I have an 18x24" illustration (paid for by a client) that needs a high resolution color scan, and I'm supposed to pay $80 for the scan plus $20 to put it on disc? What the fuck is that shit?

Now I'm going to have to cut the artwork into 4 squares, scan them into my computer and piece them together seamlessly in Photoshop. Talk about a pain in my dickhole. I neither have the time nor the patience for such shenanigans. Printshops can suck a dick.

We charge that because we're better than you.

can you do that at the library?

WOW! that's such a huge mark up. It doesn't cost anything to run a scanner(besides electricity). Even if it's a moving scanner and not a ccd. And to burn one file for 20$?
INCONCEIVABLE

I'm in the wrong business

Find me a library in Wilmington, DE, that can do a large hi res color scan and I'll go there.

Seriously. The guy tried to tell me why it costs that much but I've worked in a print shop and know all you do is PRESS A FUCKING BUTTON on a piece of equipment that just happens to cost more. Doesn't mean it costs more to run; fuckin' christ.

they have scanners that can fit in delaware now?

The scanner hangs over a little into PA.

HAH, Kinkos can scan it for $18. Fuck professional print shops. I am the victor!

in deleware scanners have you.

Even better, Kinkos did it for $3 and it's probably the same exact quality as that expensive nazi printshop. AND THE DAY IS MINE.

when your back in town, you should have me do all that for you. Highest quality scans free. That's one of the main services i sell, i scan trial exhibits/photos for court. I can have as much of it as you want done for you.... as soon as your back.

.......who was the client? Hopefully Boarcorpses' art can be done soon..... how's life down there? We certainly miss ya up here.

I'll have you scan the Boarcorpse art, haha. This was for a band called End It All in Taunton or that area at least.

Life in DE is pretty boring, but I'm keeping quite busy with my studies. I'm currently learning a 400 pg. rule book. YAY.

rulez are fer homosexuals. I thought you were cool MFR.

I'll scan the BC art. I'm the guy who does it here anyway.

Works for me Damon.

Pires, I am the coolest cucumber you ever seen. These rules give me the power to move and stop trains whenever I want, so I'm like God cool.

^^i call shenanigans.^^

Nay sir. My job is to be the eyes and ears of AmTrak. I need to make sure everything is copasthetic before I can allow a train to move, and I can tell a train to stop if I feel necessary. Mothafucka.

This print / copy shop that is friends with the coffee shop that I work at wanted me to pay $2 for each file I print then copy. I couldn't believe it. I was like "Why? You're just printing it straight from a pdf file. It's pretty much the same as having the original." And they insisted it wasn't.

Then I went to a major chain and they printed it for free from the Flash Drive, and I knew the kid so I didn't have to pay for anything after that.

Lesson learned: If you want your fucking little business to stay open, stop being a childish greedy fuck about things you could easily do for free at no cost to you.

I was calling shenanigans on this part specifically.

I'm still God cool.

ha

I knew Brad would post in this thread. COPY REPAIR GUYS OF METAL FTW

Yeah, you're looking at like 1 tenth of a cent year on the scanner rail and exposure bulb. RAEP RAEP RAEP Just out of curiosity, what would they have charged for a copy that size?

fuck yeah

And by "year," of course, I meant "wear."

Equipment, maintenance, and need of a business model.

The money to buy that equipment doesn't come from nowhere ;)

And, they always need to plan for the next piece of equipment -- probably in another two years.

But to answer the unstated question:

Yes, cooperation is better than bottom-up economic systems.

Before you call me a commie, I don't think pure socialism is the answer.

I am, however, a socialist -- just one that believes in social darwinism, traditional values and a cosmic purpose to human life.

Thus death to liberals, but also: death to wasteful capitalism.

I know it costs money but you know what? That print shop has the same equipment that Kinkos does and Kinkos charged 97% less.

Were you wearing your deviled egg costume when you went in? Maybe they're prejudiced against devils. Or eggs.

are you sure they have the same equipment?

We charge similar prices to what you mentioned originally. But I also scan shit that ends up on billboards, walls in tradeshows, etc. In my case it's not just the scanning but the touchup work that goes in after. That's what the money is for. We don't expect people to come in here for scanned documents, they come in (most of the time) for commercial artwork.

Yeah, it was the same. I can't remember the models but I asked the expensive print shop and then checked Kinkos. Same shit.

Steve, I called them on the phone so they couldn't tell I was wearing my devilled egg costume. But I did ask if he'd land on my cock. Maybe that's why it was so expensive.

Cock-landing does add to your overhead, some. PREMIUM SERVICE

most places don't upgrade for at least 5 years. And a wide format scanner? Probably 7 or 8.

I had a friend form Denmark once, his name was Utgrad

i had a wide format scanner once.
sm:8

and then your dad got a job!
sm:96

hehe

Same reason Wal-Mart is cheaper... volume.

Well until I have $100 bills to throw around for miniscule operations, I'll be spending $3 at Kinkos.

UPGRAYYDE