[Theodoric]

I prefer using the Internet. I normally use Directfoto (15p for a 6x4 plus 80p p&p - £3.20 minimum order) or, sometimes, Bonusprint (14p for a 6x4 plus £1.20 p&p - no minimum order); I'd say that the colour can be slightly off in both cases but, if no one remembers the original, who is going to worry about a slight colour cast on, say, a white dress. Bonusprint specifically say that they will do B&W, which is useful for those old scanned family pics - the quality in terms of blackness and whiteness is markedly superior to home printing.

Alternatively, if you only want a one off, use one of those Asda machine. They'll accept most types of media. The downside is you have to find some way of spending an hour in Asda while they process them.

One final point. If, like me, you can't resist correcting and cropping before sending them off, don't crop off as much as you can; leave a small border around the main subject. I've noticed that the final prints don't include all of the original. I suspect that they print them slightly oversize to allow for tolerances when they are guillotined.