How to get an enlarged print job?

[rob base]

So I have a power point file / document with text and some pretty background, but I need to make it in a printout size 20 inch by 30 inch and NOT standard paper size. Any services u know of that will do this?

I went to Staples and I can convert it to a photo and they can blow it up. But that's kind of expensive ($20). I don't need it glossy or on fancy paper. Just regular paper, regular printing (color). Ideas?

[buystoys]

Minute Man Press? 

[bean29]

I know Kinkos has printing storefront services in my area.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

That is probably a good price.  I know that when I needed to print out drawings that size, the college charged me about $2/page because it needed to be printed out on a plotter for something that size.  I seriously doubt that this was an inflated charge, as just printing out an 11" x 17" drawing on the printer charged my print card 0.05/page.

[Sam_2.0]

We have plotters at work for the engineering dept, so we can print on those at cost (something that size would cost us about $3-5). Could you do that at work or do you have a friend who could?

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Find an engineer/architect/graphic designer friend with a plotter.  

[alabamagal]

DH was former print shop owner, and I know the pricing.

Anything over 11"x17" in full color is very pricey.  11x17 can be done on a regular copier, and you can get that size put on poster board for a small amount extra.  But anything over that size will cost you.  $20 sounds about right.  The actual dimensions don't matter once you are above 11"x17" because you can set the plotters to whatever size you want.

[rob base]

Thanks all! I will try kinkos & minute man. Any other recommendations?

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Sept 30, 2016 11:47:35 GMT -5 rob base said:

Thanks all! I will try kinkos & minute man. Any other recommendations?

Any place that has a plotter, as that's what you are going to need to print something else out that size.  Someone suggested if you have a friend in an engineering firm is another idea.  They usually have plotters big enough to print out this size.

But depending upon how many pages you have, $20 really doesn't sound bad.  You may be spending more time running around time looking to save a few $$, if that.

[zibazinski]

The name of this thread makes me giggle, sorry

[rob base]

Minute man press will do the job!

They can doing something close enough for a total of $6!!!!

THANKS!

[zibazinski]

[Miss Tequila]

Oct 2, 2016 22:27:51 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

How do you get that for texting pictures?? LMAO...the thread title .

Ha! I was just coming here to say now I understand Rob's pictures...and I'm disappointed

[rob base]

<<has no idea what u all are talking about>>

<<looks overhead sees many things flying by>>

[rob base]

Alright ....so now that I understand the joke....ha, ha (sarcasm).....u all will feel pretty silly when I tell u that what I had enlarged is being used as a background for the display of my toys ....(wait, that doesn't sound much better :-)