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Picaboo has a rating of 1.7 stars from 149 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Picaboo most frequently mention customer service, photo book, and christmas cards problems. Picaboo ranks 135th among Photo Printing sites.

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    6
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Top Positive Review

“Picaboo made up for not getting an order shipped out in time.”

Anne S.
1/12/17

We have used Picaboo several times and are very pleased with the design tool and the quality of the printed books. Recently, Picaboo didn't ship out my order when they said they would and my books did not make it to my house before we left on vacation for Christmas -- even though I had paid for 2nd Day Shipping. I had to have a neighbor pick them up off my porch and overnight them to us before Christmas. The good news is that Picaboo refunded us both shipping charges. Because they made up for their mistake we will definitely use this company again.

Top Critical Review

“Lay flat books come unglued”

Angela S.
1/3/24

I have been making books for 10 years now. I usually make the lay flat books so the photos don't get lost in the seam. The books are quite expensive so I always watch for sales. The big issue I am having with these books is that the glue holding the pages together is deteriorating and the pages are coming apart. Unfortunately they only stand behind their books for 30 days. I have spent thousands of dollars on books that will all probably fall apart in a few years….

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Thumbnail of user babab4
California
1 review
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December 9th, 2018

We use Picaboo every year since they seem to be the only one that has something like Cards for Causes where they would donate 100% to charity (on giving Tuesday). Sadly every year the "estimated shipping" is off. You call customer support and they refund you the cost of shipping, but that doesn't make up for the late xmas card delivery. Mine is so far 4 days after the shipping date and it shows still "in production." This is ridiculous. I'm not sure why they can't fix the supply chain issue. This will be our last year doing this. I'll just donate to a cause separately.

Thumbnail of user carolynv26
Rhode Island
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June 7th, 2019

All the hours I spent ended in less than perfect results because of the poor editing tool when creating photo books. Very difficult to navigate, hard to make corrections in text. Customer service was not as promised with 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Very disappointed with their customer care.
Find another company that's easier to deal with. I can see many others were not happy with them either.

Thumbnail of user lanniecb
Washington
3 reviews
10 helpful votes
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September 9th, 2011

I make calendars for my family every year. This site is not as easy to use as others and their ordering process is terrible. Look before you buy. The cost of shipping is outrageous. They make you pay full shipping costs for each calendar to the same address! The calendars I have purchased the last few years from another site were high quality and no hidden costs, so I will go back to them. Although their calendars may look good, I won't shop through Picaboo again.

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Michigan
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December 24th, 2017

I paid attention to their shipping deadlines, paid for rush priority shipping and the day before Christmas discovered my photo books are still in production and will not arrive by Christmas for gifts. I've used Picaboo for a number of years, good quality books, but this will be the last year I use them.

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District of Columbia
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April 18th, 2023

I have three photo books by Picaboo and all three have pictures that are turning black. The customer service representative blamed it on the way I am storing them. I told him that they are on a book shelf that gets no sun and he said it has to be my fault. He also said that since it has been more than 90 days, Picaboo will do nothing to help remedy the situation.

Thumbnail of user tb321
Virginia
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May 13th, 2021

I am greatly disappointed in the Picaboo Yearbook company. Unbelievably poor service. The information given to us over the phone was incomplete, inaccurate, and confusing resulting in our school loosing double the amount of the stated cost. I will never use this company again!

Thumbnail of user melissag932
Canada
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December 14th, 2020

This company has been nothing but a nightmare to deal with. I was first sent someone else's order all together. When contacted they said they would resend my order however, they then forgot to reprocess my original order until I had to contact them again weeks later. Once my order finally did show up, I then received a shipping charge for the first order I received which wasn't even my order. Through the many months of dealing with them multiple phone calls, emails and photos were sent and they basically said there was nothing they could do. I will never use this company again and I warn all of you to stay away. There products are not worth it.

Thumbnail of user dianeb54
Massachusetts
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September 14th, 2015

Last year, I got sucked into a bogus scheme with a price reduction on yearbooks that you refused to honor. The books were late for reunion. Worse they were shipped from Canada and went thr customs for the full amt, not the discounted amount. We had Visa correct the flaw and got near the promised price. Lo and behold, over a year later, I get a State tax on a $3000. " import." The cost was $1200. And it was not a business import. I paid the $200 to be rid of you once and for all. You have fraudulent business practices, and an irresponsible service Department. Do not do business with this company. Ok for 1 book perhaps but NEVER order multiples! Terrible.

