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Ask HN: Where to get business cards printed

6 points by nodesocket 15y ago

Looking for a good printer, who does everybody use besides VistaPrint?

sim0n 15y ago
I've always used moo.com in the past.
- limedaring 15y ago
  +1 for moo.com — great quality, great service (I ordered using a bad file and the cards were wonky, but they still reordered for free and overnighted it to me).
ColinWright 15y ago
I use the local printer just down the road. Send him a PDF by email, 24 hours later get a phone call saying to come and pick up the 1000 cards he just made for me. I found him on the interwebs - just searched for "printer" and my town name.
adamculpepper 15y ago
-1 for moo.com, the jacked up TWO of my orders. I'm using overnightprints.com next.
- limedaring 15y ago
  Did you email them? I've had mine screwed up and they fixed and overnighted it to me no problem. =/
8dot5by11 15y ago
Depends on what you want: 1-2 colors, full (4) colors, are you paying someone to design, or will you upload the design yourself, etc. If you are sensitive/picky about color quality (e.g., you are doing heavily designed or photo card), you will want the color of your finished goods to closely match what you saw on screen, then go with someone who offers digital printing. The color mgmt of offset printers varies by shop and the equipment. IMHO, HP Indigo digital presses appear to have the best color mgmt thus far. http://www.moo.com http://www.moo.com (as you can guess they use HP Indigo) http://www.123print.com/Business-Cards http://www.123print.com/Business-Cards http://www.overnightprints.com/businesscards http://www.overnightprints.com/businesscards
bendmorris 15y ago
What's wrong with VistaPrint? I've used them several times in the past - getting something like 100 cards for $5 if I remember right. I thought it was too good to be true, and was pleasantly surprised. (They also suckered me into some other personalized stuff like pens and sticky notes while I was checking out.)
- brudgers 15y ago
  I've had good experience with VistaPrint as well. I'll add that last time I shopped around, it looked like several other websites were just ordering through Vistaprint and tacking on fees - this is also what my local Staples started doing a couple of years ago. I've ordered other business printing from them as well and had acceptable results. Items typically ship quickly even with the slowest and least expensive option selected.
  - prodigal_erik 15y ago
    VistaPrint are spammers. Please stop supporting attacks upon our shared network.
- PonyGumbo 15y ago
  Ok, I'll bite. The cards I received were not particularly high quality (comparable to an inkjet-printed card), and I was enrolled in a recurring monthly membership program without my consent. I also spent months trying to get removed from their email list. This was probably 6 or 7 years ago, so it's possible they've cleaned up their act. Still, I'd never recommend them to anyone.
underdesign 15y ago
citycolors.com $12 for 1000 cards ordered on wednesdays nextdayflyers.com Cheap rates, I can attest to the quality.

6 points by nodesocket 15y ago

Looking for a good printer, who does everybody use besides VistaPrint?

sim0n 15y ago

I've always used moo.com in the past.

limedaring 15y ago
+1 for moo.com — great quality, great service (I ordered using a bad file and the cards were wonky, but they still reordered for free and overnighted it to me).

ColinWright 15y ago

I use the local printer just down the road. Send him a PDF by email, 24 hours later get a phone call saying to come and pick up the 1000 cards he just made for me. I found him on the interwebs - just searched for "printer" and my town name.

adamculpepper 15y ago

-1 for moo.com, the jacked up TWO of my orders. I'm using overnightprints.com next.

limedaring 15y ago
Did you email them? I've had mine screwed up and they fixed and overnighted it to me no problem. =/

8dot5by11 15y ago

Depends on what you want: 1-2 colors, full (4) colors, are you paying someone to design, or will you upload the design yourself, etc. If you are sensitive/picky about color quality (e.g., you are doing heavily designed or photo card), you will want the color of your finished goods to closely match what you saw on screen, then go with someone who offers digital printing. The color mgmt of offset printers varies by shop and the equipment. IMHO, HP Indigo digital presses appear to have the best color mgmt thus far. http://www.moo.com http://www.moo.com (as you can guess they use HP Indigo) http://www.123print.com/Business-Cards http://www.123print.com/Business-Cards http://www.overnightprints.com/businesscards http://www.overnightprints.com/businesscards

bendmorris 15y ago

What's wrong with VistaPrint? I've used them several times in the past - getting something like 100 cards for $5 if I remember right. I thought it was too good to be true, and was pleasantly surprised. (They also suckered me into some other personalized stuff like pens and sticky notes while I was checking out.)

brudgers 15y ago
I've had good experience with VistaPrint as well. I'll add that last time I shopped around, it looked like several other websites were just ordering through Vistaprint and tacking on fees - this is also what my local Staples started doing a couple of years ago. I've ordered other business printing from them as well and had acceptable results. Items typically ship quickly even with the slowest and least expensive option selected.
- prodigal_erik 15y ago
  VistaPrint are spammers. Please stop supporting attacks upon our shared network.
PonyGumbo 15y ago
Ok, I'll bite. The cards I received were not particularly high quality (comparable to an inkjet-printed card), and I was enrolled in a recurring monthly membership program without my consent. I also spent months trying to get removed from their email list. This was probably 6 or 7 years ago, so it's possible they've cleaned up their act. Still, I'd never recommend them to anyone.

underdesign 15y ago

citycolors.com $12 for 1000 cards ordered on wednesdays nextdayflyers.com Cheap rates, I can attest to the quality.