Polaroid Fotobar

Super sad… I loved this place. Went to print favors for my daughters siftball team and the kiosk was all locked up… the man outing up signs said that all locations closed. I just shopped there the day before. Wish I knew what happened

I absolutely LOVE this idea!!! You can sit here and upload and edit any photo you have from your social media account or phone. You can also do this in the comfort of your own home and get it shipped to you. After uploading it, the staff will print out your order and it is done within 10 min-​1 hour (depending on how busy they are). They have cool accessories to put the photos in and they are of great quality! I made a 6 picture frame for my mom’s birthday and was able to caption each photo. I definitely will come back to reprint more soon!

I’m not sure why people are complaining about customer service here. The staff were super friendly when I stopped by.
The concept of Fotobar is super simple but I absolutely love it. Basically, you can select whatever photos you want (from your phone, Instagram, Facebook and various other social media accounts), crop, adjust placement, add text and then place your order for printing. Wait time depends on how busy they are and how many prints you ordered, but you’re in a mall, so browse the stores or grab some food while you wait. They email or text you when your order is ready so you don’t have to keep checking back.
I came with a Groupon for $ 20 worth of prints and ended up using it towards 20 of the small $ 1 prints. $ 1/​print may seem kind of pricey to some, but if you have an actual Polaroid, the film generally ends up costing about $ 1 each too. Plus, these are printed on thick card stock, so they’re sturdier than normal Polaroid prints.
They also have a variety of frames, shadowboxes and other things for displaying your prints, but these are pretty expensive.
TIPS:
— The quality of your prints depends on the quality of your photos, so use high resolution photos unless you don’t mind some pixelation
— Using photos from Instagram /​Facebook tends to be lower in quality, so I’d recommend using the original version of those photos from your phone or camera
— HIGHLY recommend creating an account online at home and uploading the photos you want to use before visiting the kiosk, especially if the photos are on your phone. The only way to upload photos from your phone at the kiosk is to individually email them.
— Don’t come if you’re in a time crunch. The wait could be longer than the staff estimates.

Horrible customer service. Make sure you verify return policies before purchasing from any location.

So disappointed. The sales people need understand wait times and customer service. After being told it would take an «hour at the most» to get my pictures, I can back after 70 minutes and my order hadn’t even started. I’m leaving empty handed. Don’t make promises you can’t keep and warn the customer that wait times are long before they place their order. I doubt I’ll ever come back, best to stick with online ordering from shutterfly, etc.

Stopped by tonight as a new user at 8pm. After creating an account, I tried to email the photos from my phone to the Fotobar without success. The tech suggested uploading the photos to the website, which did work after a few minutes. Next was the waiting for the assistance of the clerk, who apologized because the software wasn’t working right, and I finally got my photos uploaded. I clicked on the screen that said «Notify me by email when my photos are ready.»
By now It’s 8:45 and the clerk interrupts me and gestures to another customer and says «Hers is the last order we’re going to be processing tonight. Can you come back?» I said no I can’t. (We rarely come to the mall) I said if you have to cancel that order, go ahead.
He clarified, «I didn’t say we wouldn’t process your order tonight. We can print them.» At this point totally confused I said, «I would really appreciate that. I have a half hour invested and my food has even gotten cold waiting.»
Like an idiot, I waited another half hour right next to the Foto kiosk as they printed the other lady’s pictures. I was passed a dozen times by both clerks as they cleaned and covered the kiosk. At 9:20 I asked him, «I don’t see anything else printing.»
He said, «Oh, I didn’t know you wanted them. You would have had to pay, and it’s too late to process anything.»

It seems this kiosk is set up for folks to get their pics taken in a polaroid fashion. I guess im one of the few folks that is looking for the film. I have a handheld and a 4×5 back so it’s hard to get film these days. The handheld packs run for about $ 30 for 10 so it’s $ 3 a pop. Not cheap especially how cheap digital is. But it’s a dying art and im glad theyre preserving it

All workers here are very friendly and helpful.
This booth lets you sit in front of a kiosk, upload pictures, and take home prints for $ 1 a piece. Minimum of 6 prints. It takes about 15 mins for your print to be ready.
They have plenty of stands and photo holders (these are a little overpriced).
The store front is very attractive and it’s a lot of fun to hang out and make these prints. What a great idea! I hope they stick around.

I discovered the Foto Bar as I was holiday shopping. I decided to Pop by and see what the deal was. Basically, you can take your photos from your Instagram, Phone, or other devices. After creating an account, you can upload photos to their Polaroid website. You can edit and add text online.
I went home and created an account. I uploaded photos and tried to edit them, and I discovered that their website is terrible! It is soooooooo slow! I finally gave up, and just edited the pictures to my liking before uploading them onto the Polaroid site.
You have to purchase at least 6 prints to get the small Polaroid size for $ 1 each. I made sure I had 6 photos to print out.
I came to the Polaroid Foto Bar after the holidays to complete my project. I logged on to one of their computers, and edited my photos for placement and text. You can only have 20 characters! This process was quick and simple. Once I was done editing, I added them to the cart and paid them in person. My order was going to be ready in 15 – 20 minutes. When it’s done, they can either text or email you! You can conveniently come here first and then go about shopping and doing errands while it gets done.
The quality of the prints are great. They come in a cardboard/​hard stock paper. It doesn’t bend and it’s not flimsy like the old school OG Polaroid pictures that we all know. These are sturdy!
I used some photos that I took of actual printed out photos. I even used my iPhone to snap some of the photos. I did this over scanning the photos because I wanted to see how they would turn out on Polaroid.
Some of the colors get printed and distorted. It’s not always consistent. I printed multiple copies of the same photo and they came out different. One of the photos came out weird with spots so they easily reprinted it for me until it was perfect. They did this for free because they wanted me to be satisfied. Another customer came in and she had a problem with pixelation. They tried their best to come up with something that she was happy with, but in the end she decided to do a new project because she gave them such poor quality photos to begin with. Even then Polaroid didn’t charge her for the ones they re-​did. They happily gave her the option to do something new! I love their customer service here. Everyone was friendly and nice! They were polite and they apologized if it was too busy, but they were always attentive and didn’t ignore anyone who came by.
I also picked up some gifts and gift cards! Their gift card package is so awesome! It’s one of the best gift card packages I have seen. They come in increments of $ 15, $ 25, $ 50 and $ 100. That’s plenty of money to create a fun project! There were folks of all ages and colors using their services. It’s such a neat store! They came just in time for me to create some projects for my upcoming wedding! I’ll definitely be back for more!

I am so addicted to this place… Best purchase ever. Briana is so helpful even though their busy she really take her time.

Fun! A dollar for a regular Polaroid is worth a try. Also, great for instagram and Flickr users. Well worth exploring for kicks and does not take very much time.