Please note the original contest listed in this post has close, and a winner has been announced
A couple years ago (wow time flies) I wrote a post about souvenirs, and how pointless I think they can be. I used to stress about getting souvenirs for friends and family, but eventually I decided not to waste my time searching for a shot glass or t-shirt that no one really wanted anyway. Unless I wandered across something local and outside the tacky souvenir that someone I know will personally love my souvenirs have become mostly non-existent (aside from photos, and journal entries).
Taking photos is great, but this is what I notice happens to my photos after a trip. I share some photos on Facebook, and maybe put a few here on Traveler Ahoy. After that they stay on my computer (and on a backup drive, just in case) and figuratively collect dust. It’s great to have these photos, but sometimes I wish I had something to do with them.
Another Kind of Souvenir
Enter Printcopia a website that offers canvas photo prints, in addition to other photo printing services. Printcopia contacted me and offered me an 8×10 inch Canvas Print. The photo I chose was one I took in New Orleans back in June. I like having a souvenir from a place I’ve been to with a photo I took. I can look at the photo and remember where I was, what I was doing/feeling/thinking when I was there, instead of just seeing some generic travel photo that, while is pretty, has no meaning to me.
Printcopia was easy to use. I found the photo I wanted for my Canvas print, and did a little editing in Picasa (although Printcopia offers professional retouching/editing for photos at an extra charge). I uploaded the photo onto Printcopia, chose the options I wanted, and entered my shipping/billing information. The whole process was easy, and quick. To make things even simpler you can also opt to upload a photo directly from your Facebook or Instragram, which I think is smart. Spending a couple minutes online getting an authentic souvenir certainly beats wandering around looking for souvenirs while traveling. I know I do a lot of solo travel, but for couples, friends, family, or any type of group travel this would be a nice souvenir to get, or a nice gift to give as well.
The print came within a few weeks, and looked nice. 8×10 isn’t a very big size, but I found a nice spot for this print in my bedroom. I would suggest picking a photo you love, and will be proud to display after all this is a souvenir you should be happy to show others when they visit. I did like the easiness, and convenience of the whole process. Printing a canvas photo is going to cost more than buying an “I ♥…” keychain, but this is a souvenir that is meant to last.
Win Your Own Custom Canvas Print from Printcopia
Seeing how I’ve won a few contests over the last few years I thought it was time to help someone else win a prize. Printcopia is offering an 8×10 custom canvas print to a reader of Traveler Ahoy. Entering can be done through the rafflecopter widget below.
We Have A Winner
Congratulations to entry #106 Stacey G.
Disclosure: I received an 8×10 custom canvas print from Printcopia to review, but all opinions stated are my own.
Hi! I hope this works now…
Hi Beth. Your comment went through. Good luck.
And of course I put you’re instead of your when responding to a comment from another PROW student. D’oh!
Fiji! As that is where I had my honeymoon!
Lucky you. Fiji looks like a fantastic honeymoon destination. Thanks for entering
I would print a picture of one of the lovely sunsets on the beach in the South Pacific.
A sunset photo over a beach sounds amazing. Thanks for entering.
Cool giveaway – I’d love to have a Printcopia print. Thinking of some great pics from my December trip to Europe that would be nice.
I’m sure you have a lot of great photos from your December trip. Thanks for entering.
I love printing out photos from my trips! I am actually running out of wall space though lol! I would probably save it until after my Canadian road trip and use a photo from that
I think running out of wall space would be the only major downside to printing out photos. Thanks for the comment and for entering.
Neat giveaway!
Going to take some nice shots around Europe starting Sunday. Would be awesome to print one of them.
Thanks Michael. I’m sure you’ll find no shortage of great photos to take in Europe.
I would print an image of San Francisco.
The city by the bay would make a great print. Thanks for entering.
OK. Totally lost on the raffle thingie….I think I entered but not one hundred percent sure.
Yes it looks like you entered correctly. If you like Traveler Ahoy and Princtopia on Facebook or follow me or Printcopia on Twitter you can get bonus entries too. Thanks. Good luck.