Shutterfly vs. Snapfish photobooks

[happymom]

Is there a difference? Are the shutterfly books more popular because of the free codes or are they also better quality books?

One more question, I am tempted to make a photobook for DD using the free code, but I would really like to wait until after her first birthday so I can have pics from her whole first year. Do you think there will be more codes before Christmas? DD's birthday is Dec 12th, so I would like to wait until after that to make the book. What do you think?

[liz]

I have used shutterfly, and really liked the quality and choice of design. I have not used snapfish.

As for those free codes, there seem to be a lot of them lately- hard to tell when more will be coming along.....GL!

[o_mom]

I have used both and felt the quality of Shutterfly was much better. The printing was nicer and they interface was far easier to use.

[Melbel]

If you cannot find a code for a free book, consider getting an annual plan. If you purchase a Shutterfly annual plan for $30, you get a 30% discount on prints for a year, plus you get a larger sized photo book for free ($30 value). In the past, there were not nearly the number of codes for free books. IIRC, you have about a month to create the book after purchasing the plan. I have used this to create our best of 200x books for the past few years.

http://www.shutterfly.com/prints-pos...ual-print-plan

There is also a recent thread for $10 off.

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

Snapfish is not my fav. I have received fuzzy prints from them....

[crl]

I've ordered both. I think Shutterfly's products are a bit nicer. BUT I've had shutterfly freeze up on me in the middle of making a book--more than once and using different computers. Last time, it became impossible to finish the book, which was awful because I had invested hours in uploading pics and choosing layouts and writing text. So I switched to Snapfish and had no problems.

Catherine

[Melbel]

I've ordered both. I think Shutterfly's products are a bit nicer. BUT I've had shutterfly freeze up on me in the middle of making a book--more than once and using different computers. Last time, it became impossible to finish the book, which was awful because I had invested hours in uploading pics and choosing layouts and writing text. So I switched to Snapfish and had no problems.

Catherine

When this happened to me before and I had an expiring coupon, I called Shutterfly and they extended my coupon. I have BTDT and know how frustrating it can be! Even with all of the expiring coupons yesterday, I did not experience any problems, so I think they must have improved their system.

[crl]

When this happened to me before and I had an expiring coupon, I called Shutterfly and they extended my coupon. I have BTDT and know how frustrating it can be! Even with all of the expiring coupons yesterday, I did not experience any problems, so I think they must have improved their system.

It's good to know that the costumer service was responsive.

When this happened to me a few months ago, I wasn't trying to use a coupon, I had a deadline for my project. So I switched to snapfish and lost all the time invested on shutterfly.

And when it happened to me long ago (probably three years or so ago) it never completely resolved. I would be able to work on the book for a few minutes then it would freeze up again. I finally got those books done, but it took me a lot longer than it should have.

Catherine

[Andi98989]

How do either of these compare to My Publisher? I'm getting ready to make my first photo book and was thinking of using them.

[Momit]

Maybe it's because I used Snapfish first, but I think their interface is easier than Shutterfly's. From what I've seen, the quality is about the same.

I once ordered something from Snapfish that was damaged when it arrived. They were very helpful and shipped a replacement (actually, 2 of them!) right away.