Ease of Use - Ordering Process:  

Uploading photographs was easy and relatively painless. However, we got a little lost when trying to add photos to an existing album. For some reason the “add photos” link is listed in the right navigation box and not directly on the view screen. The navigation could quickly become frustrating for novice users.

Quality of Prints:  

To test for quality, we sent the same digital photos to all of the online photo developers we reviewed.

• Sunset: In our opinion the picture, is too dark. They just didn’t capture the colors of the sunset like we expected. Click here to see a comparison.

• Black and White: Our black and white photo was very yellow, almost sepia in tone. It also seemed washed out. Click here to see a comparison.

• Aerial: The picture was cloudy and not as crisp as most of the other services. Additionally, there was quite a bit of cropping at the top and bottom of the picture. Click here to see a comparison.

Note: To check quality, we took each set of prints received from the online photo developer and laid them down side-by-side for comparison.

Pricing:  

RitzPix's pricing continues to decline. Currently, they have the same per print price as our #1 service, Snapfish.  Comparatively their 5 x 7 prints are inexpensive; however, photographs printed in TrueDigital aspect ratio is $.39.

Service and Site Features:  

RitzPix.com offers the ability to print camera phone images and have unlimited storage as long as you sign-in once every six months. We also liked the print quality scale provided. It allowed to you evaluate which photographs would be appropriate in which print size.

We found that RitzPix offered a comprehensive selection of gift options including mugs, mousepads, keychains and games.

Shipping Costs/ Turnaround Time:  

RitzPix charged us $1.99 plus tax to ship four 4 x 6 prints. The actual postage for USPS First Class mail was $1.14, which means Ritz profited only $.85 for handling and packaging. However, RitzPix determines their shipping cost by how much you’ve spent ordering photographs, not how many photos you’ve ordered.

Our prints came in a standard paper photo folder with a lightweight, cardboard insert, wrapped a rigid, cardboard envelope.

We gave each photo developing service between 1 to 6 business days to send us our completed prints; RitzPix's took 4 days to get our prints back. They arrived with most of the others.

Ritz photo printing service has a great reputation; however their website just doesn’t demonstrate that reputation. The site seems old, dated and difficult to navigate. Please see our top 3 products: Snapfish, York Photo and Clark Color.