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Dear pRICE cUBE,

We are writing to inform you about the upcoming closure of the photo department at all Costco locations on Sunday, February 14, 2021.

Since the introduction of camera phones and social media, the need for printing photos has steeply declined, even though the number of pictures taken continues to grow. After careful consideration, we have determined the continued decline of prints no longer requires on-site photo printing.

Digital technologies allow consumers to do more with their photos, including the ability to personalize canvas, metal & acrylic prints, or create photo books, stationery, calendars and other gifts. We will continue to ship these high quality products and prints to your home or business through the Costco Photo Center website, CostcoPhotoCenter.com.

Costco’s home movie video transfer, passport photo, photo restoration and ink cartridge refill services will no longer be available after February 14, 2021.

Please pick up any remaining orders you have at your local Costco location by March 28th, 2021. We thank you for your business, and look forward to providing our innovative, high quality, personalized photo products to you in the future via the CostcoPhotoCenter.com.

Sincerely,

Costco Photo Center

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a shame.

they did a decent job for what i needed.

darn

;-(

stay well.

rob

Sam's killed theirs last year. Sigh.

Not going to be too long before it's going to be very difficult to get a passport photo around here.

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......photo.....finish.........??

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I reject your reality and substitute my own!

The photo kiosk at my local Costco has been gone for years now.

Bummer. Video killed the radio star once again.

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Not going to be too long before it's going to be very difficult to get a passport photo around here.

You can take/provide your own photo to use for your passport, provided that it meets government requirements.

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It is what it is.

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Not going to be too long before it's going to be very difficult to get a passport photo around here.

You can take/provide your own photo to use for your passport, provided that it meets government requirements.

Yes... But if one does not own a good printer, there are fewer and fewer places to get them printed. Not a big deal yet. Yet.

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A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca c. 5 BC - 65 AD
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They're my main photo printer.

......not any more.......

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N-OS X-tasy!

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Not going to be too long before it's going to be very difficult to get a passport photo around here.

You can take/provide your own photo to use for your passport, provided that it meets government requirements.

Yes... But if one does not own a good printer, there are fewer and fewer places to get them printed. Not a big deal yet. Yet.

AAA still does it for members.

.....yes, they do.......XXX might also allow photos.......

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Not going to be too long before it's going to be very difficult to get a passport photo around here.

My experience with passport photo places in the recent past is that they mostly use crappy equipment and do a poor job. I've been much more successful with a white sheet background, iPhone zoomed in, and good lighting (outside on a cloudy day works great to give bright, diffuse light).

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“ Not going to be too long before it's going to be very difficult to get a passport photo around here.”

Sounds like a business opportunity!

Walgreen's advertises Passport photos. I've never used them for that purpose. LyleH

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Walgreen's advertises Passport photos. I've never used them for that purpose. LyleH

CVS did my last one. Sucked, but got the job done.

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It's going full circle where you have to send your "film" to a centralized lab and they'll mail the prints to you.

I still remember the most creative marketing campaign for film developing that I ever saw back in the 1980s. Somewhere in one of my boxes I think I saved one of these.

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Walgreen's advertises Passport photos. I've never used them for that purpose. LyleH

We used Walgreen's last time. I think it was $15--way overpriced, but they knew enough to tell us to take off our eyeglasses and have a neutral facial expression. I'd probably use them again rather than mess with it myself.