I shoot about a hundred rolls of film a year, 75% Kodachrome and the rest Fuji. All of my mailers go to Fairlawn. I get most of them back in 8 to 10 days. Dallas used to take at least two weeks. If I need one quick, the local camera store in Bakersfield can turn it around in two days, on Kodak paper mounts. From what I've seen, A&I most likely does these on contract for Kodak, for I requested A&I once for a roll of Senisa 100 and it came back on Kodak paper mounts.
Also, on this subject, go to your local Post Office and ask them for priority mail boxes. There is one about the size for videos that will hold at least eight mailers. Fairlawn will return your slides (for me they have) in one box shipped the same way. If you have any more than one mailer use the small bubble mailers from your local office supply store. I hope these few tips that I've learned through some real horror stories will help ease your mind the next time you drop that roll off in a mailbox. Dave Burton -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs
