Shutterfly Comes to the Rescue on Photo Deletion Day

May 14, 2009

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, today extended a generous welcome offer to customers facing the deletion of their images at other photo sites this weekend. In addition to benefitting from Shutterfly’s long-standing free, secure photo storage policy, all new customers who join Shutterfly and upload 50 images to shutterfly.com between May 14-18 will receive a free* photo book, set of 12 stationery cards and photo prints as a welcome gift, valued at close to $60, from the Company. For promotion details and further assistance on safely uploading and storing images with Shutterfly, visit www.shutterfly.com/welcomegift.

“When we learned that some of our competitors were forcing their customers to make a purchase or face deletion of their photos, we wanted to find a way to help preserve those memories before it was too late,” said Jeffrey Housenbold, president and CEO of Shutterfly. “So today we are rolling out the welcome mat to new customers with a special offer so they can experience the innovative, high quality products and services, easy-to-use website, stylish designs, and customer-friendly policies that have made us the number one online photo service.”

In addition to free, secure storage, Shutterfly customers benefit from:

  • No forced deletion of your memories. And no minimum purchase required.
  • High-quality backups. We store your photos at the same resolution at which you uploaded them.
  • Free photo sharing. Friends and family can view your pictures without having to sign up.
  • Free personalized websites. Your own safe, secure place to share photos, journals, video and more.
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you’re not satisfied with your purchase, we’ll refund your money.

Since 1999, Shutterfly has been preserving and storing more than four billion memories without requiring product purchase or minimum account fees. In addition to keeping individual photos safe and secure, Shutterfly products and services have evolved to allow advanced safe sharing features through our Shutterfly Gallery and our Share sites, intended to expand community and enrich the full memory sharing experience.

For more information and to create a Shutterfly account, visit www.shutterfly.com

*Shipping charges apply

About Shutterfly

Founded in 1999, Shutterfly, Inc. is an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service. Shutterfly provides high quality products and world class services that make it easy, convenient and fun for consumers to preserve their digital photos in a creative and thoughtful manner. Shutterfly’s flagship product is its award-winning Photo Book line, which helps consumers celebrate memories and tell their stories in professionally bound coffee table books. More information about Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY) is available at www.shutterfly.com. Shutterfly and Shutterfly.com are trademarks of Shutterfly, Inc.

SOURCE: Shutterfly, Inc.

Shutterfly, Inc.
Gretchen Sloan, 650-610-5276 (Media Relations)
gsloan@shutterfly.com

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