Magic Machine

Having moved from it’s original location in the University Village, it is now in a very acessible location off of 29^th and Vermont. Reasonable prices, good hours, and just a all around convenient business

Wrong location at Hoover!

Easy enough place to get copies. I needed to print out a doc from my email. Just log on, print to the correct printer, and pay the older gentleman.
BUT: know that at first glance the sign says black/​white printing starts at 8cents/​pg, this means its 10 cents/​pg if you have under 200pg.
And: I printed 46pages, that’s $ 4.60 right? «No, tax with tax five twenty five» he says. Ok so I hand over the money and he says thank you and is about to walk away. «Can I get a receipt» I ask and he walks to the front to get it I assume. then I do some math, bc it sounds a little high and ESPECIALLY bc the dollar store next door got extra money out of me earlier this week.
And 5.25−4.60= 0.65tax … Which is more than 10% of my $ 4.60. No sales tax in CA is more than 10%. So I say «how much is tax here» and he’s hunched over writing out the receipt and says «$ 5, just give me $ 5» and slides the quarter to me. I’m surprised that he’s undertaxing me now. Maybe there is no tax and he’s just making some extra money. Whatever tax/​fee I’m happy as long as it’s 10%or under.
lesson I’ve learned: DOUBLE CHECK what I’m paying — especially at University Village!

Came in with a print job I desperately needed for finals at 545, and when I sat waiting for it download on this guys slow ass connection, he harassed me constantly about how he had to go somewhere (though his listed hours say 630). Unpleasant service, will never come back, AVOID!

Close to campus and reasonable prices. The old man that runs is very nice allows you to negotiate the price. Hopefully the place stay open with the renovations of the UV in the upcoming years.

Dear Magic Machine, I have been to your store at least 8 times in my life, and only two of those times you have been open and only one of those times was I able to buy a reader.
Why do you upset me so? Why does this grad student who does not conveniently live near campus have to drive there just to find out you’re closed? Your business hours are clearly stated on the website, and on your answering machine, so why are you not there?
Oh, and how come when you tell me there is no course reader, I have to argue with you that there is? Why Magic Machine, are you making my life so difficult?
All I want to do is spend 90 dollars on a course reader, but you’re not even letting me hand you my money.

I come here often for printing large amounts of stuff that would overwhelm Leavey/roommate’s printers. Usually it’s great; the owner is very kind and gave me a discount once when I had a thousand copies to make. Today, unfortunately, they had a big job that was printing for hours and hours. I was told to come back, and I did, and it still wasn’t done. Apparently there was no way to print my job at all, even if I printed one copy out somewhere else and just made photocopies on their unused copier, which puzzled me. Oh well. I’ll still go there whenever I need something substantial because it’s the cheapest option around, and the owner is nice and helpful.

I’m all for the idea of private little shops, but it seems that Los Angeles is just filled with these mom n’ pops that have ZERO respect for their customers.
I walked in here and I literally needed to print one thing. I was the first one there, but he helped 3 people before me. I waited there for 10 minutes just to find out that he’d charge me more than doing it myself at Leavey.
This place is crap. Don’t go here. Do this community a favor and don’t give this place business.

This place is located in the UV. The man there is kinda scary with an accent, but the price to make your own copies is only 6 cents per page, cheaper than at school or kinkos. He shows you how to use the machine and was very helpful.

As the majority of USC students do, I also come here to buy my course readers at the beginning of each semester. But the Magic Machine’s main claim to fame is that they are a printing/​copying business. Whenever I need to make copies (which is at least once a week), I come here because not only is it close-​by (located at the UV next to The Well near Burger King), but it’s also cheaper than other places like Kinko’s and Office Depot.
You can either choose to make copies yourself or you can give it to the man behind the counter who usually does it in a jiffy. But sometimes if he’s busy with other copying to do first, he tells you to come back in 20 minutes or so which is usually no problem because there’s a Starbucks next door to wait at. They also have a really cool automatic paper-​cutting machine that cuts like hundreds of papers at once! I’m seriously amazed every time! I wonder where I can get one of those…
Anyway, if you are in the area, and especially if you’re an SC student (FIGHT ON!!), come here for your copying needs and for stationery too! :)