How It Works
Shoebox to shareable in four steps.
Quote it, hand it off, we digitize it, you keep everything. Here's exactly what happens to your originals along the way.
Get an instant quote
Enter rough counts in the Quote Builder and see an itemized estimate — bundle discounts applied automatically, no commitment.
- Estimates are fine — we confirm exact counts before any work starts
- Unlabeled boxes? Text us a few photos and we'll identify the formats
- 50% deposit holds your spot; the balance is due at delivery
Drop off or mail in
Bring your box to our Phoenix studio, or ship it from anywhere with a prepaid label. Larger local orders may qualify for pickup.
- Every item is logged against your order the moment it arrives
- Sorted into labeled, sealed bins with a tracking number
- Nothing leaves the building without being checked back out
We digitize and review
Photos and slides are cleaned and scanned flat at professional resolution. Film and tape play back on calibrated decks, watched start to finish — never a blind batch job.
- Manual pass on every batch: exposure, faded color, hiss, tracking
- Files organized by the groups they arrived in — "Mom's Slides 1987," not "Scan_0042"
- Work happens in-house in Phoenix; your originals never get shipped overseas
Get your files — and your originals
Digital files arrive as a cloud download link, a USB flash drive, or both. Your originals ship back or are ready for pickup the same week.
- Download link stays live long enough to back up in two places
- Standard formats — JPEG and MP4 — that play anywhere
- Nothing stays with us longer than it has to
Turnaround Times
How long it actually takes
Turnaround depends on volume, not format — a shoebox moves faster than a filing cabinet.
A handful of tapes, one album, or a single carousel of slides.
A few boxes — the typical "cleaned out the closet" order.
Multiple bins or a full family archive spanning decades.