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  1. damcgee

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    #1 damcgee, Oct 25, 2005
    I don't want to pay $71 for 250 business cards at FedEx Kinkos.

    Has anyone bought business cards online?

    I'm wanting a standard size, white business card (on paper). I need at least two colors -- red and blue -- for my company's logo.

    I wanting to get these for an employee of mine who is just advancing to the very first tier of management, and I just want to give her something to make her "official" and ease her transition from regular employee to manager.

    Any suggestions?
     
  2. PeterS

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    #2 PeterS, Oct 25, 2005
    Go to staples and buy the 1000 card pack of 10-up business card sheets, Avery #8476, Ivory matte. Draft your card and format it with MS Word (sheet #8371 in the cards and envalope setting) and bang them out on a color printer. Badda-Boom. 1K business cards for $30!
     
  3. DrStranglove

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    #3 DrStranglove, Oct 25, 2005
    Problem with that is that the serraded (sp?) edges just scream "cheap" and "not for real company." I have never hired / listened to anyone that did not have the balls for a real card.
     
  4. BWS550

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    #4 BWS550, Oct 25, 2005
    WWW.VISTAPRINT.COM

    I USE THEM, IT FREE..............
     
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  6. SRT Mike

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    #6 SRT Mike, Oct 25, 2005
    I use overnightprints.com

    The aqueous coating provides a really nice look on my cards and they print in a 4/4 (full color) process, so photographs, etc, look nice.

    At that site, 1,000 cards full color with gloss coating is $40.

    I've gotten cards lots of places and the place I listed seems to have the best IMO. The cards are really thick card and thicker than almost all others I've seen.

    Tip - if you get the back of the card printed, dont opt for the gloss coating, because it makes it impossible to write on with a pen.
     
  7. M512

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    #7 M512, Oct 25, 2005

    Good call BRUCE! They do a great job!
     
  8. FarmerDave

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    #8 FarmerDave, Oct 25, 2005
    There are a new type made now that make a clean break, I don't know how they work but they look great, no one could ever tell they were "cheap." I bought them because I was designing a card and wanted to see what it would look like before I had a bunch of them printed.
     
  9. M512

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    #9 M512, Oct 25, 2005
    I only use those type to see how a design looks in real life, rather than a proof on the puter, or for when I'm in a pinch waiting for cards to come in. The time, aggravation, and ink cost to print 500 cards that way, vs. the $40 from VistaPrint.com it's a no brainer for me. I'll gladly buy those few hours of my life! ;)

    If you elect to go that route, avery has some glossy cards that are great depending on the design of your card.
     
  10. Supercarlover

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    #10 Supercarlover, Oct 25, 2005
    I just payed $55 for 250 from OfficeMax, 2 color with ivory-colored paper. Perhaps a little more than I should have spent, but better than the printed ones I tried to cut out. I won't do that again.
     

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