P3D Re: B&H Film & mailers

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:55 PM 9/8/98 , you wrote:
>I've noticed that many people use the B&H Kodak mailers with an
>additional $4.20 or so to have their slides processed and mounted by
>Kodak.  While I usually take mine to Target, the roll goes from Plano TX
>to Dallas Tx to Fairlawn NJ and back, usually takes 3-4 weeks and I have
>to load up the family and run to Target every so often to see if they're
>back.
>
>The additional $4.20 would be worth it to me to receive my slides at
>home all mounted and ready to go.  My question is, has anyone tried
>buying the slide film with the attached mailers to Kodak?  Or, do those
>of you who use the service simply buy the mailers and purchase the film
>locally?
>
>I checked B&H's pricing and the price of the roll of film + mailer
>package is the same as the film & the mailer separate.
>
>Any recommendations and/or experiences in this area?

I usually get Kodachrome 64 and mailers in equal numbers from B&H.  I think
they charge about $8 or $9 for both, which is what most local places seem
to charge for the film by itself around here.

-pd


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