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Excellent point. I did have a problem once (can't remember what, actually) but the grocery store I use corrected it right away. I had been going in there a lot at that time so maybe that helped. Mistakes happen but what matters is how they deal with it.

I don't think your case was a mistake as much as it was an error in their judgement (from reading your second post). I have to believe that some people might get that 8x10 and think that they need a better camera... There is a risk to using places like this, but I try to make everything as easy and hopefully foolproof as possible by making my own files to fit the print size. So far it's worked well for me.

PS - $3 isn't too bad, but I think locally it's just under $2. I've heard (but haven't seen the proof) that paper and ink for an 8x10 is worth about $2 for the inkjets or dye subs that most people (individual photographers) are using.
My local CVS charges $4.99 for a bad 5x7 printed on an Epson inkjet. When I was printing my own stuff, I did some family calendars and it cost around $3 per 8 1/2 x 11 sheet using good paper.