Thumbnail of user tehsingn
New York
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3 helpful votes
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December 20th, 2015

I designed my Xmas cards and had a difficult time ordering the card. Customer service was very helpful but it took awhile. Because of the difficulty in submitting my order I checked it carefully to no avail it seems. Received my card where picture orientation was incorrect and I received someone else's envelopes with addresses on it.

Thumbnail of user heathero30
Canada
1 review
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November 25th, 2017

I have spent so many hours trying to do a photobook on the Beta software. It is full of bugs and is constantly crashing (yes, I meet all the system requirements, I checked). It has been so frustrating and I am pulling out my hair. It took me so long to do anything (1 layout, hours), that I could not get it done in time before the voucher expired. They said they would extend it, but did not. Not happy with customer service at all. Never again.

Thumbnail of user hl19
Canada
2 reviews
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October 23rd, 2013

I bought an $18 voucher from wagjag and ordered my photobook. First of all, the website is non-user friendly, it took me 2 hrs to finish uploading and editing photos. Then when I placed my order, I had to pay an additional $12+tax for shipping. I carefully reviewed all the photos and make sure they are not in the "crop zone" or to be cropped when it is printed. When I received my order, the photos were cropped unevenly leaving a white rim on the edge of each photo. I was completely dissatisfied but their response was "while content in this zone may be cropped, there is no guarantee that all of it will be." and they claim themselves to be 100% satisfaction guarantee, give me a break. Don't fall for this deal and I could just order a nicer one from superstore, walmart or elsewhere at a cheaper cost.

Thumbnail of user marciab3
Maryland
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January 27th, 2014

I purchased a book from Picaboo via an Amazon voucher. The ordering process is tedious and time consuming, and unfortunately voucher orders default to an automatic upgrade. Customers need to be alerted to such upgrades or given the option to upgrade. The customer service department is not very helpful and they are not interested in maintaining customer relations.
Very unfortunate indeed.

Thumbnail of user candiced2
California
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February 5th, 2014

Listento the warnings and do NOT order from Picaboo. They are horrible! The technology is clunky and it took days for me to complete a simple photo book. I would've stopped halfway through but I was already livid at the amount of time I had invested. I purchased a living social deal that gave me $50 for $15 and their product isn't even worth that much. Horrible, horrible, horrible!

Thumbnail of user kirkj4
Arizona
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September 20th, 2014

I wish I read these review before I purchased from Picabo. Their customer service is horrible. They over promise and under deliver. My three books were misdirected in the mail and three phone calls, one chat session, and 5 weeks later, I still don't have my books.

Can not recommend this company.

Tip for consumers:
Don't fall for their Groupon and Living Social deals. Even with the discounts, you end up paying as much as you would with other companies. It's all a marketing ploy, no real discounts being made.

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Thumbnail of user aliciap7
Massachusetts
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December 23rd, 2014

Absolutely terrible costumer service! I bought photo albums of my wedding for my family and my in-laws. They were not shipped in time to meet the deadline the company claimed they would meet (that the packages would arrive before the holiday season). One of the package's shipping got completely screwed up, Picaboo would not acknowledge the situation at all. The costumer service representative was rude and so unhelpful (I was being very kind and patient despite being very frustrated but she was still very rude). If I could put less than a star I would - DO NOT use this site for any cherished projects - I will most certainly not be using them again.

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Thumbnail of user bridgetm3
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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December 22nd, 2013

Spent days designing the perfect Christmas cards. Spent extra money for the 'Premium' cards and personalized envelopes. Ordered overnight shipping. DAYS later, received the cards - and blank envelopes. When I spoke to customer service, they claimed the error with the envelopes not being printed was due to 'an internal bug' and had now been fixed, but the soonest they could get the printed envelopes to me would be New Years. Some good that does for Christmas cards. They also claimed they could not issue a partial refund, as the printed envelopes (which I didn't receive!) were 'included' in the cost of the premium cards. SCAM ARTISTS! I'll never order from them again!

