7-9 days |
10 Photos: $6.99 $0.50 4x6s + $1.99 to ship 9-12 days |
Local pickup available | Yes | No |
Cost per 4x6 print (local pickup) | $0.25 | Online only |
Formats available for pickup | 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 2x3 Wallet, 4x5.3, 4x4, 5x5, 8x8, 11x14, 12x12, 12x18, 8x20, 16x20, 20x30, 24x36 | Online only |
Finishes available for pickup | Matte | Online only |
Paper type for pickup orders |
Fujifilm quality dry photo 0.2200000000000000011102230246251565404236316680908203125 millimeters thick |
Online only |
Pickup speed | One Hour | Online only |
Order pickup | Online only | |
Online ordering available | Yes, see review | Yes |
Cost per 4x6 print (online) | $0.09 | $0.50 |
Formats available online |
4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 2x3 Wallet, 4x5.3, 4x4, 5x5, 8x8, 11x14, 12x12, 12x18, 8x20, 16x20, 20x30, 24x36 |
5x5 |
Finishes available online | Matte,glossy | Glossy |
Paper type for online orders |
Fujicolor Crystal Archive 22 millimeters thick |
Unbranded, uncoated cardstock 45 millimeters thick |
Cheapest shipping option |
$4.00 To ship 10 photos
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$1.99 To ship 10 photos
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Delivery speed for cheapest shipping option | 7-9 days | 9-12 days |
Order online | Order online |
Walmart Photos vs
Chatbooks
print quality comparison
Walmart Photos lets you order prints for local pickup and online for delivery to your door.
Check out our review for Walmart Photos Online or compare Walmart Photos Online vs. Local Pickup.
On 1/23/20, we ordered the following photos from Walmart Photos. On 2/13/20, we ordered the same photos from Chatbooks.
We scanned in both sets of prints without color correction.
Here's how Walmart Photos compares to Chatbooks.
Walmart Photos (Test: Glossy)
Chatbooks (Test: Glossy)
Walmart Photos (Test: Glossy)
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Walmart Photos (Test: Glossy)
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Walmart Photos envelopes
When you order photos from Walmart Photos, here's what you can
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Photo credits
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