Tuesday, 24 August 2004
There's No Such Thing as a French Baker's Dozen
I recently had the opportunity to get a roll of film developed. Normally, I haven't done that in France because I'd heard how expensive it was. Time was pressing, as I meant the photos to be a gift, so I dropped the roll off. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the price wasn't too much more expensive that what I'd expect to pay in the U.S., &euro 11.36 for 24 double prints.
But therein lay the problem: I only paid for 24 photos. My camera, old though it may be, regularly gets 25 images from a roll of 24. Following typical French Cartesian behavior, the last, perfectly good negative - snip! - was cut right in two.
What, you want to pay us for an extra photo? Silly American! You only get the options that we decide you get!
Looks like I'm back to hording my rolls for developing during my visits to the U.S.
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So Typical