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Kind of NBR: Just curious re Santa pics

Sawyerplus1Sawyerplus1 member
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I'm just curious what Santa pictures cost where you are. At the mall closest to me, the cheapest package is $18 plus tax!! And that's just one 5x7. It's insane! There may be cheaper ones in other malls, but I haven't looked into it. So how much does it cost you to get LOs picture taken on Santa's knee?
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  • VTbride05VTbride05 member
    Our mall charges an arm and a leg too. But last year I asked if I could take my own picture and they said yes. It surprised me and I hope that they will let me again this year!
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  • ShanJosh777ShanJosh777 member
    I don't remember exactly, but I think the cheapest option was $14.99 and it was just one picture also. But they will let you buy a little USB thing with 3 pics on it for around $20 or so. That's what I did last year, and just printed them myself.
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  • Sawyerplus1Sawyerplus1 member

    imageVTbride05:
    Our mall charges an arm and a leg too. But last year I asked if I could take my own picture and they said yes. It surprised me and I hope that they will let me again this year!

    That's great. Ours is very anti-camera. They even built Santa's Village so you can't actually see Santa, or your child sitting with Santa from outside the village or from the upper level of the mall. It's bonkers. But at least just saying hi to Santa is still free... 

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  • KimWKimW

    Last year our mall just started emailing everyone their picture for free and it's up to you to print it off.  It's great financially, but I still haven't printed out last year's pic yet so there is a downside!

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  • doctor girlfrienddoctor girlfriend
    we go to bass pro shop where their photo is free (4x6). you can access the photo online to purchase additional prints.
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  • johnsoarjohnsoar member

    We went to a free Santa last weekend...I was allowed to take pictures (in siggy) and they even printed some that I just picked up and they are adorable!

    We are going to see Santa again this weekend at the Edina Realty Christmas party.  They print off a picture for you but its not high quality but again I am allowed to take pictures.

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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    the santa we go to is about $25 for the cheapest package.... they let us take our own pics if we buy a package - so i'm OK with that.  They bust their butts, deal with annoying kids/parents all day long- i'm happy to pay that much and hope that they are compensated well.

    this is about average for this area (NYC suburb in NJ)

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  • NeukimNeukim
    I think our mall the cheapiest is 2 5x7's for 20 bucks.  I don't like taking my ds there though.  They are usually crappy pictures. Do you have any tree farms around you?  Most have a santa claus and you can take your own pictures.
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  • Spin313Spin313 member
    Our (fancy) mall is like $35-40 for a photo CD with six images. 
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  • mdlw07mdlw07

    Last year it was about $20 to get the cheapest package. Instead, I decided to purchase the USB for about $25 and print my own pictures. We actually ended up using that picture on our Christmas card so it was worth it. My DH took my older DS to Bass Pro Shop this year to get some stuff and he ended up getting a free picture with Santa there and like pp said, you can go online and order more if you want.  

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  • ToBeMrsTToBeMrsT member
    $5 here at the outlet mall and I took a bunch of pictures with my camera too.
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  • akayfakayf member
    imageGoldie_Locks_5:

    the santa we go to is about $25 for the cheapest package.... they let us take our own pics if we buy a package - so i'm OK with that.  They bust their butts, deal with annoying kids/parents all day long- i'm happy to pay that much and hope that they are compensated well.

    this is about average for this area (NYC suburb in NJ)

    same at the mall we go to...$25 gets you a 5x7 and 4 wallets.   The Santa is a great one though so I feel it's well worth the money! 

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  • anna7602anna7602 member
    Free, sort of. A bunch of local moms organize a clothing/toy drive for xmas and get one of the big department stores to sponsor it. The dept. store gives us a nice room on some upper floor that is closed off to other people during the event, someone's husband dresses up as Santa and a professional photographer somebody knows shows up with a camera. All I have to do is arrive with DD and some new clothing and toys for a child in need.
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  • ss+elss+el member
    Cheapest is $10.99 for a 5x7, but they willingly let you take your own if you want. They even have 'photo spot' marked on the floor to show you where to stand. We bought their photo for DS' first visit but took our own last year.
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