1998oct28. You’re Not Helping.
I’m really EXCITED about all of this photo-CD technology. I don’t like scanning pictures (truthfully, I don’t like spending any time doing any web-thing), so hey, pay some slob in a lab to do it. Premium prices? Great. So I called around. “Around” means calling the photo departments of supermarkets and drug stores, so you KNOW they’re really up on this shit.
SUPERMARKET
“I
was wondering how much it costs to put pictures on a CDROM?"
“You mean
a photo disk?"
“No, I know about that option. I mean a photo-CD.”
”The only thing this list says is photo disk, and that costs $4.99 extra ... “
”That’s not it, I’ve gotten that before. I know that you do photo-CD processing.”
”Yes, a man came in earlier, and it was
really expensive, like fifty dollars!”
“Do you know how many photos
were put on the disc?"
“No ... “
DRUG STORE
“Yes, I called earlier,
and asked for information about the cost and resolution of photo-CD processing?"
”Yes, it costs $4.29 for the disc and $1.29 for each photo placed on the
disc ... “
“And the resolution?"
Five ... “
“The resolution ... “
” ... is five, yes ... “
“FIVE.”
“Yes, five ... “
“Thanks.”