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

Dave147

mrcheez wrote: »

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

Is that the Snapseed sample image?

mrcheez

Dave147 wrote: »

Is that the Snapseed sample image?

The wha? Nah it's a photo I took in Namibia last year.

takamichinoku

Snow Crash wrote: »

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

The one I got is already wrapped and all for a gift, but I thought the quality was really good overall. No way you'd find a print anywhere near that price elsewhere that was as good imo.

On the basis of some things in the photo it looked like a low-res photo so I'm super optimistic regarding quality of the 20MP one I ordered.




By the way, reckon I'd be able to get a refund or a second order of the original image I ordered without having to send back the one they sent by mistake?

splashthecash

takamichinoku wrote: »

The one I got is already wrapped and all for a gift, but I thought the quality was really good overall. No way you'd find a print anywhere near that price elsewhere that was as good imo.

On the basis of some things in the photo it looked like a low-res photo so I'm super optimistic regarding quality of the 20MP one I ordered.




By the way, reckon I'd be able to get a refund or a second order of the original image I ordered without having to send back the one they sent by mistake?

Where did you get a 20MP pic?

splashthecash

Corkbah wrote: »

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

I ordered mine today and it is due to be dispatched on Monday 16th and 3-5 days for delivery

splashthecash

I used this image and when it arrived (and subsequently lost! :mad:) i found it a little pixelly in the 45x30 size - I dont think anyone would be going up to it that close anyway

http://www.centralpark.com/usr/photos/large/51/the-plaza-from-the-gapstow-bridge.jpg

takamichinoku

splashthecash wrote: »

Where did you get a 20MP pic?

GIS->Search Tools->Larger Than...->20MP

splashthecash wrote: »

I used this image and when it arrived (and subsequently lost! ) i found it a little pixelly in the 45x30 size - I dont think anyone would be going up to it that close anyway

http://www.centralpark.com/usr/photos/large/51/the-plaza-from-the-gapstow-bridge.jpg

That's about 3MP, I think? A little pixelly isn't that bad for that size.

bigron2109

bigron2109 wrote: »

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.

I just ordered my second...whether they'll honour it is anyone's guess. Here's what I do:

Install Google Chrome. Open an incognito tab. Click the link on the first post here. Create a new photobox account (with a disposable email address like mailinator.com and don't use your usual password). Go to the checkout once you've uploaded your image. Enter your address. Finally enter the "bigposter" code and you'll get a pop up about some other offer they're running (anything but that Ref: 8142 error code is a God send). Pay using PayPal!

Corkbah

splashthecash wrote: »

I ordered mine today and it is due to be dispatched on Monday 16th and 3-5 days for delivery

thanks - will try get one uploaded today

redbuck

Does anyone know where Photobox dispatch from? My order was dispatched on the 10th and no sign yet.

mrcheez

redbuck wrote: »

Does anyone know where Photobox dispatch from? My order was dispatched on the 10th and no sign yet.

Mine took 5 WORKING days to arrive. So yours should arrive later today or tomorrow.

redbuck

That's great thanks for that.

Dave147

redbuck wrote: »

Does anyone know where Photobox dispatch from? My order was dispatched on the 10th and no sign yet.

Germany afaik.

Corkbah

just ordered mine and its now reduced to £4 per print.

scamalert

Dave147 wrote: »

Germany afaik.

says uk on their website or at least their address is there on site.
anyone who got it did you have to go to post office to collect it or do they deliver to house ? as site mentions because of size,its possible that you might need to collect it,dunno how post works here with big sized stuff,as i don't think its priority mail.

mrcheez

Corkbah wrote: »

just ordered mine and its now reduced to £4 per print.

It's £4.99 + £3.59 delivery = £8.58

so same deal as always?

