23 Places to Make Copies (Near Me) For Cheap
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Looking for places to make cheap copies? We’ve got you covered. Once or twice a year you might need to make a photocopy of an important document before it gets mailed off to the insurance agency, a government agency.
No matter the reason why you need to make copies, there are plenty of locations near you to use a copier for cheap, even in our ever-increasing digital world!
Editor’s Top Picks
| Places | Ranking |
| Apartment Office | Best Free Way to Make Copies |
| Library | Best Local Option for Copies |
| Costco | Cheapest Option to Make Copies |
Best Places to Make Free Copies
Before you go to your local copy store, you might be able to get copies for free at these places first. Free copies can be just as good as paid copies.
1. Apartment Leasing Office
If you live in an apartment complex, they might have a small business center in the leasing office with a copy and fax machine. They usually let you make a handful of black-and-white copies for free.
Even if you do have to pay for additional copies, their rate can usually be cheaper than the local copy centers, and you don’t have to pay for gas to drive there, either.
Since you’re already paying monthly rent, the business center is one of your paid amenities.
When I still lived in an apartment, I took advantage of this complimentary service as I would have to periodically copy and fax documents for insurance claims and work.
2. Place of Employment
Check with your boss first, but you might be able to use the office copy machine for a personal use. Since it’s only a few copies, they shouldn’t mind.
3. Friends or Family
If you have a friend or family member with an all-in-one machine, you can make copies and pay them a visit at the same time.
Make Cheap Paper Copies Near Me
When you can’t make copies for free, you will have no problem finding a place in town that offers copying services.
Rates can vary widely, so it pays to compare prices if you have a large job to complete.
4. Google “Cheap Copies Near Me”
Unless you absolutely have to, you don’t want to drive to the other side of town to make photocopies because that’s the only business you know of that makes copies.
Before leaving home, google “cheap copies near me” to see a map and list of places that advertise black and white or color copies.
You can save time and gas money, which make your copies even cheaper!
5. A Local Library
Almost every town has a public library, and most libraries allow you to make black and white copies for a small fee. My local library charges 15 cents per black and white copy.
You can find your local library by googling “Your City or County Name Public Library”.
Besides your local public library, your local university library should have a copy machine as well.
6. The Local Post Office
A few US Post Office locations still have a copy machine. The USPS doesn’t publish this information online, so it might be akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
To save time, call your local post office to see if they indeed have a copy machine available to the public.
7. Local Community Centers
Local community centers operated by the government or non-profits might have a public copy machine, too.
This can be the next best place to look beside your local library when you want to make copies at a public place.
8. FedEx Office
Previously known as Kinko’s until a few years ago, FedEx Office offers copy and print services plus FedEx shipping.
You can also submit copy orders online and pick them up at your local FedEx Office location, which is more affordable than just walking in.
At our nearby FedEx, you can expect to pay 13 cents for black and white and 58 cents for color.
9. UPS Store
The UPS Store (formerly Mailboxes Etc.) also offers copy services with more than 2,600 national locations.
Black and white copies start at $0.09 and color copies sell for $0.49 each. You might be able to get a discount for larger jobs.
In addition to copies, you can also rent a PO Box to earn mailbox money and ship via UPS.
10. A Local Copy Store
In my small town, we don’t have a UPS Store or FedEx Office, but we do have a locally-owned copy and printing store that prints photocopies, banners, business cards, and even packs and ships your packages for you.
These locations might be located near your town’s university or business district.
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11. CVS Pharmacy
Select CVS Pharmacy locations also offer copy services. Call ahead to make sure your local CVS does indeed offer copy services.
If they do, you can expect to pay the following per copy:
- Black and White: $0.19
- Color: $0.99
12. Office Depot and OfficeMax
All Office Depot locations offer print and copy services plus custom printing services when you need more than a basic photocopy.
Basic single-sided black-and-white copies start at $0.09 each, and color copies cost $0.42 per page.
If you have an OfficeMax store in your city instead of Office Depot, you can expect to pay the same rate.
These two companies recently merged and offer the same products and services despite having two different brand names.
13. Staples
The other large office supply store that might be near you is Staples. They also have rates as low as $0.021 cents per page when you need to make more than 100,000 copies in a single job.
For your first 100 pages, you can expect to pay the following per page:
- Black and White: $0.11 (First 250 then $0.10 each for pages 251-500)
- Color: $0.53 (First 100, then $0.47 each for pages 101-500)
As the largest office supply store, there’s a good chance that a Staples location is nearby.
