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I am considering printing some post cards to announce an upcoming show and decided to see what online options were available.. I realize that affordability and quality often are balanced differently with each company, so I asked for sample kits from three companies that were mentioned in a variety of blog posts and on several web sites. All three offered free sample kits that can easily be ordered online, and so far the results have been interesting. The three companies that I chose to contact were:
I ordered sample kits from all three on the same day, and received order confirmations from Moo and ONP immediately. In less than a week, kits arrived from Moo and GP, but nothing from ONP except for a USPS tracking number that had been initiated, but showed no data.
Moo is a big name with many of the online photo storage companies, and while I had heard mostly good things about their service, there were a few concerning comments about their print qualaity, and about some de-laminating of their glossy business cards around the edges. I cannot really comment on the latter issue, but the samples I received seemed fine.
I had never heard of GP until I began researching the other two companies. They seem like a well-established, full service company, and their customers seemed satisfied with both service and product. The sample packet that I received was about twice the size of the one that Moo sent, and was full of a variety of products. Its great to such a variety of marketing products, and they all seemed well printed.
While ONP sent me a mail tracking number on March 26 and told me my order had been shipped, I decided to contact them today to see if they could provide any additional information. I received a reply that informed me that since I ordered a free sample kit, I needed to submit another order. Unfortunately, no explanation about my first order was provided. As such, I am not really certain if there is a reason to re-submit my order since the other two companies responded so promptly. And, IIRC, there were quite a large number of complaints about lost or missing orders from ONP, but I wanted to give them a chance. However, I am not certain if I have the time and patience for a second chance since I seem to have two good choices.
I am still working on designing the announcement cards and would appreciate any feedback that folks have had with Moo or GP, or any other recommended printing companies.
Thanks,
--Ken
[*=1]http://us.moo.com/ ("Moo")
[*=1]http://gotprint.net/g/welcome.do ("GP")
[*=1]http://www.overnightprints.com/ ("ONP")
I ordered sample kits from all three on the same day, and received order confirmations from Moo and ONP immediately. In less than a week, kits arrived from Moo and GP, but nothing from ONP except for a USPS tracking number that had been initiated, but showed no data.
Moo is a big name with many of the online photo storage companies, and while I had heard mostly good things about their service, there were a few concerning comments about their print qualaity, and about some de-laminating of their glossy business cards around the edges. I cannot really comment on the latter issue, but the samples I received seemed fine.
I had never heard of GP until I began researching the other two companies. They seem like a well-established, full service company, and their customers seemed satisfied with both service and product. The sample packet that I received was about twice the size of the one that Moo sent, and was full of a variety of products. Its great to such a variety of marketing products, and they all seemed well printed.
While ONP sent me a mail tracking number on March 26 and told me my order had been shipped, I decided to contact them today to see if they could provide any additional information. I received a reply that informed me that since I ordered a free sample kit, I needed to submit another order. Unfortunately, no explanation about my first order was provided. As such, I am not really certain if there is a reason to re-submit my order since the other two companies responded so promptly. And, IIRC, there were quite a large number of complaints about lost or missing orders from ONP, but I wanted to give them a chance. However, I am not certain if I have the time and patience for a second chance since I seem to have two good choices.
I am still working on designing the announcement cards and would appreciate any feedback that folks have had with Moo or GP, or any other recommended printing companies.
Thanks,
--Ken