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Malfunctioning Items at Kinko’s, v.1
Malfunctioning Items at Kinko’s, v.2
Date of Visit: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Time of Visit: 12:15 PM
Location: Oakland on Lakeshore
Project: British Airways Punk Rock Poster (final version), Graphic Design Studio 2
Malfunctioning Items:
1) The color printer attached to the self-service computers, which smeared random ink shapes on my punk rock poster, making it even more punk rock. This almost worked, but not quite.
2) The color printer behind the counter. I gave my file to one of the employees to print after it was clear there was a toner issue with the other printer (I tried printing twice). The second printer provided yet more random added elements.
I thought it might be my PDF file (unlikely given the specifics of the problems, but possible), but it printed 100% perfectly at the print shop I took it to later that afternoon. I guess Murphy’s law holds especially true at Kinko’s.
Time Spent in Store: 20 minutes
Time I Would Have Spent if All Systems Were Go: 5 minutes
Nice Employees Encountered: 2 - they refunded my money cheerfully and were quick to help
Annoying Employees Encountered: 0
End Product: absolutely nothing
Why I Continue to Patronize Kinko’s: I might not! One of my coworkers recommended a place called Copymat, which is conveniently located 6 blocks from my place. They are amazing - fast, high-quality, and, best of all, cheap. I paid $1.18 for a tabloid-size color print - this would have cost $1.98 at Kinko’s. Rock on, Copymat…
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