http://www.claudiamccue.com/2010/04/gee-i-hate-to-impose/ Graphic Arts Training for Professionals Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.claudiamccue.com/2010/04/gee-i-hate-to-impose/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Kelley Wed, 05 May 2010 21:53:50 +0000 http://www.claudiamccue.com/?p=784#comment-351 I too have had an "online" printer leave a bad taste in my mouth. I though I'd save some money by having an online printer handle some business cards: standard-size business cards with rounded corners, 4/4 with bleed, UV coating. When I received the cards, the "rounded corners" were not so nicely rounded, and I seriously questioned the existence of the UV coating. I design a lot of direct mail, and my mail pieces with a UV coating survive the US postal system better than this business card survived one day in a pocket in my purse. I took pictures of the cards and explained the problem, asking for a reprint. They did reprint at no charge, and even gave me extra cards, but these cards were no better than the first round. I eventually received a refund and trashed (well, recycled) 1,500 cards. Next, I sent the job to my local printer. It cost a little more, but at least I'm using these cards. Sometimes, you do get what you pay for. I too have had an “online” printer leave a bad taste in my mouth. I though I’d save some money by having an online printer handle some business cards: standard-size business cards with rounded corners, 4/4 with bleed, UV coating. When I received the cards, the “rounded corners” were not so nicely rounded, and I seriously questioned the existence of the UV coating. I design a lot of direct mail, and my mail pieces with a UV coating survive the US postal system better than this business card survived one day in a pocket in my purse. I took pictures of the cards and explained the problem, asking for a reprint. They did reprint at no charge, and even gave me extra cards, but these cards were no better than the first round. I eventually received a refund and trashed (well, recycled) 1,500 cards. Next, I sent the job to my local printer. It cost a little more, but at least I’m using these cards. Sometimes, you do get what you pay for.

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