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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2008Freakin' Walgreens pissed me off
I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned them how 3 rolls were destroyed they blamed me for it. I said how in the hell could I ruin the film when it was one of you that put it thru the film processor. I pulled the film out of the photo slip case they gave me and said look at the damage to the beginning of the film this is your fault not mine. They said well the film was old I said the expiration date is 5/2011 and it was from different brands of disposable camera so don't tell me manufacturer defect. Than the little minimum wage payley said well you probably exposed it when you when thru the x-ray machine at the airport. I said get your manager and for your information I WENT ON A CRUISE AND DROVE THERE I carried my film thru customs. The manager comes out I tell him what happened he asked the clerk she gave her story. They guy comes back and says well the film is old what do you expect. I said I expect someone to have some sense about them when they work if there was a problem admit to it. I guess this store doesn't follow that trend. The manager just stood there with a stupid look on his face. I said I am not going to pay for these either. He signed off . I told him you lost a customer and this customer will complain to the top. Several other people were there and checked there photos guess what the idiot messed theirs up also. I called the main office and got a lady who did apologize the first one that was offered. She said I am sending out free coupons for processing at that store. I said thank you but I am never going back to them if the coupons are good some where else than maybe but never back to that store. They destroyed 2 rolls that had the ship lay out on them and pictures of Freeport and Nassau. The last had some pictures of the stingrays and other misc. pictures. I am so pissed off right now. Next time I am bringing my a digital camera and pay for using the internet and email the pictures back to several accounts to prevent this from happening or just pay the extra price on the ship it would have been worth it to pay triple price RANT OVER Now to try and go thru what I can salvage My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital camera?) > lost a customer and this customer will complain to the top. Several other > people were there and checked there photos guess what the idiot messed [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage > My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a > regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital > camera?) I've used Walgreens many times, because they're close. Here in Iowa, the nearest camera shop is a 45 minute drive away. But after Matthew's experience I'll have to rethink that. Dan > My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a > regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital > camera?) What freaking universe do you live in where you want to make it his fault? Mathew, I'm so sorry you lost the pictures. And that they were such a#@h%#s about it to boot. I had some amazing pictures ruined several years ago, from a hot air balloon trip. Something special and that could not be duplicated. Just because some lazy idiot used dirty chemicals to develop the film. (And that was at a 'camera shop') But unless you have a very good camera and a very steady hand, digital doesn't match up to film in quality. It is cool in all the gee whiz options if you can figure them out. Jo >> My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a >> regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital >> camera?) > > What freaking universe do you live in where you want to make it his fault? Amen!! How effin' RUDE!!! Matthew, `so sorry to hear this. I would be SO upset too!!! {{{{{Matthew}}}}}!!  Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie <---- Uses Riteaid for developing film. ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~Abraham Lincoln > Mathew, I'm so sorry you lost the pictures. And that they were such > a#@h%#s about it to boot. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jo ~*LiveLoveLaugh*~ <nobody@myjunkaddy.com> wrote in message: 47f3ec92$0$6140$4c368faf@roadrunner.com, >>> My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead >>> of a regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Amen!! How effin' RUDE!!! You're one to talk. SignatureBilly Colburn "~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" > "Jo Firey" <... >> >> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" < >>> My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a >>> regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital >>> camera?) because he didn't want to wreck it??? >> What freaking universe do you live in where you want to make it his >> fault? > Amen!! How effin' RUDE!!! > > Matthew, `so sorry to hear this. I would be SO upset too!!! > {{{{{Matthew}}}}}!! I'm with Laurie on this one matthew ((((((Matthew)))))) Kyla >> Mathew, I'm so sorry you lost the pictures. And that they were such >> a#@h%#s about it to boot. