Perfect Copy & Print

Category:	Print Shop
Address:	111 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98102, USA
Phone:	+1 206-325-4733
Site:	printstores.com
Rating:	3.2
Working:	9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 10AM–6PM 10AM–6PM

Location

Photos 31

Reviews 8

Cavan Tornga

An absolute scam, beginning to end. Go elsewhere! Debated between here (marginally closer) and Fedex Office (Kinkos) down the hill at the Convention Center. I chose poorly. I simply wanted to print 15 copies from a USB drive. Though the printers are all equipped with USB readers, this copy shop has chosen to disable them so they can charge for computer time instead. Here, they charge $2.00 for 1 second to 10 minutes of computer time. I was on the computer for 36 seconds. At FedEx, I would have been charged about 40 cents. Then, the printing cost. Everywhere is posted the cost of copying, so I used that in my calculations. When I took my 15 prints (which came out of the copier, by the way) to the front desk, they charged me $ 0.25 per print for the first then, $ 0.15 after. Had I printed one, walked it over to the copier, and copied the remaining 14, I would have saved $3.00. Copies are less than $ 0.10, but only if they come from a paper document, not the computer. They dont notate that anywhere. Theres no logical reason: it uses the same amount of toner, it puts the same amount of wear on the machine, and there is only a very minor data transfer. Absurd and fraudulent. At FedEx Kinkos, it would have been $ 0.08 per copy, and about $0.40 for computer time. I would not have needed a computer. I could have printed directly from the machine. Here = $5.75. FedEx Kinkos for the same job, $ 1.05. Never will I return. I will hoof it to FedEx Kinkos and avoid this rip-off palace. I assume they charge these extortionate prices because they were trying to pay the four clerks on shift. One person would have sufficed. There were only three of us customers, all with minor jobs. AVOID!

April Cross

I went here about a month ago to get some regular papers laminated. Staff was not very friendly and there wasnt much going on, but I was told to come back the next day to pick up the order after I had handed over the pages and paid (it was about a dozen pages to be laminated). When I picked up the order, 3 of the pages had creased in the lamination process, which they did not mention as they handed me the order and which I didnt notice until I got back to my offce. Im only writing this review now because I needed to get some additional papers laminated and went to Super Copy at SeattleU, and they had my order ready in about 5 mins, it was significantly less expensive per sheet, and nothing came out creased or otherwise imperfect. If youre not trying to waste time or money to receive a poor quality product, then I would recommend avoiding Perfect Copy & Print, which does not live up to its name. Super Copy is a great alternative and isnt far, and I imagine pretty much any other copy shop could laminate something without ruining it.

Chris Nichols

Im all about local business, but when customer service goes out the window, I dont go back. I went in to print off a couple documents with my own paper from a USB drive today. The girl at the counter was helpful, though when the manager/owner came up, he had an attitude from the beginning. I asked how much the cost would be, and he rudely said the cost was the same, even with your own paper, and there would be a $2 fee for computer use and labor involved. When my partner said he was thinking it may just be easier to go to Fedex down the street, the guy pulled out our USB drive and threw it on the counter at us and went to do something else. I asked his name, but was ignored. When walking out I mentioned its customer service like this that ensures people not coming in. He said, "Thats why we cut self serve completely." I felt terrible for the girl working there, as you could tell she felt extremely uncomfortable. I hope to find a better local print shop in the future.

A Private User

They get credit for being polite, but YJC is right: I was unimpressed with their portrait skill. Even the US passport webpage says to take photos from "at least 4 feet away", but he was standing close enough I could pat his head (and I certainly dont have an 8 foot wingspan). They use an average point-n-shoot with a zoom lens, so at 2 feet its gotta be pretty close to the wide end of the zoom. You get a choice of 2 photos or 4 (for an extra fee), so Im not sure they realize that the State Department now only requires 1. If youre thinking about going here because it seems it seems like a hassle to do it yourself and you just want someone else to do it for you, well, save the $10 and have a friend use their digicam, because you can submit a digital photo online now, and can probably do it better yourself. Sorry. Maybe their photocopying service is better; Ive never used them for that.

Heather Newton

This place is 2 blocks away from my house and Im never coming here again. Charged me ten dollars to scan an image to me and print me a copy, and the scan they sent me they passive aggressively called "room thing" because its a bad drawing I had to do for class. When I walked in there was a guy just standing at the counter and I said hey and he just looked at me impatiently even though I was the only person there, seriously the worst experience Ive ever had at a print shop. How is it ten dollars to scan and print one copy of one image? He also said that the scan didnt come out very well so I can darken it myself in photoshop when I get home. Seriously go anywhere else but here.

Fedor Zhdanov

If you know another place to make international photo, dont come here! First, for two pictures they take wooping $20. Second, I asked to make sure the picture fits UK visa requirements (as the photo looked suspicious: only head was on it, no shoulders), and the answer I got was : "we do a lot of pictures, this one is good". When I measured the height of the head, it was 2mm higher than maximum required. When I asked to reduce the size, the representative told me Id have to pay for that as for the additional picture or hell return the money and get back the pictures. Dont remember last time I had such a horrible customer service, and that is for $20 pictures.

Melinda Szekeres

Rude staff. The shop had discontinued self-serve, which means that even printing out an essay will cost you a flat $5 printing fee plus the cost of the printing job itself. Basically, only come here if you have heavy duty printing to do. When I asked the staff for suggestions I "go to any other printing shop or a library." Not the most helpful. Everything either is done through online orders or USBs and the staff make a point of hastily telling that to you as you enter.

A Private User

They take ugly passport picture. The guy who took my passport picture doesnt know the difference b/t wide angle and zoom function, and how wide angel distort the image. He put the camera right in front of my nose and tried to take the picture which made my face look really funny. Hey, its for my passport that I will see for next ten years. AND UPS store charges $9 for four photos and they only give two photos for $9.