Huge 45" x 30" or 40" x 30" Poster Print for £8.58 Delivered @ Photobox

Double C

Could anyone recommend a place to get cheap frames for these?

mrcheez

Double C wrote: »

Could anyone recommend a place to get cheap frames for these?

If you went for the 40" you can get this for €20 in IKEA

I had to go for 45" so not sure where I can get a cheap frame .. might stick it onto a piece of MDF

ComeraghBlue

mrcheez wrote: »

If you went for the 40" you can get this for €20 in IKEA

I had to go for 45" so not sure where I can get a cheap frame .. might stick it onto a piece of MDF

is that certainly the correct size for the 40"?

mrcheez

ComeraghBlue wrote: »

is that certainly the correct size for the 40"?

40" = 101cm
30" = 76cm

Frame is 100x70, so trim a bit off the top and bottom :rolleyes:

Double C

mrcheez wrote: »

If you went for the 40" you can get this for €20 in IKEA

I had to go for 45" so not sure where I can get a cheap frame .. might stick it onto a piece of MDF

Went for the 45" myself as well. I'll keep an eye out for a frame and if I see anything I'll post it here

mrcheez

Double C wrote: »

Went for the 45" myself as well. I'll keep an eye out for a frame and if I see anything I'll post it here

Looks like a DIY job for us with too many inches *cough*

http://blog.effortless-style.com/2013/04/diy-custom-framing-alternative/

Ideo

mrcheez wrote: »

If you went for the 40" you can get this for €20 in IKEA

I had to go for 45" so not sure where I can get a cheap frame .. might stick it onto a piece of MDF

looks good, got three prints though. don't know whether I'd have the wall space for all three

TheDriver

Got mine today, looks good but be warned, its big......

mrcheez

Tinypic it and show here pls (if not private)

deegs

got one uk deal and just finished ordering 3 irish deals.
I get a lot of photo products and these are a steal. I might get one frame (ikea sounds good) but for the rest the mounting to MDF is what I normally do. Just get a can of 3M spray adhesive for mounting and it done in a few seconds. Ez Pz

mrcheez

deegs wrote: »

for the rest the mounting to MDF is what I normally do. Just get a can of 3M spray adhesive for mounting and it done in a few seconds. Ez Pz

How do you ensure that you get no bubbles underneath? Always have this problem on phone/tablet protectors but I imagine 45" will be somewhat harder to work with, not to mention with glue.

Also I did a little reading & there was mention of "acid" coming through the MDF onto the photo over time. Apparently an alternative type of board is suggested.

I'll see what I come up with when I finally get the print

deegs

the photo paper is a lot thicker and therefore a lot more forgiving on bubbles.
Also glue is involved so its relatively hard to get bubbles. I've never had issues in several years!

mrcheez

Hmm 3 separate forums maintain a strong case against putting pic on plain MDF due to acid seeping through over time (1, 2, 3). Seem to suggest Foamcore as alternative.

deegs

Sorry your right!
I use mounting card for photo's with 3m adhesive and mdf for canvas with a staple gun...

Mounting card probably would not work for something this size...
I wonder if you sealed the mdf first before using the adhesive would that work?

scamalert

pulled the trigger as wanted my picture done for a long while,but encounteretd same trouble as others quality isnt high enough,so question is will it look decent,i choose the biggest size,heres the pic

scamalert

sorry for massive pic,just need opinions as deal sounds great.Photo specs are 1977 x 1080 72dpi-what bothers me dpi is of very low quality

mrcheez

yeah it's a little small

takamichinoku

Did anyone else get the wrong poster? I'm not complaining to be honest, the one I got instead rules, the quality is way better than I expected and reordered my original thing in higher quality regardless. But yeah, just letting people know.

Fnz

takamichinoku wrote: »

Did anyone else get the wrong poster? I'm not complaining to be honest, the one I got instead rules, the quality is way better than I expected and reordered my original thing in higher quality regardless.

Oh god, I hope mine doesn't go to the wrong person. :eek:

Nobody needs to see that.

mrcheez

Thinking he means wrong size... I mean that would be pretty bad if they delivered the wrong bleeding pic

takamichinoku

Nope man, wrong pic, right specifications. The invoice includes an image of what it's meant to be too.

Edit: the image looks like it was a low res photo for the size but its got a sort of blurry grainy look to it that isn't bad at all.


Assuming my other order arrives okay, I kinda wish I got a photo of myself printed out...

Oh that's great...that's just great...

Got mine today and it was as I ordered....lovely stuff...thanks OP.

peckerhead

+1. Colours are a bit darker/less saturated than on screen, but I'd allowed for that. Image looks good and sharp, even though the website also told me it was only "medium" quality.

scamalert

Deleted User wrote: »

Got mine today and it was as I ordered....lovely stuff...thanks OP.

how long was delivery from purchase ?ty

bigron2109

Is this deal still going as when i try to order as a new customer, the discount code is not working.

spongerobinson

bigron2109 wrote: »

Is this deal still going as when i try to order as a new customer, the discount code is not working.

