Where To Develop Disposable Cameras - Later Cam

Before digital cameras and smartphones 1-hour photo labs used to be everywhere. You could walk into pretty much any local CVS and be flipping through your photos within an hour. With the invention of digital cameras, sales of disposables dropped significantly (140 million in 1999 vs 30 million disposables in 2011) and 1-hour photo labs moved entirely remote.

Here’s where you can get disposable cameras developed. 1-hour photo is pretty much non-existent now so you’ll need to bring your cameras to a local store (and they’ll ship them out) or mail them to a lab.

Walmart $10.96

Walmart offers the cheapest disposable camera development. Even though Walmart’s known for its low prices, out of all the photo labs we tested they have the best print quality for local prints.

While Walmart’s cheapest, it’s not the most convenient option since you have to drive to your local store to drop off your disposable cameras and then return again to pick up your prints 3-5 days later (they’re overnight shipped to South Carolina and back to your local store). Walmart doesn’t publish pricing for disposable camera development and while as of February 2022 it’s $10.96 at their Plymouth, MA location it may vary by location. It’s best to call ahead. It’s $10.96 per 27-photo disposable camera even if you only end up with say 5 or 7 useable photos. If you want doubles, it’s only an additional $3 or a total fo $14.96.

While I haven’t tested the results personally, I spoke to a photo lab tech in Plymouth, MA in February 2022 who claims Walmart’s CDs include high-resolution scans good enough for printing enlargements.

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Price: $10.96 or $14.96 for doubles

Local drop off: Yes

Mail from home: Not available

Prints included: Yes

Negatives returned: No

CD with digital scans included: Yes

Pickup in: 3-5 days

CVS $15-18

Like Walmart, CVS doesn’t publish their prices for film or disposable camera development on their website. Make sure you call ahead before going to the store because the local CVS needs special envelopes and not every CVS has them in stock. CVS disposable camera development pricing is also kind of vague. When I called my local CVS, they told me it was “between $15-18.” CVS only charges you for the number of exposures actually developed. For example, if your camera has 27 photos but only 10 came out usable, it’ll be less than the full $15-18 it costs for 27 exposures.

Find CVS Photo Labs Near Me

Price: $15-18 (Varies on number of useable prints)

Local drop off: Yes

Mail from home: Not available

Prints included: Yes

Negatives returned: No

CD with digital scans included: Yes

Pickup in: Call ahead to find out; When I called my local store they had no clear estimate at all.

Walgreens $14.99

Unlike CVS and Walmart, Walgreens actually publishes their price for disposable camera development. It’s $14.99 for 24 exposures.

Find Walgreens Photo Labs Near Me

Price: $14.99

Local drop off: Yes

Mail from home: Not available

Prints included:

Negatives returned: No

CD with digital scans included: Yes

Pickup in: 3-5 days

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