Bad news for Joust? no more pixaco

[_dobbo_]

Just got the following from pixaco:

pixaco email said:

Dear PIXACO Customer, --- Get 30 prints free with Snapfish UK!* --- PIXACO is happy to announce that it is now part of Hewlett-Packard and its service will be merged with Snapfish, HP's online digital photo printing service. Snapfish, firmly established as a market leader with over 20 million customers, offers a wider range of benefits including: · 30 FREE 6x4” prints on sign up · FREE unlimited storage of all your digital photos · FREE unlimited sharing of your digital photos with friends and family · FREE editing tools allowing you to remove red eye, crop photos and more · Photos delivered straight to your door within 1-3 days Sign up at www.snapfish.co.uk/pixaco and as soon as you upload your first photo you will receive credits for your 30 free prints. Finally, we would like to thank you for your support of PIXACO UK since our launch two years ago. The PIXACO UK site will be closing on 31st January 2006. We wish you a prosperous New Year, and happiness in printing your photos with Snapfish! Best regards, Your PIXACO Team P.S. Snapfish offers a 110% Satisfaction Guarantee, if you are unhappy with your order Snapfish will offer you a full reprint or refund and a 10% discount off your next order. --- www.pixaco.co.uk quick - simple - inexpensive

[joust]

I know - I'm gutted! They've jacked up their prices as well until they permantly close on the 31st!

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=235810&f=109&h=0

Strange in that I emailed them back and they say that only the UK and US operations are being taken over - the rest are still running.

The bummer is that you can't get delivery to the UK from the FR or DE websites.

Off to find another source, bummer.

J

[agent006]

Last time i viewed a snapfish gallery it was painfully slow. And required a login.

I bet photobx are happy!