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Linda Nygren wrote:

> > I sent an email to A&I to confirm the information (from a
> > StereoRealist group posting), and got the below in reply.
> > So do plan to use your A&I mailers before that date.
> > Fortunately Denver Digital and Dwaynes and a few others
> > are hanging in there. For now. -Linda
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> >> We will stop running e6 December 23, 2011. A&I will no
> >> longer process e6 film, We do apologize for any
> >> inconvenience this may have caused you. if you have any
> >> other questions please feel free to email, thank you,
> >> have a wonderful day!
> ARGH!
> I wrote back to Cindy who, on the 17th _of this week_, said
> "Yes the mailers you have we still accept. A&I will Still
> process E6."
> She has now confirmed the end of service on Dec 23. She did
> not explain the lack of notice on the web page. Maybe
> they're hoping to quietly retire the service and leave
> people holding mailers? It feels like pretty shabby customer
> service from a company which has always delivered
> outstanding film processing.
> She also did say:
> A) they have not struck any deals with any other processor
> to accept their mailers
> B) they will accept the E6 mailers as $9.49 credit towards
> C41, B&W and printing
> So here we are folks another big lab with excellent
> processing is shutting down their E6 line. I'm sitting on
> mailers I will not be able to use prior to Dec 23rd. You
> know what they are worth now, and what they will be worth on
> Dec 24th.
> Does anyone want to make me an offer on my A&I E6 mailers?
> --
> John Thurston
> Juneau Alaska
> http://stereo.thurstons.us
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