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SERVICECost per print:
4-by-6-inch photo 1
Cost per print:
8-by-10-inch photo 1
Shipping cost 2
Wal-Mart$0.24$2.86$1.62 3
Ofoto$0.29$3.99$2.49
Shutterfly$0.39$3.99$1.99
Fujifilm.net$0.49$4.29$1.95
PRINTERCost per print:
4-by-6-inch photo 1
Cost per print:
8-by-10-inch photo 1
Shipping cost 2
Epson Stylus C84 4$0.34$1.23n/a
HP DeskJet 5150 5$0.61$1.68n/a

n/a = Not applicable.
1Service prices are for a single photo at the lowest-quantity rate.
2Lowest-cost method to ship 24 4-by-6-inch prints.
3No shipping charge if customer picks up prints from a Wal-Mart store.
4Calculations for images printed using Epson's DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper, Borderless, 4-by-6-inch, 50 sheets (S041734) and DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper, Letter, 20 sheets (S041731).
5Calculations for images printed using HP's glossy, snapshot, 60-sheet (C7893A) and glossy, letter, 20-sheet (C1846A) photo paper, plus six-ink printing with HP 57 and HP 58 cartridges.