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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 9:53 am Post subject: business cards
John has just told me that we are nearly out of business cards. Weve sat and rethought them since they were done a couple of years ago. WE had them done B&W at a printers 15 mins away, but are now thinking of something else. Keep getting pop ups on ebay about 50 free business cards and wondered if these companies are any good. Anyone?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 9:55 am Post subject:
We've never been able to find anyone more reasonable than Vista Print.

SandraR

Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 2346
Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 10:32 am Post subject:
I've just taken advantage of the moo.com offer. I'm really pleased with them, the quality of the card is good and as they use photos you select from ones on your Facebook page they are really individual. They arrived quickly too.

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 10:57 am Post subject:
Moo are good for quality, design and so forth. BUT you have to let them mine your contacts etc to get the free fb offer.

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 6:51 pm Post subject:
Try easyprint last lot were free & free del if you had their advert on the back.

Bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 2157
Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 8:31 pm Post subject:

Bodger wrote:

We've never been able to find anyone more reasonable than Vista Print.

2nded

Pete

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 9:06 pm Post subject:
My first ones were vistaprint. I'm going local for the next batch as I feel I'll have more control over quality of card and printing. I'm keeping the designing "in house"....https://whitefire-designs.co.uk/?q=node/3 my daughter

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9881
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 10:33 pm Post subject:
my first lot were from Moo - very good quality, but even with a special offer, quite pricey - although they are good if you want a variety of images rather than just one then I got a load from vistaprint - excellent value for money

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 13 10:50 pm Post subject:

gz wrote:

My first ones were vistaprint.

I'm going local for the next batch as I feel I'll have more control over quality of card and printing.
I'm keeping the designing "in house"....https://whitefire-designs.co.uk/?q=node/3
my daughter

I think that's a wise decision.
It's not necessarily that much more expensive and as gz says you have control, and you can usually see a proof.

Vanessa recently sent me one of her cards ... which I did the artwork for. She got the printing done locally and the quality is excellent.

EV

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 13 10:24 am Post subject:
We do ours on the computer. Advantage is we can change anything we want when we want, and have long or short runs. Downside is they are not such good quality, and because we have an inkjet, not waterproof.

alison
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 13 12:29 pm Post subject:

Mistress Rose wrote:

We do ours on the computer. Advantage is we can change anything we want when we want, and have long or short runs. Downside is they are not such good quality, and because we have an inkjet, not waterproof.

A quick spray with hairspray will help with sealing the printing.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 13 7:09 pm Post subject:
Thanks Alison. I might try that on some of the labels I make for candles and things. Never use hair spray, so only use I have seen for it recently is to set charcoal pictures to stop little dears being completely covered by the end of the day.

Luath

Joined: 03 Dec 2009
Posts: 761

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 13 9:30 pm Post subject:
Have used both Vistaprint and moo, both excellent. My Vistaprint cards are on good quality recycled card, very reasonable price too

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 13 9:45 pm Post subject:
Depends on how you view quality. Some are quite happy with cheap and cheerful and just need to get a message across and others more sensitive about design, layout, typography, print quality etc. We designed some business cards for a customer recently and used Moo. He was very pleased. I've had cards from https://www.blushpublishing.co.uk/ who ooze quality and use letterpress.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 13 9:26 am Post subject:
I've used both Moo and Vistaprint. I agree that the quality of the Moo ones is much better. But price-wise, Vistaprint are very good and I design my own and load them up. The quality isn't as good; however, I don't think that that's important for me - people tend to be surprised that I even have a card rather than critical of the quality . If I was a design business I'd spend more.

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