Polaroid & print guides · 2 min read

What a Polaroid Print Pack Contains

Loose printed cards and nothing else. What arrives, what does not, and the three things people expect to be included that are not — worth knowing first.

The simplest product we sell, and the one most often imagined as something slightly different from what it is.

What arrives

Loose printed cards. As many as you ordered, in the size you chose, on 300 GSM matte card with the retro border printed as part of the image.

That is the product. There is no album, no frame, no box beyond the packaging that protects them in transit, and no fixings.

Included Not included
The prints, loose A frame or album
The border, printed String, clips or tape
Captions, if you asked for them Adhesive of any kind
Lamination, if you paid for it A display of any kind

The three assumptions worth correcting

1. There is no string or clip set. The photographs of prints on fairy lights are showing you a use, not a kit. Twine and small wooden clips cost very little at any stationery shop and you will want to choose the length yourself anyway. Polaroid wall layouts →

2. Nothing is adhesive. No sticker backing, no repositionable film. That is deliberate — adhesive backing pulls paint off hostel and rented walls, which is where most of these end up. Polaroids for a hostel room →

3. They are not instant film. Nothing develops, nothing needs shaking, and there is no cartridge. They are prints in that shape. Instant film against printed polaroids →

What you decide at order

Size 3x3, 3x2 or 2x3 inch
Quantity 30 minimum, or a custom count above 100
Lamination ₹3 a print, glossy
Captions Under the image, or leave it blank

₹9 a print, so thirty is ₹270, flat ₹70 delivery anywhere in India.

What we do to the photographs

Very little, and that is the point. They are cropped to the size you chose, the border is applied, and they print. There is no retouching, no colour correction and no design stage.

⚠️ Which means a bad file prints badly. Everything else we make goes through a design proof where a low-resolution image gets flagged; a print pack is faster and cheaper precisely because it does not. Choosing photos for polaroid prints →

Frequently asked

What comes in a polaroid print pack? Loose printed cards, in the size and quantity you ordered, with the border printed as part of the image. Nothing else.

Do they come with string and clips? No. Twine and clips are cheap at any stationery shop, and you will want to pick the length yourself.

Are they sticky on the back? No, deliberately. Adhesive backing takes paint off rented and hostel walls.

Is there a frame or an album? No. If you want the photographs bound, that is a magazine or an album rather than a print pack.

Do you check the photos before printing? Not the way a designed book is checked. A print pack prints what you send, which is why the files matter.


Part of our guide to polaroid prints. See also: polaroid print sizes compared and what goes wrong with prints.

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