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Pixi Foto - My Experience
smk77
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I took my son to a Pixi Foto studio at the weekend (found in mothercare up and down the country). The deal was £10 for a 12x10 photos or £20 for 3 sessions with the same size photo.
Everything was fine until the obvious promotion of their best package. £1600 but reduced to £550 that day. Even 2x 7x5s would have cost £60 in total. We walked away agreeing to just the "free" photo.
Whilst having a dig around on our friend google I noticed a few things. Lots of comments of various baby related forums where people ended up spending lots of money because the photos were lovely..well, they would be! They're your child and taken with a camera that is much better than the typical camera purchased by the "more pixels is better" brigade.
I then noticed a job advert for a "photographer" at one of their studios. £12,200 per annum + bonus. What?? Is that all??? And then the best bit of all...
So, photography comes last to customer service, sales, childcare, hospitality and retail skills..for a job as a photographer?
Unless you want MUG written all over your forehead do a bit of research and find a photographer to take professional photographs rather than a sales person.
Of course, take advantage of the £10 or £20 offers (and check the web site because they do other offers) and get a 12x10 photo taken with decent camera. Just don't get sucked in without shopping around.
Everything was fine until the obvious promotion of their best package. £1600 but reduced to £550 that day. Even 2x 7x5s would have cost £60 in total. We walked away agreeing to just the "free" photo.
Whilst having a dig around on our friend google I noticed a few things. Lots of comments of various baby related forums where people ended up spending lots of money because the photos were lovely..well, they would be! They're your child and taken with a camera that is much better than the typical camera purchased by the "more pixels is better" brigade.
I then noticed a job advert for a "photographer" at one of their studios. £12,200 per annum + bonus. What?? Is that all??? And then the best bit of all...
No Photography experience needed however experience in customer service, sales, childcare, hospitality or retail is essential!!!
So, photography comes last to customer service, sales, childcare, hospitality and retail skills..for a job as a photographer?
Unless you want MUG written all over your forehead do a bit of research and find a photographer to take professional photographs rather than a sales person.
Of course, take advantage of the £10 or £20 offers (and check the web site because they do other offers) and get a 12x10 photo taken with decent camera. Just don't get sucked in without shopping around.
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