14. Costco
Costco also offers copies at their copy and print center in addition to the other bulk shopping opportunities for your home or business.
To qualify for their best rates, you will need to order a minimum of 1,000 black and white copies to pay 2.5 cents each and only 50 color copies to pay 15 cents each.
Costco is one of the most affordable places for color prints because the 50-page minimum can be easy to reach when you’re trying to launch a business and will be handing out flyers to potential customers.
An additional service you might also consider is their binding and laminating options to create a professional-quality booklet.
Besides photocopies, you can also use Costco to print business cards, letterheads, and even banners or posters. Plus, you can even design promotional products like hats, travel mugs, magnets and t-shirts.
Get Copies Made at Your Grocery Store
Some grocery stores also let you make copies in addition to buying food. Not only can you save money on groceries, but you might also make cheap copies as well.
15. Coborn’s
Coborn’s offers copy and print services. Copy prices vary by location, so you will need to check with your local store.
In addition to copy and fax services, Coborn’s will also take care of your dry cleaning, bus passes, and recycling bags too.
16. Fiesta Mart
Select Fiesta Mart locations in Texas offer copy and fax services. You will need to call or visit your local store to find out for sure.
17. H-E-B
H-E-B stores in select locations offer copy services, too. Visit your H-E-B business center to find out.
18. Hy-Vee
Select Hy-Vee locations also have a copy machine. Ask the next time you shop or call ahead before you go.
19. Your Favorite Grocery Store
It’s possible your local grocery store offers copy services too. They might advertise them online in the “in-store services” tab, or you can always call or ask them.
Almost every business, even grocery stores, have a copy machine on-site for their business copying needs and they might let their patrons use it as well.
Order Copies Online
How do you make copies from home without a copy machine?
By ordering copies online.
When you don’t need copies made immediately, you might be able to save some money by ordering your copies online and either picking them up locally or even having them delivered to your front door.
Online printing can be cheaper than going in-person because it has fewer overhead expenses and offers high-quality finishing options.
While many of the places above can make copies from a digital file or USB drive, in addition to scanning your paper copy, you will need to upload an image of your document to make copies online.
Besides some of the national retailers mentioned above (UPS Store, FedEx Office, Staples, and Office Depot/OfficeMax), consider the following copy services, too.
20. Best Value Copy
Best Value Copy is one of the best online print shops for black & white or color copies.
Unlike some of the other online-only copy shops, you won’t pay a setup fee and you pay the same flat rate for each copy, regardless of quantity.
Here’s what you can expect to pay for each page copied:
- Black and White: 2.7 cents each
- Color: 9 cents each
There are no order minimums and all orders ship within 24 to 48 hours.
21. DocuCopies
If you have at least 1,000 copies to be made, DocuCopies offers black & white or color copies that are mailed directly to your home or office.
Black and white copies cost 6 cents each (1,000 copy minimum) and 7.7 cents each for color (1,000 copy minimum)
They even offer next-day delivery when you submit your order by the daily cutoff time.
22. ColorCopiesToday
ColorCopiesToday offers black and white or color copies at the following rate per page:
- Black and White (500-page minimum): 4 cents per page
- Standard Color Copies (150-page minimum): 10 cents per page
- Glossy Color Copies (200-page minimum): 11 cents per page
Prices drop as the size of your order increase. in addition to copies, you can also print a variety of other business products including brochures and customized envelopes.
23. Vistaprint
Vistaprint is one of the largest printing services. You can’t order black and white or color copies, but they can be used for the following print media:
- Business cards
- Brochures
- Flyers
- Signs
- Door hangers
- Promotional materials
If it can be printed, Vistaprint will do it. We’ve used them in the past and have been happy with their service each time.
How Much Do Copies Cost?
The biggest factor in determining how much it costs to make a copy is if you print in black and white or color.
Depending on where you make your copies, you can expect to pay the following rates for single-sided copies:
- Black and White: Free to 25 cents per page
- Color: 10 cents to 60 cents per page
You shouldn’t have to pay any more if your document is stored on a USB drive, but you will need to make sure the copy place has USB printing capabilities. Most places do but still ask before going if you’re unsure.
Some places offer a discount when you have a bulk order (1000+ pages) that you won’t receive when you only need to make a couple copies.
You can also save money by making double-sided copies, too, because you use half the paper.
