Now, to be fair, I did say I’d have to have a very convincing reason to return to WalMart for portraits. I got one. 🙂
After checking out The Picture People’s packages, I decided we couldn’t afford them. They have a good reputation, but the cost is higher than I remembered. (We had a picture of Alexis done there two years ago.) I couldn’t figure out what to do, so I tried giving the WalMart portrait studio customer service number a call again.
This time when I called, I asked to speak to a manager. I was much calmer, so it was easier to think. I explained the situation to Amy, a very sweet CS manager there, and after apologizing profusely she offered to send me a good-size gift certificate for future portraits. The certificate will arrive sometime next week, which means we can still use it for Christmas pictures. Our cards will get out later than planned, but I just don’t care. We’ll be saving a lot of money, and this time I made the appointment at the store I know and trust rather than the one closer to home. 🙂
Now I’ll just pray the girls stay well until their picture. And don’t give each other black eyes or swollen lips or nasty scratches in prominent places…