curious who has the best prices on cards, mine is going to be very basic, front and back. i check over night prints, but (i know this sounds picky) i didnt like their font selection. went to vista but the price quikly went from free to 50$ for 250. just seeing what you guys did, and how much ill be looking at.
cheap place for business cards?
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Jean-Claude
Keeper of the beautiful
I spent a lot on mine but know you can get some really basic 1k count cards for $40.
Envious Eric
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gotprint.net
full color front and back, glossy, etc for 35 bucks shipped!
full color front and back, glossy, etc for 35 bucks shipped!
imported_Jakerooni
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Business Cards, Postcards, Flyers, Brochures, Letterhead , Greeting Cards & Envelopes Overnight ~ by OvernightPrints.com = High quality High gloss Great card stock with shipping it's about $45-$50 to your door for a 1000 cards. Only place I ever use anymore.
TrueDetailer
All About The Bling Bling
Support your local printer!
If you want a gang run business card with major color change then order online.
The reason you can get cheap cards online is cause they print 50-60 cards at one time on a sheet. 1000 sheets at a time. Or in some cases 20 cards at a time on a digital color copy machine. Color is not consistant from start to finish. They don't use a traditional cutter to cut the cards. They use a slitter. Meaning the print will look out of center sometimes.
The average business owner getting just cards probably don't care, its all about the bottom line. But these online companies are killing real print shops. Printing is one of the last true trades where its an art and takes years to master.
Pay a few extra bucks and support your local printer!!!
If you want a gang run business card with major color change then order online.
The reason you can get cheap cards online is cause they print 50-60 cards at one time on a sheet. 1000 sheets at a time. Or in some cases 20 cards at a time on a digital color copy machine. Color is not consistant from start to finish. They don't use a traditional cutter to cut the cards. They use a slitter. Meaning the print will look out of center sometimes.
The average business owner getting just cards probably don't care, its all about the bottom line. But these online companies are killing real print shops. Printing is one of the last true trades where its an art and takes years to master.
Pay a few extra bucks and support your local printer!!!
Until Nov 22 use coupon code SITE20 at Overnightprints.com for 20% off
And one of my highest priorities is supporting the community I work in and local businesses; but the extra 100-150% I've paid area printers in the past for the same card stock/print quality/trim doesn't warrant my patronage. If the turnaround was faster or quality was better it would, but cards or flyers don't finish any sooner if they're done 15 miles away or shipped from 1500 miles away.
You've got to weigh the price and shipping, difference in quality and your opportunity to build a relationship when deciding to buy online vs local. It will vary from product to service, and case by case.
And one of my highest priorities is supporting the community I work in and local businesses; but the extra 100-150% I've paid area printers in the past for the same card stock/print quality/trim doesn't warrant my patronage. If the turnaround was faster or quality was better it would, but cards or flyers don't finish any sooner if they're done 15 miles away or shipped from 1500 miles away.
You've got to weigh the price and shipping, difference in quality and your opportunity to build a relationship when deciding to buy online vs local. It will vary from product to service, and case by case.
Make it shine!
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vista print has promtoions all the time for free business card, you pay shipping.
imported_Ivan Rajic
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toyotaguy said:
That's where I always order from and have yet to complain.
Envious Eric
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MR Detail Shop said:
yeah but thats just for 25 or 100...when its 1000 for 35 shipped, its kinda hard NOT to jump on the deal
Make it shine!
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agreed somtyime they do 250 and hsipping is like 6 bucks but hey $35 for 1000 is a good deal as well.
MaksimumAuto
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My Advice:
Get the best damn business cards you possibly can. It's usually the first impression. Try to overwhelm the potential customer with your professionalism. I guarantee you that an amazing (not good or great) business card will help you out in the long run. People do not throw away amazing business cards. I've had cards done with hi-def pictures of a Ferrari 612 and a Veyron in various angles with my info on the other side with a black background. If you want to kick it up a notch, have them made out of aluminum or plastic. These are expensive so don't hand them out to everyone. I have some 2 cent cards in the same format as MR Detail Shop which go out to the majority of the clients. The expensive cards go out to exotic owners, dealerships, body shops, etc.
Get the best damn business cards you possibly can. It's usually the first impression. Try to overwhelm the potential customer with your professionalism. I guarantee you that an amazing (not good or great) business card will help you out in the long run. People do not throw away amazing business cards. I've had cards done with hi-def pictures of a Ferrari 612 and a Veyron in various angles with my info on the other side with a black background. If you want to kick it up a notch, have them made out of aluminum or plastic. These are expensive so don't hand them out to everyone. I have some 2 cent cards in the same format as MR Detail Shop which go out to the majority of the clients. The expensive cards go out to exotic owners, dealerships, body shops, etc.
tssdetailing
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Jakerooni said:
this. Great color matching too. Our logo has a very bright pink key color and they did a great job on them
salty
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Couple years ago I used Vistaprint and also loaded up on all their free stuff (not sure what they now offer), bill total was $20 shipped for a nice clean layout.
TrueDetailer said:
I would happily support my local business, but just like stated before in this thread... for a small business owner the price difference of local printers vs. online printers is too much to overlook.
My last order of 1000 was done through overnightprints.com as well and they came out very nice, so I don't see where you are getting this warning of inconsistent color or off-center prints. In fact, I have had other business owners call me asking where my cards were printed because they saw one and were impressed.
I even live in the "Paper Valley" of WI, where you'd think paper prices would be cheaper. However, I saved $50 going online as opposed to any local printer and that is $50 I could spend for supplies or other marketing.