Can I Still Restore Old Photos at Walgreens?

Hey there, we see you're interested in photo restoration services. Cool, so are we! We're Forever Studios, and restoration work on your vintage photos & colorizing black and white photos is something that we have loved to do for American families since 2007. But seeing as you searched for Walgreens' photo restoration service, why don't we get the bad news out of the way first.

Has Walgreens' Photo Restoration Service Been Discontinued?

Yes.

While we don't know exactly when it happened, Walgreens discontinued their photo restoration service sometime within the last few years. And considering the fact that people like you are STILL searching for it now, apparently there is still a lot of pent up demand.

The good news is that there are other photo restoration companies that still offer these services, and one of them happens to be us. But even if you were REALLY hoping that Walgreens (a drug store) still offered this service, why not let Forever Studios (old photo experts)  try to convince you that you're not missing out?

The truth is, people across America can't get enough of Forever Studios pro photo restoration services, and there are a lot of good reasons for that.

Forever Studios photo restoration quality is hard to beat.

For now though, let's turn back to Walgreens for just a second.

Why Did Photo Restoration at Walgreens End?

The fact is, photo restoration never really made a lot of sense for Walgreens. The Walgreens photo centers & Walgreens photo labs have been a trusted resource for family photos (and a real destination for passport photos) for decades, but photo restoration is about a LOT more than just being good at photo developing and printing. It requires a wide range of expertise in both software and creativity, and it's incredibly hard to do at scale.

A modern day Walgreens photo lab.

Unless professional photo restoration services are basically ALL you do, it’s almost impossible to consistently produce high quality work and keep up with demand.

And as you might imagine, that's exactly what happened with Walgreens. With a high influx of orders and limited resources to process them, Walgreens struggled to meet the demands in a timely manner, and relationships with customers suffered. And if you're a big box retailer, the one thing you can not do is annoy your average customer.

Once you can't keep up with the demand, quality inevitably starts to slip as well, because you just can't rush art.

With a double-whammy of long wait times and decreasing customer satisfaction, it just didn't make sense for Walgreens to offer the service anymore.

Examples of Walgreens Photo Restorations

So, does that mean you're missing out on some legendary photo service that could never be replaced? An opportunity that will never come back again to get professionally restored photos conveniently?

No way, not at all.

As a matter of fact, we went back and dug up some examples of the results from Walgreens' restoration service, and as you can see for yourself later in this article, Forever Studios is producing results leagues beyond anything Walgreens ever offered.

A customer gave this photo to us.  Walgreens did pretty good restorations.

Is There a Better Alternative to Walgreens Photo Restoration?

Put simply, if you're looking for the most renowned photo restoration business these days, Forever Studios is it. There isn't a single provider in the entire country that beats our value per dollar, our quality, our ease of use, or our customer service.

Easy restoration process + beautiful prints and photo art.

The real Forever Studios party trick though, is that you get to be part of the process from start to finish.

If you're looking for an easy experience with minimal input, no problem, you're going to be happy with our work. But if you want to get involved, a whole new world is going to open up in front of you where you are really hiring your very own professional dedicated artist.

Start off with our easy online wizard. You'll have multiple options for getting us a copy of your original. Scan your photo using a home scanner, take a quick snapshot with your phone or even order a safe scan ship kit from us and let us do the scanning work. 

Once your project has started, you'll have a direct line of communication with your artist to fine tune every aspect of your restoration.

Long story short, we're not happy until you're happy. And we guarantee that by collaborating with your artist, the results will beat any other service, anywhere. Especially that one that seems similar to us. If you know who we're talking about, you know. We'll get to THAT some other time.

How Does Forever Studios Photo Restoration Work?

The process is simple but powerful. Follow along as we guide you through the step by step directions.

1. Evaluation First: Your evaluations are free and take just a few seconds, and you can expect total honesty from us. Setting realistic expectations is always our goal. In most cases, you're going to see some real magic take place, but if that is going to be hard to do, we will 100% let you know ahead of time.

Want us to evaluate your photo first?  No problem.

2. Upload Your Photo: To begin the photo restoration process, most customers choose to upload their digital photos directly to our wizard. You can simply upload your favorite digital photo from your phone or computer. If you need help getting your photo on your phone first, you can just use your phone to take a picture of the photo you want restored with your phone camera.

Upload your photo to restore to our website to get started.  

3. Scan Kit Option: We even offer a Pro Scan Kit to make getting your photo by mail to us easy. We digitally scan your physical photographs at a high resolution. This ensures that every detail is captured, allowing for precise restoration work. Ordering our scan kit is a great option (not offered by other companies) if you want the absolute best quality scan and result from your photo.

We can send a safe photo scan kit right to your door.

3. Restoration Quality: Everyone tells you they're going to fix and improve every aspect of your faded or damaged photo. But we actually deliver on that promise.  Why?  Because, we don't just employ any group of artists and try to make as much profit from you as we can, we actually train our artists (which are all senior photoshop retouchers btw) who continue to learn all the best techniques available.  Each photo is also mastered by our senior artist before you set eyes on it.

We have spent years perfecting photo restoration techniques.

4. Black & White Photo Colorizing: It's a $20 add on option, but it's a very cool one, and it's done by hand to your faded photos or black & white photos.

That means that you can inform your artist as to exactly how you remember the colors in your photo to look, or your artist will directly pick colors for items where you don't know what color should be. They are experts at understanding the period your photo was from and finding the best colors for you.

Example of our black & white photo colorization service.

Learn more about our Black and White Photo Colorizing service

5. Easy Photo Proofing: Other companies just give you a simple email and a Google Drive link with your photo and say "if you need any revisions, let us know". 

Our restoration photo proof software. Super easy.

With Forever Studios, we have an entire custom software platform built around making it easy for you to communicate with your artist, get into even the most minute details of your proofs, and provide direct instructions.  It’s important to us for you to get your cherished photo exactly the way you want and, if we are being honest, better than you ever remember it.

6. Prints & Photo Art: Prints are fun, and believe me our museum quality photo prints are picture perfect, but art like picture frames and photo keepsakes are an even better way to relive your memories.. Nothing makes your finished photo pop better than a cool acrylic print, a great frame, or an amazing canvas print. You can select photo prints or picture frames either while placing your restoration order or after you have approved the finished version of your loved ones photo and you're happy.

Forever Studios Jacob H. - printing tech - checking the quality of a frame in our USA HQ.

Learn more about Forever Studios Picture Frames and Photo Prints

What Quality Can I Expect from Forever Studios Photo Restoration?

At Forever Studios, customers can expect nothing short of top-level professional results when it comes to our online photo restoration service. Despite our relatively low prices, our team of skilled photo repair experts ensure that your restoration project is handled with utmost care and attention to detail.

Forever Studios Photo Restoration Examples

Ready to be impressed? At the end of the day, us and our competitors can talk about how great we are, but I think the quality is what matters most to you. 

Check out what our artists did with these treasured photos.

Let’s Get Your Photo Restoration Project Started

We are confident that no other company past or present does a better job than our team of artists and customer service professionals. We are legitimately passionate about preserving the sentimental value attached to old and damaged photographs, and we are dedicated to bringing them back to life better than you remember.

Ready to get started with your photo restoration? For only $35, unlimited revisions, and a high resolution digital file included, what are you waiting for?

Click here, explore our old photo restoration service and get ready to be amazed.