RitzPix Review
RitzPix is a fast and easy digital printing service. They differ from traditional online photo processors by offering 1-hour photo printing. Instead of uploading photos to their website then waiting for your prints to arrive a few days later in the mail, you can pick up your prints in a hour at one of RitzPix's network of brick and mortar photo stores including Ritz Camera, Wolf Camera and many more. Their prices are competitive with most photo services and you save time and delivery fees. You can still order prints for delivery by mail with a delivery charge. Due to their nature, photo gifts are not available for 1-hour service.
Until recently the RitzPix web site was pretty basic and mainly offered photo printing. They recently updated their site and are now offering a range of features including photo gifts like mugs, calendars, photo books, puzzles, cards, CDs and other photo items. RitzPix offers a huge variety of print sizes including non-standard sized like 8x8 and 12x12, as well as really large enlargements up to 44x120 inches. Photo sharing and storage is somewhat limited. Your photos are deleted in 90 days. If you want to keep photos longer you need to purchase Saved Album space. RitzPix has supplemented its somewhat limited website Q&A section with a new Live Help feature for questions and answers on technical issues -- a big plus.
| Last
Reviewed |
May 2008 |
| Free
Membership? |
Yes. Creating an account and uploading
photos is free at RitzPix. Free unlimited photo storage for editing, sharing, and printing. Your photos will be stored on the site as long as you log on to your account at least once every six months. |
| Special
offers |
16 free digital prints! Order online at RitzPix.com and pick them up in one hour at a local store. Use code "newfree4x6"
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| Services |
Prints made in 1 hour or delivered by mail. Prints by mail cost 15 cents plus shipping (starting at 99 cents). Prints for 1-hour delivery and 21 cents. Pre-paid and reward member plans are available.
RitzPix offers more than 600 custom photo products and gifts including mugs, calendars, collages, puzzles, greeting cards, scrapbook pages, photo books, canvas prints, clocks, handbags, scarves, coasters, key chains, placemats, pillowcases, blankets, dog bowls and collars and much more.
Camera Phones - The service offers the ability to print photos from camera phones. |
| Sharing
Features |
New sharing feature: share your photos and each recipient gets 3 free prints (limited to 3 shares per email per month. You can share by e-mail invite or post photos from your albums to a third-party website or blog. Choose the photos and RitzPix generates the html code to copy and paste. |
| Free
Software |
No downloadable software available, but you can edit your pictures on their website prior to printing. Tools include cropping red eye, brightness, contrast, sepia and black and white. |
| Print
Sizes Available |
You can get a wide assortment of standard sizes including wallet-size, 4x6, 5x7 ,8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 18x24, 20x24, 20x30,as well as non-standard prints and enlargement. 4.5 x 6 digital full-frame, 5x5, 8x8, 12x12, 24x24, and 24x36. RitzPix offers "REALLY LARGE PRINTS" up to 44x120. |
| Special
Features |
Extra large prints as mentioned above. 1-hour print service - order online and pick up at a local partner store in 1 hour. RitzPix offers more photo enlargement sizes than most other printing services. |
| Ease
of Use
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Uploading images, creating
online photo albums and ordering photos is
fast and easy. You can upload 15 photos at a time, but you have to browse to them individually. |
| Other
Comments |
I'd give the service 5 stars for turnaround time for its 1-hour service, but it's mail delivery for prints and gifts is rather slow.
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