Corkbah

mrcheez wrote: »

It's £4.99 + £2.99 delivery = £7.98 non?

apologies … £4.99 not £4 as I said earlier.

so my two prints and postage to Ireland was around £13 and some change !!

mrcheez

dang, quoted me before I fixed the price .. it's £8.58 as before

I ordered another there

scamalert

have to say wow,just got mine delivered and it looks amazing worth every cent.As i showed my pic couple pages back i was concerned about low dpi and resolution,so as expected there are some pixels visible from about 20 inches away,but step aside a meter and its perfect,especially black color is unique,and even tiniest dots came out clear.Will defo order again even if its full price.now only dilemma is to find a way to put it somehow onto the wall.once done will upload pic.

splashthecash

scamalert wrote: »

have to say wow,just got mine delivered and it looks amazing worth every cent.As i showed my pic couple pages back i was concerned about low dpi and resolution,so as expected there are some pixels visible from about 20 inches away,but step aside a meter and its perfect,especially black color is unique,and even tiniest dots came out clear.Will defo order again even if its full price.now only dilemma is to find a way to put it somehow onto the wall.once done will upload pic.

I am really impressed too...if you go up close (like a few inches) you can see obvious pixelation but as you say, stand back a metre or two and it's perfect.

I got mine for my wife...a picture of the place we got engaged so I'm looking for the most cost effective way to get it up on the wall...let me know if you come across any suitable.

Would buying a canvas and sticking it to that work I wonder?

scamalert

Ive got sticky tap, or no mor nails stuff, double sided, that leaves no marks on the wall if removed, as I wanted picture to be like poster no space behind.did the work ok, only stupid thing ive done I used wet napkin to get rid of finger prints that left some blur marks as paint is still very fresh, all in total still looks great, might order another to do it on plastic covered with glass, as otherwise there can be seen some twitches on the picture when looking from different angles.have yet to see how it looks in day light.

scamalert

Heres rough image taken with my crapy tablet to give an idea.

c - 13

Very happy with mine too. Barely noticable pixelation, framed it in the stromby (i think) frame from ikea someone posted earlier in the thread. Now looks the business hanging in my hall.

mrcheez

c - 13 wrote: »

framed it in the stromby (i think) frame from ikea someone posted earlier

Glad to oblige now do the same for the 45-inchers and we're good

splashthecash

c - 13 wrote: »

Very happy with mine too. Barely noticable pixelation, framed it in the stromby (i think) frame from ikea someone posted earlier in the thread. Now looks the business hanging in my hall.

I took a look on the Ikea website for frames but couldn't find anything for a 45x30in or 40x30in print - would this stromby frame come in this size do you know. How much was it?

c - 13

splashthecash wrote: »

I took a look on the Ikea website for frames but couldn't find anything for a 45x30in or 40x30in print - would this stromby frame come in this size do you know. How much was it?

It was a 40 x 30 and this was the frame I used.

40" = 101cm
30" = 76cm

Frame is 100x70

So I had to trim about 1 cm off it across the horizontal plane and about 6 cm off the vertical plane. Did this with a sharp scalpel and it dropped into the frame nicely, not noticable it was trimmed at all.

The frame was available in black and silver (i think), was €20 and is quite heavily built.

joeKel73

c - 13 wrote: »

Very happy with mine too. Barely noticable pixelation, framed it in the stromby (i think) frame from ikea someone posted earlier in the thread. Now looks the business hanging in my hall.

Looks great - that your photo?

c - 13

J o e wrote: »

Looks great - that your photo?

Nope its a still from "The Exorcist" I swiped of the internet

joeKel73

c - 13 wrote: »

Nope its a still from "The Exorcist" I swiped of the internet

I'd say there's a lot of robbing photos off the net going on. At least with an image this large it should be obvious of photos are saved off a photographer's Flickr page or website.

splashthecash

c - 13 wrote: »

It was a 40 x 30 and this was the frame I used.

40" = 101cm
30" = 76cm

Frame is 100x70

So I had to trim about 1 cm off it across the horizontal plane and about 6 cm off the vertical plane. Did this with a sharp scalpel and it dropped into the frame nicely, not noticable it was trimmed at all.

The frame was available in black and silver (i think), was €20 and is quite heavily built.

Excellent - thanks mate. Lubbly Jubbly

bigron2109

Finally was able to order two last night for the english site. Cost me €16 odd for the two including delivery .