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Jo >> My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a >> regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Jo I know how to use the camera but its is 400 and there was no way I was getting it near the water and playful dolphins ;-) You live and learn < sigh> Jo Firey <jofirey@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message: 0WQIj.36933$J41.8696@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net, >> My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead >> of a regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a >> digital camera?) > > What freaking universe do you live in where you want to make it his > fault? The freaking universe where idiots don't use digital cameras. SignatureBilly Colburn On Apr 2, 1:30 pm, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: > My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a > regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital > camera?) Because most small/midsized towns don't have a "camera shop". It's either Walgreen's, Walmart, or send them away and wait 10 days and risk them getting lost in the mail. Sherry > On Apr 2, 1:30 pm, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" > <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > risk them > getting lost in the mail. Ah. Sorry - I've never lived anywhere but in a fair-sized city with a nearby-shopping area that always included a couple of camera shops. I forget that's not always the case for everyone. Also, perhaps I'm not quite so fussy about my photos as some of you, since I find digital a boon to mankind - especially knowing immediately if I need to re-take a photo. (My "Print Shop" software allows me to tweak most photos - adjust brightness, focus, color, and crop as desired - and an ink-jet color printer provides good enough prints so I seldom even THINK about having them processed, anymore.) But of course, I've never aspired to anything approaching "professional" photos, either. EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote in message: ft0rth0n2i@news2.newsguy.com, >> On Apr 2, 1:30 pm, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" >> <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ah. Sorry - Don't apologize to those a.sholes. SignatureBilly Colburn On Apr 2, 1:30 pm, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: > My sympathy, Matthew - but why would ANYONE use Walgreen's instead of a > regular camera shop? (And why use film at all, if you have a digital > camera?) Because most small/midsized towns don't have a "camera shop". It's either Walgreen's, Walmart, or send them away and wait 10 days and risk them getting lost in the mail. Sherry Wal-Mart is 7 to 10 day here same for bj's or Sam's we have a cvs pharmacy that bought out Eckerd's but they are worse than Walgreen's Exactly and I was not about to take a 400 dollar camera to go swim with the dolphins in a third world country The nearest camera shop is exactly 5.5 hour drive away in Miami, Florida there is no camera shops that process film on the spot anywhere except on Disney property and their rates are about 99 a print for a 4*6 Thanks everyone for the sympathy > I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. > Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned them [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage I understand completely. Walgreen's ruined three rolls of my film, too, and they were pictures I took at my daughter's wedding reception. The pictures were totally bleached out. I never had any problem with that 35mm camera before that, nor after that. Of course they blamed the camera/ film, but it was them. Never again took anything there. Sherry "Sherry" On Apr 2, 1:13 pm, "Matthew" > I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for > them. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage I understand completely. Walgreen's ruined three rolls of my film, too, and they were pictures I took at my daughter's wedding reception. The pictures were totally bleached out. I never had any problem with that 35mm camera before that, nor after that. Of course they blamed the camera/ film, but it was them. Never again took anything there. Sherry That SO totally sucks!! I'm just glad we have a digital camera. I hate Walgreens anyway.. but they did have some good bargains on low wattage lightbulbs that we bought and I bought a couple of small blankets there and DH got some tee shirts they had on sale, but never took any film there. I won't shop there any more. Grrrrrrr and hissspits on them for ruining your film :/ Hug Kyla Kyla >I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. >Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage Just bring extra SD drives and you won't have to worry about uploading them until you get home. Hugs, CatNipped Awwwwwwhhh the nerve. I can believe it but that is the last time the kids will take theirs to Walgreen's. They had one messed up and were told they had to pay for it anyway because it went through the processor. Well, my Son disagreed and won but, it was pictures that can't be replaced of my Scooter Dog. This just finishes it for me. Sorry some people have to use equipment for witch they are not qualified to run. This really pisses me off, and, to think of all the wasted nagging. I probably should apologize for the Matthew but, can't make myself do it!! Memories are so precious and to have an idiot mess them up it ....... sh@@@y. >I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. >Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage No apology needed at least it was vacation photos I would have had this person's head as a hood ordainment if it was pictures of Spirit > Awwwwwwhhh the nerve. I can believe it but that is the last time the kids > will take theirs to Walgreen's. They had one messed up and were told they [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >> >> Now to try and go thru what I can salvage Walgreen SUCKS BIG time !!! Sorry for the losss of both your precious pictures And Matthew, I SO agree with you on that. Granby, damn them for messing up your pix of Scooter :/ Hug Kyla "Matthew" > No apology needed at least it was vacation photos I would have had this > person's head as a hood ordainment if it was pictures of Spirit [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >>> >>> Now to try and go thru what I can salvage Kyla =^. .