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    Alive Scan

    4.7 (114 reviews)
    Special Hours • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Just an FYI: their website prices are not up-to-date. For ink fingerprinting the rolling fee is $25 and each additional card is $20.

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    2 years ago

    Quick, easy, honest, in and out. I recommend this spot. $83 to get my notary live scan. I wouldn't recommend anywhere else.

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    $83 for fingerprinting for my DRE Real Estate Licensing, was literally in and out in less than 5 minutes!!

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    Glad we were able to help you out. Thanks for sharing your experience!

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    2 years ago

    Magali was amazing. So nice and knowledgeable. Everything I needed was done quickly and professionally.

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    Thank you for sharing your experience at Alive Scan!

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    5 years ago

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    Thank you for posting your review!

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    4 years ago

    Super friendly and fast! I just walked in with no appointment and got my LiveScan done in about 10 minutes.

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    4 years ago

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    Glad we could help! Thank you for sharing.

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    3 years ago

    Excellent service, Tom was fast, courteous and very professional. I forgot the form and he provided one at no additional cost. Thank you.

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    Thank you for the kind words and sharing your experience!

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    4 years ago

    I had a really good experience here getting my finger prints done. Really nice staff! I parked on the street a couple blocks away

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    Thank you for the nice review!

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    Ask the Community - Alive Scan

    Is there a place to park a car nearby?

    Yes, customers can park at the Chase Bank next door to Alive Scan. My office overlooks the large bank parking lot. Our services (live scan, ink fingerprinting, FBI Channeling, photos...) only take about 10 minutes per person. We accept walk-ins or… 

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    “Tom had excellent customer service, a lot greater than any other photo printing company I've ever been to!”

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    Absolutely UNHINGED customer service. (*See the response below as well)…read more "Open 24 hours" apparently means "call at your own risk." I was up at 4 a.m. getting ready for work, could not book their advertised same-day Live Scan online, and called the number they provide. The man who answered was shockingly hostile. He talked over me, repeatedly berated me for calling at 4 a.m., and lectured me over and over that he "only answers the phone for emergencies," apparently an unwritten rule new customers are somehow expected to know. He refused to hear that their website was the reason I called and then hung up on me. Insane business model, but go off. ***********RESPONSE Thank you for responding. This way everyone can see how defensive and unprofessional this business is. What I have stated in my original review is the truth. I am not going to respond to the entire word salad posted here because it attempts to bury the real issue, but here are a few clarifications. You said: "Please feel free to show us where on our website we advertise Live Scan services as available 24 hours a day. " I did not make that claim. I said, "could not book their advertised same-day Live Scan online." I called the number provided on the website to ask a question about navigating the website NOT for a "Live Scan 24-hour service." You said: "The phone number is answered after hours strictly for genuine emergency notary needs." Please direct me to where your website tells customers that the phone number is for emergency notary needs only after hours, because I did not see this. Also, what is "after hours" for a business that is listed as "open 24 hours?" Can you see why a new customer may be confused or not understand the business model? You said: "Calls are monitored and recorded for quality assurance." You may want to announce this to customers who are calling. I think this is a good thing. You said: "laughing was audible in the background during this call" This is impossible. It is wild the length you are going to deflect. Your response speaks for itself.

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