Walmart Supercenter 1-Hour Photo

Have been getting photos printed here for over a year now.
I’m an amatuer photographer. I use a canon 70d DSLR and I do my own photo editing so maybe a step up from your average Joe.
I’ve had a lot of mixed experiences at this Walmart photo center. I’ve multiple incidents where the machine to upload photos have been out of order or not working properly. Many times I’ve recieved very slow and poor customer service from the staff there.
I am happy to say that my most recent print went very well. I uploaded my photos* to print without incident. A very pleasant and friendly rep named John checked on my order after I just put it in letting me know it would be about a 15 min wait.
*because I do all my edits at home I don’t use any machine enhancements on the Walmart computers
After 40 minutes of running errands I return to pick up my photos looking pretty much how I edited them on my home comp. Service at the register was smooth.
I’ll be honest, quality wise you get what you pay for. Walmart is cheap and if you want HIGH quality photos, go to a ligit photo print store. But for my personal use and for gifts, Walmart suffices.

USE CASH ONLY. EMPLOYEES STEAL YOUR ACCOUNT INFO. Recently I made a last minute purchase with a personal check (because I didn’t have enough cash on me — I usually pay cash for local purchases). The next week, my checking account was wiped out. The check copies at my bank showed fake checks (using my personal info), the «payee» names were Erika Lee & Frederick Reyes (possible aliases). I filed a police report & fraud paperwork with my bank. A few weeks later, an acquaintance of mine told me that she used to work at that Walmart on Fallbrook, & knew of a handful of employees stealing check, debit & credit account info from customers, on a regular basis. One thief was allegedly even promoted to mgmt. Supposedly, the staff knows about this, but some are too intimidated to speak up (because some of the alleged thieves are ex-​cons or affiliated with gangs). I will never shop at a Walmart ever again. PROTECT YOURSELF. IF YOU SHOP HERE, USE CASH ONLY.

The whole store sucks. There is never enough people working so forget asking for help or getting a manager. Expect to stand inline for returns at least 30 – 45 minutes.

My husband says, «Photo quality was adequate. Service was 1 star. Overall 2 stars.»
I placed an order online for same day pickup. When the time they gave me came and went with no notification that my order was ready, my husband called them to follow up. The guy couldn’t find the photo and kept arguing with my husband that the order was never placed, even after we gave him the confirmation number to at least try to look it up. (Come on, dude, at least go through the motions of looking it up.)
Turns out, the photo was printed out on a different machine than the one he looked at. The fact that it took him so long to figure this out, or to even be willing to check despite despite my husband’s repeated requests to do so, suggests that employees are not sufficiently educated about the equipment in their store or the ordering process.

Great price-​point, but you get what you pay for:
Their machines jack up the contrast and saturation… often darkening the photos to «enhance.» Not for artistic film or anyone picky about the details of the photo remaining how you shot it.