FedEx Office

Gouge!

I’ve been into this FedEx Kinko’s three times this month for printing and faxing services.
LOCATION
Kinkos operates on a card system– load it up with cash or card on site, then use the card at the machine stations. SImple enough.
Place is kind of a mess and there are only four or five computer stations. You may even find some are locked by a user asking an attendant 1000 questions while a line forms. Humm. Ok.
SERVICE
The staff is not too friendly but they do ask you if you need assistance when you enter. Unfortunately when they start helping one patron, they ignore everyone else (I.e. 1000 answers to above questions).
I also had a computer that didn’t accept my printing commands. I waited patiently to be helped while my card ran out of units. When an employee finally approached me, she asked me to load up the card and try again and showed me how to request a print job. Realllllyyyy?! Like, really though?
RATES
No surprise– kind of expensive. ESP computer use. Photocopier is probably the best way to go if possible. Even the folders for sale were overpriced but a convenient buy.
Faxing is also expensive! ABout $ 1 per page, $ 1.50 for long distance aka outside GTA. Come on folks. Caamaaannnnn!!! #NYAccent
I RECOMMEND: Investing in a printer/​scanner. I know I will. Jeez.
EXTRA TIP: Open 7 days a week/​24 hours a day. But dress lightly. It’s always boiler hot in here. What’s that about???

Quick printing services & friendly staff.

I’ll keep this review short in tribute to the efficient in-​and-​out service I got at this Fedex location:
I blasted through the doors, in deconstructed PJs, around 11pm on a weeknight. I was mid-​professional emergency. A quick internet search pointed me here, as a place open 24 hours.
It was surprisingly busy, with people using the computers, self-​serve printers, and scanning services. It might have been the mismatched flip-​flops I was wearing that tipped them off (HALP!), but one staff member immediately asked what he could help me with. After equipping me with all the essential forms to fill out, he left me for a few moments, only to return and cash me out. Done and done.
WORK CRISIS AVERTED! I especially appreciate how staff (I overheard this being done twice) sincerely tries to find the best priced option for customers.
Unilocal note: don’t leave important work documents to the last minute BUT, when you do… this ain’t a bad place to go to try to save professional face.