Comments on: Just Like That I Spent $300 on a New Shelving Unit

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:41:47 +0000

@sense - I love the idea of paying a neighbor to scan photos, but w/ our current scanner it would take him forever!

@scuttleboose - I like the idea of filling albums and buying shelves to display them. At least if they're organized I might actually pull them down and look through them.

@mercedes - I'm a little worried about losing them in the mail too. Plus to be honest I like the look of some of the polaroids. The photos wouldn't be the same w/o the white strip along the bottom.

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:27:38 +0000

Photographs is a tough thing for me too! Currently all of my old family photos (somehow I got them when my parents separated) are sitting in a box in my spare closet. Part of me wants to get them all scanned, but part of me is scared that I'd loose a few cd's full of pictures rather than a box full of pictures (or a hard drive, or a computer crash) So for now they are staying where they are and will be sorted through at some point!

By: Scuttleboose

Scuttleboose — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:54:03 +0000

You could buy a bunch of cute, but inexpensive, picture books and then line them up on bookcases or a shelf. Organization and bonus decoration! Plus, it would be a fun way to spend nights when you feel like sitting in front of the TV.

By: Sense

Sense — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:08:10 +0000

I know you can hire people to scan photos for you (eg snapfish), but i've never used them. I would be a bit worried about losing them forever in the postal system!
maybe a better idea is to hire a trusted someone (a neighbor's kid?) to scan them in for you and label them.