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shipping
film to Shipping We ship and
receive film in the mail every day here at the lab and have found the
following tips to be use full in getting your film to us in safe and timely
manner and returning it to you quickly and without any hidden surprises. In most cases
we suggest you make use of Canada Post to ship your projects to and from the
lab, their prices are reasonable you can track the shipments by phone and on
their website. The most efficient option is the express post shipment
envelope or service; they provide pre paid envelopes in various different
sizes, which can be bought right at the post office for either regional or
national. For example here in If you want to
ship with a courier for a next day service the post office does offer
priority courier which is faster and more expensive and next day between most
major cities, if you might not want the hassle of going to the post office
FedEx is the next best bet, we have found them to be totally reliable and
fast! Note to
international shipments, we ship and receive packages of film from all over
the world if you fill out the forms clearly and provide all the information
things should go smoothly. With regards to import tax and other curious
charges one finds being added to your bill as your film crosses the border
don’t forget to write no commercial value, sample or gift
on your project, you will not be breaking the law there is no resale value to
your film unless you are George Lucas and he does not shoot real film anymore
anyhow. advance
payment: At this time
Niagara Custom Lab does not accept any plastic payment debits credits or
otherwise but we do accept the old fashioned cash money or cheque, personal
company or bank issue as well as Canadian postal money orders you can get at
the post office. By including advance payment with your shipment of a cheque
or money order you are speeding up the return of your project to you. When
shipping film from anywhere outside Turnaround We pride
ourselves in lightening turnaround on most orders, depending on the season
different runs are more frequent. For example during the school seasons our
priority is getting the students their stuff back as quickly as possible so
often a process and print negative will only be in the lab a day or two
sometimes leaving the same day it arrives. During some festival seasons we
are busy finishing up any last minute final prints so our priority would be
those deadlines. If you are under a deadline call us and give us a heads up
so we make sure your stuff gets where it needs to be on time, that being said
although sometimes we get carried away we are not miracle workers and some
deadlines are impossible to make and we will tell you that up front. Rates Due to increased expenses from our
suppliers over the past few years we can no longer simply absorb these losses
and have had to raise our prices this year. Still offering the lowest base
rates and student rates in the country please refer to the updated price list
on this website for our current processing rates. thank you for your understanding. -Sebastjan |