I think it has expired, as I tried the other day and got a message about the coupon expiring the previous day.

splashthecash

Hey, I ordered the big 45x30 print - does anyone know where I'd pick up a reasonably priced frame for this size? Im not talking a real fancy one, just plain and simple

seamey beag84

bigron2109 wrote: »

Is this deal still going as when i try to order as a new customer, the discount code is not working.

I made another order only yesterday on the .co.UK site with bigposter. It shows the date it was supposed to expire but still works fine. I've 6 ordered under 2 email address's, no problems. Should have the first 3 tomorrow I'd say.

spongerobinson

seamey beag84 wrote: »

I made another order only yesterday on the .co.UK site with bigposter. It shows the date it was supposed to expire but still works fine. I've 6 ordered under 2 email address's, no problems. Should have the first 3 tomorrow I'd say.

your right it seems to be working again now! sweet!!

bigron2109

Keep getting having used a couple of different email addresses and using the co.uk version too.

Sorry, you're not eligible to use this offer. Ref. 8142

Absoluvely

This message comes up on entering the code, but it seems to work anyway.

For 2 Day's Only, Our largest 2 posters (40" x 30" or 45" x 30") are only £4.99

This offer entitles you to a 40" x 30" or 45" x 30" Poster for only £4.99 when you enter the offer code "BIGPOSTER" at the checkout.

Offer ends 11:59pm Thursday 19th September 2013 and excludes postage.

Discount doesn't apply when purchasing Credits.

Please note: This offer code is limited to five posters per customer, use of this code is limited to once per customer (1 ORDER PER CUSTOMER). All standard terms & conditions apply.

RegisteredMice

Got mine today - absolutely fantastic.
thanks op

papu

If you put your browser into private / incognito mode and register it works! Awesome! ordered 3

Mimikyu

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LowOdour

Got my one direction poster today.....pure enough quality but has to do with image i uploaded i guess. well it should work a treat as part of the 2 tickets santa has brought my daughter for xmas. Even the noticable pixels on Niall Horans face shouldnt ruin that!

1stimpressions

I was trying to get the highest quality image I could find online and I used the space pictures from the link given here but they were all low quality when I uploaded them to the site. Can anybody link me to a very high res space picture?

papu

1stimpressions wrote: »

I was trying to get the highest quality image I could find online and I used the space pictures from the link given here but they were all low quality when I uploaded them to the site. Can anybody link me to a very high res space picture?

Google is your friend
NASA have Heaps of Ultra High res space pictures.

splashthecash

It arrived yesterday and I left the ****ing thing on the train last night - FUMING

I called the station when I got home and no sign of it being handed in and checked in Heuston lost and found this morning and nothing...

I'm ****in ragin with myself...got it for my wife for Christmas

splashthecash

Just ordered one again - still working fine lads!

bigron2109

how is it working for people? Ive tried on Both sites, Ive tried numerous email address. Ive tried using my browser as Private, and i still get that message when i put in the BIGPOSTER as the discount.

Duggy747

Came today, looks very nice with good image quality.

I used a picture that was at 2K size which gave me notices about it being low quality so put it through Photoshop and just scaled it up to 5k size.

mrcheez

Arrived today and paper quality just like standard photographic paper (nice and thick).

takamichinoku

Duggy747 wrote: »

I used a picture that was at 2K resolution which gave me notices about it being low quality so put it through Photoshop and just scaled it up to 5k resolution.

Am I missing something here when people say things like this? Surely photoshop just softens out the pixels a bit more than giving them the smaller image would.

mrcheez

Pretty much

Snow Crash

Whoever bought one of these should upload some photos of it so we can see the quality and size comparison.

Corkbah

how long does it take to arrive ? (if I order today - would it be delivered next week ??)

Duggy747

takamichinoku wrote: »

Am I missing something here when people say things like this? Surely photoshop just softens out the pixels a bit more than giving them the smaller image would.

Of course it made no difference in increasing image quality but for me it was throwing up errors and stopping me from ordering so I just scaled it up to simply bypass it.

EDIT: Looking at my post I phrased it wrong, I didn't mean resolution but size of the image.

RobbieTheRobber

Thanks a lot OP.
This make a nice little additional gift for the OH.

mrcheez

Snow Crash wrote: »

Whoever bought one of these should upload some photos of it so we can see the quality and size comparison.

My phone shot came out blurred so rest assured the pic itself is in focus, but gives you an idea.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1182iyq&s=5#.Uqr1_CdZjzA