Re: Costco/Qualex no longer!

"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Has anybody here had their slide film developed using the Costco Kodak 
> service
> [Qualex]?  I went in there last weekend and the Kodak station as absent;

> upon
> inquiry I am told that they no longer offer the service.  I am quite
> disappointed as turn around is much longer when sent to Fuji or A&I (and

> the
> latter is much more expensive).
>
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> Thomas T. Veldhouse
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I use BJ's Wholesale Club, which also offers Qualex, and I have noticed
that 
the amount of film being processed has dropped off considerably.  I was 
thinking that it is only a matter of time before demand drops to the point

that it is not worth the square footage devoted to offering the service.

In my case, I stopped using Qualex over a year ago, preferring to just
walk 
my negs into CVS Pharmacy and having them develop them and return them, 
uncut and un-printed, in about 15 minutes, for $2.50 per roll.  I then
scan 
them and order prints online.  One of these days, even that bare-bones 
processing service won't be available, and I'll have to choose between 
developing them myself or just going digital in earnest.