Any chance of me having them for Xmas if they are coming from England ?

eamonnq

bigron2109 wrote: »

Any chance of me having them for Xmas if they are coming from England ?

I think they come from BELGIUM.

peckerhead

I'd be hopeful. Just to add a word of praise where it's due —

I originally ordered one poster and it was delivered (to Ireland) in under a week by DPD. I was so pleased with it that I went back via the link and, because you only get to use this code once per account, set up a new account and ordered a second one (different image). Unfortunately I clicked too quickly through the PayPal payment page and accidentally ordered this one for delivery to my daughter's address in London, where I often send stuff that can't be delivered outside the UK. Grand, I thought, she can bring it over with her when she comes home for Christmas. Then I remembered that she was flying with Ryanair and wouldn't be allowed carry a three-foot tube onto the plane with her, so I emailed them to ask if there was any possibility of re-addressing the order. This was on a Friday evening, and by the time they replied on Monday it was to say sorry, too late, the order had already been dispatched. So I thanked them anyway and figured ah well, €10 wasted. The next day (yesterday) I got a follow-up email from their Customer Services apologising for not having been able to amend the delivery address (even though I'd kind of cheated by availing of the offer twice) and telling me that as a goodwill gesture they'd ordered a second free copy of the poster to be posted to me directly — and that it should be here before Dec. 24th...

Fair play, in fairness.

splashthecash

Just chancing my arm here but is the code still working by any chance?

scamalert

heres a better picture of mine,its huge in size so might take a while to load

TireeTerror

This is the kind of thing that makes me want to take up photography, having prints like this at such a reasonable cost is quite inspiring. I imagine in my mind visitors asking where I got such wonderful work and I would proudly exclaim "Oh that photo, oh I took that myself a few years back....."

papu

Happy out with the 3 I got , the third is a present for my brother.

mrcheez

splashthecash wrote: »

Just chancing my arm here but is the code still working by any chance?

Nope, just checked. Looks like finito.

bigron2109

splashthecash wrote: »

Just chancing my arm here but is the code still working by any chance?

Worked for me last night.

Dutchy

bigron2109 wrote: »

Worked for me last night.

Promo finished at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday). I know because after searching online for the perfect pic, i went through the process of uploading to their website, and got that PFO message just before 12. Perfect

RegisteredMice

Was wondering, did anyone here get the frame from IKEA? Is it any good? I got quoted over €150 from a local frame maker. I recall the one in IKEA was just €20.

mrcheez

c - 13 wrote: »

Very happy with mine too. Barely noticable pixelation, framed it in the stromby (i think) frame from ikea someone posted earlier in the thread. Now looks the business hanging in my hall.

Looks like it!

bigron2109

RegisteredMice wrote: »

Was wondering, did anyone here get the frame from IKEA? Is it any good? I got quoted over €150 from a local frame maker. I recall the one in IKEA was just €20.

I've got that frame before for another picture and it was perfect and got it at €20.

Corkbah

got mine today …. its part of a chrissy pressie - which I won't be able to complete - will take too much time to make and I've too much other stuff to complete before Christmas.

ronanc1000

I keep getting a low quality image message. Even though I got it from the 20mp or larger option from Google images.

delly

ronanc1000 wrote: »

I keep getting a low quality image message. Even though I got it from the 20mp or larger option from Google images.

I got that message from an even lower 8mp camera phone picture on the 45x30 size. The resulting print is perfect, so surprised at how it turned out, so wouldn't worry about the warning message too much.

This has to be in my top 5 bargain alerts.

bigron2109

Got mt two posters today. WOW i'm in love. Amazing quality.

Thanks OP

mrstee

Huge thanks OP. Had a very happy hubby this morning

He took a pic of a leopard which was about 8ft away from of us when we were on safari last year and it looks amazing as a poster. Will be proudly displayed in the sitting room once we get a frame sorted!

Daniel S

40GIFTS will get you 40% off, is there any better deals?

Want to get this one printed:

Marc Marquez

This offer seems to be on again until midnight April 3rd:

http://www.photobox.co.uk/landing/affiliate/2/big-poster-prints-two-day?channel=6570&ectrans=1&cid=taa01