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California
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December 6th, 2018

I ordered my Christmas cards on 11/26/18 and paid for rush delivery. I used a Living Social deal. Was given an Estimated delivery date of 12/3/18, that way I have time to mail cards overseas. As of 12/06 the order is still "in production". I chatted online 12/03/ with customer service (as I couldn't find a #) who said there was a delay and they couldn't tell me when my order would be shipped. They refunded my rush delivery charge but the point is if you give someone an ESTIMATED delivery I would expect it within 2 days. Horrible
Customer service without any actual help or information.
This is my first and last time I will order from them.

Thumbnail of user jj85
Arizona
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September 11th, 2013

Ordered Picaboo through groupon voucher for 9.99 for 20 page custom hard cover photo book. We were billed another 9.80. We assumed this was the amount that groupon was going to debit them. Unfortunately that was not the case. What appeared to be groupon deal for 9.99 costed us 18.79. Be careful when you deal with Picaboo and the deals that they offer.

Thumbnail of user marye5
Virginia
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8 helpful votes
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October 18th, 2010

I found this website from a freebie site. You can create photo books and calendars from your own photos. I was very impressed with the ease of navigation of the site. I made a calander and only had to pay shipping, but their normal everyday prices were reasonable, I thought. My calender came back within a week and it was beautiful. It was made out of heavy paper and the quality was just great. I will be doing business with this company again.

Thumbnail of user aliceh39
Canada
1 review
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April 2nd, 2014

I ordered a photo panel (8x10) from Picaboo. Received with the head of one of the subjects chopped off. Complained, was told it was a problem with their site which does not properly allow to judge borders and to reorder, and pay to be reimbursed. I ordered a second time, allowing for the "invisible" border. I received a damaged photo panel 2 weeks later. I complained two weeks ago. I have not heard back from their "customer service". I would not recommend Picaboo to anyone! I have thrown away both money and time and still don't have the product. This company deserves a zero rating.

Thumbnail of user jz29
California
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December 2nd, 2016

I always use Picaboo for my photobooks and have for years. I've also had good luck with using them for Christmas cards. I love how customizable it is. I love being able to put as many pictures or text where ever I want.

Thumbnail of user mariaj17
Missouri
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December 27th, 2013

Just horrible customer service with no accountability to their customer. Trust the other comments and just pick another company. With a gift this personalized, it is worth it to pick someone with better customer support. December 27 and still without Christmas presents or responses from my multiple emails to them. Just a sad company. Stay away.

Thumbnail of user kathyc27
Washington
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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January 22nd, 2014

Bought cards through Groupon so wanted to use for Christmas cards. Once I paid for it- I was all in :( First- it would not save any of my projects correctly. After literally hours working on what should have taken a fraction of the time, I ordered what I assumed were the cards I had decided upon. Like other customers, it took way longer to get the cards- only to find they were my first draft! They were cropped horribly, and looked so cheap. I corresponded with Picaboo through their Live Chat. I was asked to send a photo of the cards I received. I did so (their instructions were difficult at best to understand) and Picaboo agreed to refund my money- once I mailed the cards back.
Sure they refunded my money- but not for P&H to send the WRONG cards back. I ended up going to Walgreen's- cards were ready in an hour and looked amazing!
Groupon was wonderful as well- they could not apologize enough and sent me a full refund- no questions asked.

Thumbnail of user adamc40
New York
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December 19th, 2013

This was the single worst shopping experience (online or otherwise) this entire holiday season. We spend $1000's of dollars every holiday, and the $100 I spent at Picaboo will never be forgotten as the worst money spent. I have complained to the company and never heard back.
The online experience was difficult and frustrating. The quality of the items I purchased is literally childish and laughable. The look like something you might try doing on your own at home if you had never made photos ever in your whole life. And the customer support was ridiculous - I never ever heard back from them.

Thumbnail of user brentt13
California
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December 20th, 2013

Ordered our Christmas cards through this site. Worst experience ever. I was told 4-7 days to print the cards and I ordered rush delivery. 10 days later, the cards are still "being processed". I will never use them again for anything.

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