Rayboy

So you know when there’s two days left for your hakama to expire, and your mandoop tells you that if there’s any fines you’re going to have to bear it unless you give him 2 passport size photos this very evening at 1700 hrs and not a second later?

Well the following information serves useful when you end up in a situation like that, and unsure of which studios glamour up the photos to give you that flawless complexion that your Mac studio fix does not.

I headed to Indian Salmiya because I knew they charge way lesser and sometimes even give the copies in way lesser time then the other places. There are two studios on Issa Qatami street on that block # 10 past the Amman/ Thakkar restaurants; and I tried out the second one.

 The place was called Studio Digital Plus and the guy was an utterly rude grouch. They charged 1.500 for 12 passport size photos in 45 minutes, he grumbled sourly. I went into the studio part of the shop quite annoyed and called up a friend and asked if he knew how long other studios would take. 4 hours he said, or 5 if you’re unlucky. I went ahead and clicked the pics and decided to try out a few other places as well.

First stop, Bushairi on Baghdad Street. You will get them at 5.30, said the receptionist. 3 K.D for 8 photos.  There was a really nice lady there, I believe she owns the place as her picture was framed above the receptionists table. She tried to find out if they could give me the pictures more expeditiously but it turned out that the person who could’ve made it happen had already gone for lunch. It was 12.00. Oh well, I would’ve tried them out.

Next stop, Photokina. Next to Shaab Park on that narrow street you can get on from Gulf road. 5 K.D for 12 pictures. I would get them at 5.30 as well, unless I decided to get them clicked at Hawally, near Tunis street, where it would be an hour. I know the traffic around there, aint the best and decided to head back to collect the pictures from the grumpy fella.

On the way there, I check out the other photo studio called Photo Plus.  K.D 1.500 for 12 pictures, all in 15- 20 minutes. No lunch break? I ask the young guy with raised eyebrows. No, ma’am, was the terse reply. He picks up the camera after I am seated and does the whole, “look this way, that way, higher, a little to the left” unlike the first guy. Then he shows me the pictures on his camera immediately, again unlike the first guy. I leave satisfied, they look so much more promising.

I pick up the sets and it’s clear which one’s are better. Photo Plus are totally worth it.

(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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