Sophisticated scanners make sandwiching coworkers between two pieces of plate glass to preserve office-party memories a thing of the past. Take advantage of technological innovations with today's Groupon: for $40, you get $100 worth of photo and video digitization services from ScanDigital. Memories are safe with ScanDigital: they have processed more than five million images in the last 2.5 years. If you have more than $100 worth of memories, just send in your desired batch and pay the difference. Because this Groupon doesn't cover shipping costs, you'll be responsible for shipping your items to the company, and you'll be billed for return costs (typically $17–$20).

The celluloid specialists at ScanDigital turn grainy 3"x5" photos and dented VHS tapes into dependable digital files that fill the future with the pleasant retrospections and introspections of a warm and wonderful past. With $100 worth of services, you can digitize roughly 200 photos, 170 negatives, 145 slides, seven 3’’ 8mm film reels, or five videocassettes; mix any of the memory mediums of ScanDigital services (check out all the compatible formats for photography and video). The digitization process includes photo colour correction and cleaning and prepping film to ensure the highest possible transfer quality. Simply ship your photos and videos to the company on your own, and when the digitization is complete, both the originals and new high-quality copies will be shipped back to you.

Digitally backing up photo and video archives is invaluable for photographers, videographers, and anyone with photos and videos. Someday soon, the home videos of your first childhood choir solo will warp, and your sweet warbles will become the terrifyingly chipmunk drones of your adolescent rock show of rocks. Significant moments seem insignificant when their video playback quality is significantly obstructed or when their photos are stained and faded by Father Time’s clumsy coffee spills.

Not valid for hard drives or digital picture frames. Groupon valid for use beginning on October 23. If you purchase multiple Groupons (up to three), only one can be used per order, but you can combine multiple orders in the same package to save on shipping costs.

Reviews

ScanDigital has appeared in a wide variety of media, including InStyle, Wired, Real Simple, and Women's Health. Amazon reviewers award it an average of four stars:

• What a great service! Not only was everyone I worked with extremely helpful, I was really impressed with the quality and speed of the work…I now have generations of photos that can be saved and shared forever. – Thomas Wilkensen "Tom"
• I felt my precious photos and movies were handled with the upmost respect. I received all original copies back in excellent condition as well as the digitized media. – Patti