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DH is going to kill me (money)...

Kendall13Kendall13
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I've having some serious buyers remorse right now.  I took some of DS's professional pictures to be professionally framed.  I didn't want to put expensive photos in cheap frames since they will yellow over time.  I had a coupon for 50% off, so I figure that it might cost between $200-$300 to have 4 pictures framed.  When all was said and done, it was $900!!!  That was with the 50% off!  I knew that it would be expensive, but talk about sticker shock!

I had spent all of that time picking out frames and mats... and the coupon expires at the end of the month anyway... so I just did it.

I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.  I'm going to go back and only do two of them...

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  • Monkeygirl26Monkeygirl26
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  • mfransdellmfransdell member
    Thank goodness for the coupon.
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  • leslielou22leslielou22
    If I saw that amount, I'd probably faint.
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  • ladysingsthebluesladysingstheblues
    imageKendall13:

    I've having some serious buyers remorse right now.  I took some of DS's professional pictures to be professionally framed.  I didn't want to put expensive photos in cheap frames since they will yellow over time.  I had a coupon for 50% off, so I figure that it might cost between $200-$300 to have 4 pictures framed.  When all was said and done, it was $900!!!  That was with the 50% off!  I knew that it would be expensive, but talk about sticker shock!

    I had spent all of that time picking out frames and mats... and the coupon expires at the end of the month anyway... so I just did it.

    I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.  I'm going to go back and only do two of them...

    ridiculous.

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  • SoonToBeTaborSoonToBeTabor

    HOLY CRAP! How much is it going to cost for just the 2?

    I know how you feel though. You should have seen my face when my DH walked into the room last week and said "Hey Jen, did you realize that you spent $700.00 last week?"

    Online shopping has become my weakness

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  • JCM083009JCM083009
    wow I wish I had that kind of extra money just laying around!
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  • Kendall13Kendall13

    imageJCM083009:
    wow I wish I had that kind of extra money just laying around!

    I sold a few of my bikes and have been saving because I knew that I wanted  the pro pics taken.  I didn't realize that it was so expensive to have them matted and framed! 

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  • ttmccootttmccoot

    imageJCM083009:
    wow I wish I had that kind of extra money just laying around!

    ditto.

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  • monicalynn1979monicalynn1979 member
    Wow!  Yeah, I think my husband would kill me!
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  • MrsWaneeMrsWanee

    wow, i had no idea this kind of framing cost so much. i have a family friend who does this for a living (and restores expensive paintings), and for our wedding gift, she matted our invitation and framed it and it looked awesome, and i thought it was really nice, but i didn't realize how nice.

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  • sam19sam19 member
    Wow. I never knew framing cost so much.
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  • GRKatersGRKaters member

    Holy crap, are they matted with gold and framed in platinum? There is no excuse for that amount. I would have laughed in the person's face and walked out with my unmatted, unframed photos. Target frames will work just fine, TYVM.

     

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  • tandt92505tandt92505

    imagemonicalynn1979:
    Wow!  Yeah, I think my husband would kill me!

    Ditto ... and I'd kill him if he did the same!

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  • CalinsBrideCalinsBride

    imageleslielou22:
    If I saw that amount, I'd probably faint.

    True story. I thought a $80 frame for our wedding picture was a splurge.

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  • alicia11780alicia11780
    imageGRKaters:

    Holy crap, are they matted with gold and framed in platinum? There is no excuse for that amount. I would have laughed in the person's face and walked out with my unmatted, unframed photos. Target frames will work just fine, TYVM.

     

    Ditto.

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    imageGRKaters:
    Holy crap, are they matted with gold and framed in platinum? There is no excuse for that amount. I would have laughed in the person's face and walked out with my unmatted, unframed photos. Target frames will work just fine, TYVM.
     
    Exactly.
     
    But then that's also why I have refused to have DD's pictures taken professionaly by anyone who doesn't offer digital rights so I can print and reprint whenever the heck I feel like it.  No need to wrry about yellowing prints in that case....
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  • AutumnBride929AutumnBride929
    Yikes... DH would definitely have my head if I did that.  Especially right now when I don't have a paycheck!
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