^= <kyla.waterman@comcast.net> wrote in message: 97KdnXUurvvAtGnanZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@comcast.com, > Walgreen SUCKS BIG time !!! And so do you. > Sorry for the losss of both your precious pictures > And Matthew, I SO agree with you on that. > Granby, damn them for messing up your pix of Scooter :/ > Hug > Kyla You're doing it again. SignatureBilly Colburn >I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. >Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage Sigh. Twerps. SignatureTheresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for > them. Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage You have my sympathy. If I were in your position I'd get a cheap digital camera as a backup. Even the cheapest ones now are pretty good. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for >> them. Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > You have my sympathy. If I were in your position I'd get a cheap digital > camera as a backup. Even the cheapest ones now are pretty good. thanks I have one Adrian a very good one but I was not going to take it into ocean water around a bunch of playful dolphins and the case to make it water proof was about 200 dollars. More in likely before we all get together I will save up and get another good one that can be used under water Matthew <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com> wrote in message: 47f3ffd4$0$17352$4c368faf@roadrunner.com, >>> I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking >>> for them. Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > all get together I will save up and get another good one that can be > used under water Sure you will. SignatureBilly Colburn > when I questioned them > how 3 rolls were destroyed they blamed me for it. ?I said how in the hell [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > manufacturer defect. ?Than the little minimum wage payley said well you > probably exposed it when you when thru the x-ray machine at the airport. Man, what morons. I commend you for not losing your cool and doing something that would've landed you in jail. There's only one thing worse than an incompetent business, and that's a smug, smirking idiot who doesn't give a damn that they work for an incompetent business. And I'm sorry you lost all those photos!! That really sucks. SignatureJoyce ^..^ To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. bastXXXette@sonic.net <bastXXXette@sonic.net> wrote in message: 47f40ea7$0$36343$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net, >> when I questioned them >> how 3 rolls were destroyed they blamed me for it. ?I said how in the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Man, what morons. I commend you for not losing your cool and doing > something that would've landed you in jail. What's he going to do, punch out the clerk? SignatureBilly Colburn I'm so sorry, Matthew! It's awful to have your photos ruined, and even worse when they try to blame you. SignatureJoy My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. >I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. >Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage >I am so pissed off right now. Next time I am bringing my a digital camera >and pay for using the internet and email the pictures back to several [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage I would always opt for digital. However, my suggestion if you prefer film is to take only one roll at a time in for processing (Walgreens or anywhere else). Problems like this seem to be rather frequent. My suggestion would make it less convenient but would also reduce the likelihood of losing all your pictures. In fact, I always take several CF disks with me because I don't even want to have all of my images on one CF -- one could go bad, could get lost, etc. What a shame, though. That would be heartbreaking to lose all of your vacation pics like that. MaryL >I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. >Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >said get your manager and for your information I WENT ON A CRUISE AND DROVE >THERE I carried my film thru customs. We used to take our film to Kmart to get developed. Never had a problem, but then again, we never had all that many pictures to get excited about. When we were on a military post, we used their processing center. Now we just run them through the computer However, I can sympathize with you on your film problems. You see, I'm married to the creator of the world's most boring video. I refuse to turn him loose on the video camera, though I did hand him the digital and ask him to take pictures of the aquarium that we went to. Yup, the world's most boring aquarium pictures. I had handed Amanda the video camera and told her to get lots of film of the family. Apparently she thought we were sharks, a huge moray eel, jelly fish, crabs having sex (actually the most interesting part of the video) and cannon on a hill. At the very end she caught Rob, Jim, and Mike sitting on an cannon emplacement talking about what it must have been like at the battle of Fort Fisher. She apologized for getting something that boring. I told her that was what I was really interested in getting. Next time I hand her the digital (she takes really awesome digital pictures) and I figure out how to use the video camera. Pam S. bummed that Mathew won't get to share those pictures with us. Matthew, I'm so, so very sorry that happened. You have a right to rant for sure. Charleen >I go to pick up my photo order today since Granby has been asking for them. >Well guess what they destroyed 3 rolls of film. Than when I questioned [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Now to try and go thru what I can salvage |
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