I Ordered Google Photo Book (disappointed)

[@Richard-ck3jl]

Great job with this video. I quickly did a google search for photo book reviews because the images on my photo book are HORRID. The vibrancy of the colors are gone, and the photo quality looks as bad as printing from a standard home printer onto office paper. They're so grainy, and so bad that it almost looks like a cartoonish comic book quality. And for the record, I even pay for the 100GB premium version of google drive and photos to store high quality photos taken with my Google Pixel 7. Google should be ashamed for a completely awful experience

[@Valdemaaar]

Similar story to mine, Richard.. This is really shameful

[@Richard-ck3jl]

@@Valdemaaar I want to my email about the order and asked them for a refund. They asked me to send pictures and I showed them the photo quality and told them to work with a different photo printer company. I just received a full refund after a day. Didn't need to return my photo book too. I recommend everyone do this if you feel disappointed in your book

[@Valdemaaar]

@@Richard-ck3jl Haha, legend! 👏😃

[@onem4040]

5:42 I love your photo here, with the big wave on the right it's so dynamic congrats ! 🌊

[@Valdemaaar]

Thanks 😊

[@mariazinchenko8553]

Most honest review ever 🙂🙂🙂

[@Valdemaaar]

And most importantly - it's fair)

[@ChaliceFlame]

This is well done and you answered all my questions! Thank you!

[@Valdemaaar]

I'm glad to hear that! Thanks for the feedback ♥️

[@joshpoorman7010]

Google Photo Books weren't always this bad. I've ordered about ten books over the past four years, and the first few were of much higher quality--not just concerning the image compression, but the cover and the binding quality. I ordered two more for the holidays last year and the quality had completely dipped, exactly how you describe. The first shipment of these books included books in which the pages actually fell out, or were easily removed simply by turning the page. After contacting them and receiving a replacement, the binding had been fixed, but still was nowhere near the original quality from a few years back. They obviously changed the printing process at some point in the last two years. I'll never order from them again.

[@Valdemaaar]

Thanks for sharing your story, Josh. I didn't know the quality was better and then they started compressing images and producing low quality books. People seems to doubt my story, but what I actually intended to share is a true disappointment. I would never believe Google may produce such a crappy product. Don't trust my review? Order your own one and enjoy ;)

[@RobertoMezquiaJr]

I have ordered a google photobook every single year for my girlfriend for the last 6 years. They were are really great quality and anytime I had an issue, they fixed it for free and without hassle. Last year I ordered the book as usual and the quality took a HUGE hit. I'm trying to research now if it was a one-off thing or if this change was permanent. If so, I'm going to go with another company. So not only has the price doubled since I started ordering these books but the quality dropped drastically. Have you had a chance to order a book recently? If so, how is it now?

[@nick-lk8bu]

i wanted to make an album for my daughter today, luckily i saw your review Thanx!

[@Valdemaaar]

Heh, I guess better to print somewhere else 😉

[@timaloha]

Thank you for this. I was considering getting one of these, but that much compression is ridiculous. Do you know of a quality photo book site that also allows text?

[@Valdemaaar]

I've heard about Mixbook, Seawee, Shutterfly, Costco, but can't recommend them because I didn't try :)

[@CelDamage7]

C’est votre première vidéo et elle est géniale ! Merci beaucoup pour votre avis sur les livres Google Photos

[@Valdemaaar]

Merci pour vos mots gentils! C'est important pour moi. Une nouvelle vidéo sort très bientôt :)

[@maqsoodonline]

Thank you so much for this review. I blindly trusted the Google brand and assumed the quality would be top notch. I was ready with my album and about to pay when I thought I'd check some reviews before placing the order. Glad I found your video, I've now decided to get my photo book printed elsewhere

[@Valdemaaar]

Maybe they have already improved the quality, but we don't know. I also trusted Google blindly and was disappointed badly. So you better go to any print center or online pro print company

[@marcionotch]

Damm. I just ordered a photobook of 140 pages of my journey in Japan. Pictures were taken by Lumix professional camera, and like you, i thought the downloaded pdf was just a preview. I'm trying to contact google service to delete the order. I did it yesterday, on sunday. Today it already results printed and delivered. How can it be possible? It's definitely a fraud!! How can i move?

[@Valdemaaar]

Yeah, I had the same story. So they still did not manage to change anything. Great job 👏👏

[@robbe4929]

The quality of the printing depends also if your photos are RGB or CMYK, most of the printers only support CMYK , so u have to keep that in mind !

[@Valdemaaar]

Printing company should keep that in mind when they charge me

[@scalebuildings]

Do like the convienience of this product but thanks for saving us from a mediocre product - probably OK in desperation mode a day or 2 before something like fathers day. PS you have some great shots there.

[@PranavRajagopal]

How good are standard Google Photos prints? The ones for $0.18? I see glossy/matte options and wondering if you think they are good for standard prints not in a book

[@Valdemaaar]

I wouldn't trust Google with that. Better choose any photo lab, specialized on printing photos 😉

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

So basically, you're much better off getting your photos printed by a professional company.

[@Valdemaaar]

Yep

[@MarioPineda94]

The email you showed on the video mentioned they are printing on the same original quality it was uploaded to your Google Photos. That makes me wonder, are you uploading the photos to Google Photos on the original quality? Or quality saver? You change this on your Google Photos settings

[@Valdemaaar]

Mario, this was just a standard draft reply that "they are printing photos in original quality". As I've shown - they make copies, that's not true

[@MysteryOfMovies]

@@Valdemaaar but do you pay for google photos?

[@Valdemaaar]

@@MysteryOfMovies No, where did you see a Google Photos subscription?) I have enough of free space on Google Drive storage which is used by Photos

[@spamajama]

@@Valdemaaar I think what he means is when you back up or upload to Google Photos, you have the option to do it at "Original quality" or what they call "Storage saver". Storage Saver will compress the photos that are stored on Google Photos. Easy way to check is to look at the info of an individual pic to see if it says Original Quality, and if the file size of it on Google Photos match the file size of the actual saved photo.

[@Valdemaaar]

@@spamajama As a Google Pixel owner I have unlimited original photos storage on Google Photos ;)

[@tinaparis8068]

Would not order again, very cheaply constructed, super stiff and not good over all. Also found it difficult to add text and complete the process.

[@Valdemaaar]

Yes, I agree. Thinking about trying Fotojoker album, stay tuned for another review :)

[@aquhoil]

Goodyear photo boo

[@joshuajordan584]

The difference in quality between the original and the pdf version may be made less stark due to KZbin compression and the quality of the screen on the device you're using to watch the video

[@Valdemaaar]

Wow that's helpful. I guess I should also improve the compression and a resolution of my eyesight

[@theneedforspeeder9575]

The fact that it also costs 50€. It’s a damn joke lol

[@Valdemaaar]

Yep. Big disappointment :(