P3D A & I Mailers

["Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>...I've got a query for those who've been sending stuff to A&I
>for processing, particularly with their mailers from DC, like me.  I've
>sent four rolls to them, two in late 99 and two in January, and one has
>come back.
>
>Anyone else had similar problems?

I've been using A&I mailers that I buy at B&H for about 6 months and have
been pleased with the quality and speed of the processing.  I live in New
Jersey and I get the processed slides back exactly a week from the day I
mail them.  About a third of what I send is Kodachrome 200 shot in a Nimslo
with instructions not to cut or mount, and they've always gotten that right.
(Kudos to Mark Shields for suggesting Kodachrome 200 in the Nimslo - the
exposures are spot on!)

>:(  I could send the remaining mailers certified, but that's
>not cost effective...For the extra $3 I can just dump the film off at a
>local lab for them to ship to Kodak or whoever. 

Then you get to deal with Kodak...  You might want to consider putting a few
mailers into a USPS priority mail package with the delivery confirmation
service, which I think is about 35 cents extra. I hope your film resurfaces.

Jim Harp