[ams6110]

You're suggesting he buy a printer and print the photos, then address and stuff envelopes himself instead of using the service he found (lob.com)? I can't see that being cost- or time-effective.

Unless I have a high-volume business need for a printer I will never own one again. They are space hogs and money pits. Ink/toner is outrageous, buying paper in small quantities is expensive, and the consumer grade printers are slow and flimsy. The few times a year I actually need to print something I just go to kinkos or break the rules and print it at work. Maybe I'll look at using lob.com or a service like it though.

[zenocon]

How about you just press a button on your phone and 30 seconds later hand a photo to somebody? There's immediate value in that for me, and I personally would rather do that than use a service (which I did do for years with the online vendors, and I had a crappy experience with all of them).

Plus I can tweak the print in Photoshop before and print direct from there. Each has it's place.