Funny. I guess quality depends a lot on the particular store. I got my pictures taken at Walgreens and wasn't very happy. I even went to Ritz to take another couple of pictures until an honest employee talked me out of doing that saying that the pictures I had taken at Walgreens were ok. In my opinion I prefer the pictures they take at a close FedEx Kinko's shop, and it is easier to write with pencil on them that the Walgreens pictures. However, I am sure each store has different cameras and paper and quality can change a bit. I understand that Costco can also do them cheaper.