It doesn’t matter if you are printing for personal or business reasons. Making copies is an expense many of us don’t factor into our monthly budgets.
When you are just beginning to pursue a side hustle, and you’re making copies to advertise your business, money spent on copies means less money you can spend on advertising or buying the necessary equipment or software to expand your business.
Summary
In a world where everything seems to be going paperless, we all still need to make copies from time to time.
Whether you only need to make one copy or 10,000 copies, it’s easy to find the best places to make cheap copies. How awesome is that?
Gee, I just did a quote on the UPS site for 200 4-page black and white copies on 20lb letter-sized paper and it said it would cost me $2,072. So, $2.59 is the cost per each black and white page. Hah!
That’s interesting. Something doesn’t sound right about that information. I just tried the same thing using the same figures and it came out to only $.09 per page at the nearest UPS site.
I’m an Office Depot Employee. So, the copies are not .09 and .49 a print. They haven’t been for a while. If you were to come into a store and use full service printing, it would be .15 for a black and white impression and .71 for a color impression. However, if you were to place the order online, or use the self serve printers, then the price would be .12 for black and white, and .51 for color. To clarify any confusion, by impression I mean by the side. So, if you want to print on both sides, that would be 2 impressions (Ex: 2 sided black and white would be .30 as you’re paying for 2 .15 impressions).
So many people come in with outdated information and leave angry. Try to update your information regularly because I don’t think people would appreciate looking for answers and being told false information.
Thank you for your comments. Since this website does not set the prices for any business mentioned, or linked to, it would be nearly impossible to always stay current on everyone. It is up to the consumer to double check the price before assuming it is current. We appreciate your viewpoint and comments.
Libraries have copy machines because there are some reference items that can’t be checked out. They aren’t really set up to make resume quality copies and the staff there probably don’t know how to do custom work. For that you need to go to an office place where you can get experienced help.
I am looking for cheap copies in Springfield Missouri. I have about 100 pages and I need to copy them several times. The cheapest I’ve found is 10 cents for black and white at the library.
That’s not too bad of a price. If you checked other sources and found that to be lower, it might be the one to go with. Keep in mind, location also plays a part in price as it takes time as well as gas to get there.
I’m just curious here. How did you know about HEB and HyVee when these two stores don’t operate in the same states? I know the HEB stores from living in Texas and the HyVee stores from when I lived in Nebraska. Thanks for the info on getting copies made. I am going to try my local Office Depot tomorrow.
Well, there are actually many grocery stores that will let you make copies for reasonable prices. Many times all you have to do is ask. Thanks for your comments!
Staples charges $0.12 for black and white copies. Colored copies are $0.61.
It is possible they charge differently in different cities. I know prices in other major stores are not always the same from store to store and city to city, so it might make sense that they vary for Staples as well. Thank you for pointing that out.
Let’s not assume that a free copy from a leasing office or a church office is free. Someone pays for that convenience, otherwise it’s just stealing. The quality and service should always stand out more than price. Remember, “You get what you pay for”… If your children or you needed a job, but they all went to the cheap place, how much could the business that has higher standards afford to pay them? A fair price and treat others better than yourself will always do a business, and the community, well. The business operates with an overhead that is crushing small business owners and it’s harder to maintain a good attitude when so many think cheap is the way to go. How ’bout using the cheapest brain surgeon or cancer specialist? Do ALL things as unto the Lord, give your best to the community, and be fair with ALL.
Those are fair points. Keep in mind, more than once in the post is said, “a few copies”, not hundreds. If you are only copying one or two pages a year, some leasing offices, churches, or employers don’t mind. Thanks for your comments.
The UPS store has cheap copies, but charges start at $2.50 for 1-10 minutes and up to use their computer.
Thanks for that information. 🙂
In Sacramento, CA, the UPS store charged me $2.00 because I was printing from a USB. So, six black and white, single-sided copies cost 3 bucks. Ask before you start printing…
I’m sorry you were charged so much. You do offer great advice. When doing any copying it is always a good idea to ask before assuming it’s inexpensive. That way you have no surprise charges or other problems.
CVS Pharmacy is charging $0.99 for color. Is that called cheap?
That seems really high, but it depends on several things. Were these single sided or double sided copies? Did you make the copies or did they make them for you (which would cost more for their time and labor). It also depends on the quality and thickness of the paper. Is this the only business that does this in your city or town? If so, they can get away with charging more. Whether or not what you paid is expensive depends on a lot of things.