Best place for business cards?

[slackerinabox]

My last order from vistaprint felt cheap and looked a little crooked too, guess I have to go up budget. Suggestions?

 

[jmgonzalez]

overnightprints.com. Much better quality than Vista

 

[ViviTheMage]

To print, or create?

 

[Saint Nick]

IMO, you're better off writing your name and number on a stack of napkins and giving those out.

 

[nick1985]

Marked

 

[Gibson486]

I was under the impression that all the companies used vistaprint, they just changed the front end.

 

[mmntech]

I made my own in Photoshop and sent them to the local print shop. Just plain text but they look great (IMO).

 

[Gibson486]

I made my own in Photoshop and sent them to the local print shop. Just plain text but they look great (IMO).

Yeah...i tried that, but I went one step further, I printed them at home. Bad idea.

 

[slackerinabox]

To print, or create?

Printing, really. I can send a psd or just use their templates, I'm not picky. Vistaprint just did an awful job on my cards - looked like an inkjet printer on the crappiest stock possible. of course I can upgrade to premium cards on vistaprint, but I'd like to try a new service.

 

[sswingle]

I love gotprint.com Get brochures there all the time. Haven't gotten business cards yet but plan to. Can get 1,000 glossy cards for $25 shipped. Based on the quality of the brochures I expect great results on the cards.

 

[sygyzy]

Love how you guys are getting budget business cards online. Real professional.

 

[sswingle]

Love how you guys are getting budget business cards online. Real professional.

If the cards look nice, who gives a damn (or would even know) where they were printed.

 

[Macamus Prime]

Love how you guys are getting budget business cards online. Real professional.

I like to print my resume on the wax paper that comes with my slice of pizza.

 

[foghorn67]

Gotprint.
Printed here, LA I think. Fast, legit and amazing quality.

 

[Macamus Prime]

If the cards look nice, who gives a damn (or would even know) where they were printed.

If you aren't willing to spend $30 to $50 on a good to great set of commercial print shop quality business cards, it may send the message that you aren't worth the time or day to work with.

 

[sygyzy]

If the cards look nice, who gives a damn (or would even know) where they were printed.

Have you seen a Vista Print card? freedomsbeat212 - please post a photo.

Who cares where they were printed? Well, you should and definitely the person you're handing it to does. You want to make business cards to make an impression yet you don't really seem to care about how they look?

 

[Gibson486]

Have you seen a Vista Print card? freedomsbeat212 - please post a photo.

Who cares where they were printed? Well, you should and definitely the person you're handing it to does. You want to make business cards to make an impression yet you don't really seem to care about what they look?

I have cards from vistaprint and I am going to do my wedding invitations with them too. The business cards look fine. Mine are not crooked at all.

The part that bothers lots of people is when they do not pay the extra $4 for printing on the back. As a result, you get a vista print ad on the back. Some people find it rather annoying.

 

[Wyndru]

Here you go

 

[Gibson486]

If you aren't willing to spend $30 to $50 on a good to great set of commercial print shop quality business cards, it may send the message that you aren't worth the time or day to work with.

You are given the choice at checkout, just like at any other place. If you want to cut corners and not do any of the add ons, then it is up to the person buying it.

 

[sswingle]

Have you seen a Vista Print card? freedomsbeat212 - please post a photo.

Who cares where they were printed? Well, you should and definitely the person you're handing it to does. You want to make business cards to make an impression yet you don't really seem to care about what they look?

Well notice I said IF THEY LOOK GOOD then who cares.

 

[sygyzy]

sswingle - I don't have a problem with getting business cards online. That's not the part that concerns me. I said budget (aka cheap) cards. And cheap stuff rarely looks good. But hey, you might be like Gibson486 who thinks Vista Print cards are SO good he's doing his wedding invites on them. I can't think of a better endorsement.

 

[Gibson486]

sswingle - I don't have a problem with getting business cards online. That's not the part that concerns me. I said budget (aka cheap) cards. And cheap stuff rarely looks good. But hey, you might be like Gibson486 who thinks Vista Print cards are SO good he's doing his wedding invites on them. I can't think of a better endorsement.

Did vista print touch you when you were a little kid? Really? Did they? I mean, I have met many wedding planners who say vista print does a good job with them. Even if you go to Staples online, they use vista print also. So, what exactly is the issue? Have you even bought stuff from them? What makes it look cheap?

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Did vista print touch you when you were a little kid? Really? Did they? I mean, I have met many wedding planners who say vista print does a good job with them. Even if you go to Staples online, they use vista print also. So, what exactly is the issue? Have you even bought stuff from them? What makes it look cheap?

Maybe when I get home I'll take a picture of the quality of cards from the last set I ordered from there.

They worked for their intended purpose, but were not high quality (although I didn't pay for high quality stuff either).

 

[nick1985]

sswingle - I don't have a problem with getting business cards online. That's not the part that concerns me. I said budget (aka cheap) cards. And cheap stuff rarely looks good. But hey, you might be like Gibson486 who thinks Vista Print cards are SO good he's doing his wedding invites on them. I can't think of a better endorsement.

Calm down dude....

 

[Gibson486]

Maybe when I get home I'll take a picture of the quality of cards from the last set I ordered from there.

They worked for their intended purpose, but were not high quality (although I didn't pay for high quality stuff either).

Exactly. if you are using it for the purpose of networking, yeah, it's fine. If you are going to use for actual business that has more than one competitor, then you better pay for the extra options (thicker cards, glossy, etc). If you do not have the money to get extra options, at the very least, pay the extra money to make sure it does not have an advertisement in the back. Other places cost more, but they already have those extras built in to the price, so of course they cost more. If you want to see horrible quality business cards, then try making them yourself. It was an experience I will never do again.