George you are right the shops that do these photos are very ordinary, they use lousy quality paper and that is why it only costs you a few cents a print.
I, like many others here would print there own where you can over see the process, use quality paper and ink.
These days a decent printer wont cost that much, it is the ink and the paper that you spend on.
A reasonably good Canon or similar printer will cost about 100-200, but you will have it a long time and be able to print at any time and enjoy doing it.
That my friend is you best solution, other than that you will have to find someone that will do a quality job for you.
There are places around that will do it for you, but that will also cost you some dollars.
Good Luck, Leon
