VistaPrint 250 Premium Business Cards 8.99, original was 23.99

[synbest]

Hope no one has posted it yet.

VistaPrint 250 Premium Business Cards 8.99, original was 23.99. Other than that, you pay $8.50 per order for 21 days delivery. The print quality is fine. I ordered free business cards for myself from Vistaprint before.

http://www.vistaprint.ca/business-cards.aspx?xnav=TsrItem&xnid=aPremiumBusinessCardsBusiness+Identity&dng=Business+Identity

Newly added on April 04,

This site has a lot of great deals for vista print
There's a link to 80% off the premium business cards ($3.99 for 250)

http://www.vistaprintcoupons.blogspot.com/

Premium business cards are free (plus shipping) at vistaprint if you go through this link: http://www.redflagdeals.com/click.php?id=32712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistaprint.com%2Fvp%2Fgateway .aspx%3FS%3D0056075432

info was on RFD: http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/alldeals/comments/small_business_get_personalized_business_cards_sti cky_notes_more_for_free_j

Postcards http://e.vistaprint.com/a/hBJ0ffEAZ5PEAB7gTpIAX4UuMir/vph15?d_snumb=3977726671
T-Shirts http://e.vistaprint.com/a/hBJ0ffEAZ5PEAB7gTpIAX4UuMir/vph12?d_snumb=3977726671
business cards http://e.vistaprint.com/a/hBJ0ffEAZ5PEAB7gTpIAX4UuMir/vph18?d_snumb=3977726671&SHOPPER_ID=7ME4TLE5VEWW0KPU7TGDQTJHQ26IF10M
Try these, I hope I linked them correctly. If not send me a PM, there is an option in the weekly newsletter to send a copy of the newsletter to a freind.
midget_man -> You may want to check your spam filter, quite often I find my Vista Print emails in there.

Thanks for the information contributors.

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[nacho113]

Vista Print usually pops up in the Freebies forum because they give away all there wares for free to get you to try them.
Just sign up for there weekly emails and you get your pick of FREE everything (just pay the shipping)
The current promo is 250 premium business cards for free and all of the following:

Standard Postcards
100 Reg. $29.99
NOW FREE

Large Magnets
10 Reg. $15.99
NOW FREE

FREE Rubber Stamps
Order Now!
1 FREE

Invitations
10 Reg. start at $9.99
NOW FREE

Pens
1 Reg. $5.99
NOW FREE

FREE T-Shirts
Order Now!
1 FREE

Photo/Logo Uploads
Reg. $5.99 Each
NOW FREE

Folded Note Cards
10 Reg. $11.99
NOW FREE

Oversized Postcards
50 Reg. $23.99
NOW FREE

Small Magnets
25 Reg. $15.99
NOW FREE

FREE Sticky Notes
Order Now!
1 FREE

Announcements
10 Reg. start at $9.99
NOW FREE

ORDER NOW! This NEW Offer Ends April 15, 2009!

[TifaLockhart]

This site has a lot of great deals for vista print
There's a link to 80% off the premium business cards ($3.99 for 250)

http://www.vistaprintcoupons.blogspot.com/

[hassan123]

Thanks OP.

[bubble.tea]

This site has a lot of great deals for vista print
There's a link to 80% off the premium business cards ($3.99 for 250)

http://www.vistaprintcoupons.blogspot.com/

Blastit to Hell! I can't believe you had to show me that link. I'm lookin' down the barrel of two 250pkg orders LOL. I LOVE VP!!!

Mucho Gracias!!!

[Genblue]

Thanks OP!

I just ordered 5,000 business cards from VP. I could have saved $40 using one of the blog links. Oh well, next time.

[shutterbug]

Where do you see the free postcards?

Vista Print usually pops up in the Freebies forum because they give away all there wares for free to get you to try them.
Just sign up for there weekly emails and you get your pick of FREE everything (just pay the shipping)
The current promo is 250 premium business cards for free and all of the following:

Standard Postcards
100 Reg. $29.99
NOW FREE

Large Magnets
10 Reg. $15.99
NOW FREE

FREE Rubber Stamps
Order Now!
1 FREE

Invitations
10 Reg. start at $9.99
NOW FREE

Pens
1 Reg. $5.99
NOW FREE

FREE T-Shirts
Order Now!
1 FREE

Photo/Logo Uploads
Reg. $5.99 Each
NOW FREE

Folded Note Cards
10 Reg. $11.99
NOW FREE

Oversized Postcards
50 Reg. $23.99
NOW FREE

Small Magnets
25 Reg. $15.99
NOW FREE

FREE Sticky Notes
Order Now!
1 FREE

Announcements
10 Reg. start at $9.99
NOW FREE

ORDER NOW! This NEW Offer Ends April 15, 2009!

[cheap_guy]

Premium business cards are free (plus shipping) at vistaprint if you go through this link: http://www.redflagdeals.com/click.php?id=32712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistaprint.com%2Fvp%2Fgateway .aspx%3FS%3D0056075432

info was on RFD: http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/alldeals/comments/small_business_get_personalized_business_cards_sti cky_notes_more_for_free_j

[chrza]

Thanks OP and TifaLockhart.

$7.99 for 1000 colour busines cards!

[midget_man]

Vista Print usually pops up in the Freebies forum because they give away all there wares for free to get you to try them.
Just sign up for there weekly emails and you get your pick of FREE everything (just pay the shipping)
The current promo is 250 premium business cards for free and all of the following:

Standard Postcards
100 Reg. $29.99
NOW FREE

Large Magnets
10 Reg. $15.99
NOW FREE

FREE Rubber Stamps
Order Now!
1 FREE

Invitations
10 Reg. start at $9.99
NOW FREE

Pens
1 Reg. $5.99
NOW FREE

FREE T-Shirts
Order Now!
1 FREE

Photo/Logo Uploads
Reg. $5.99 Each
NOW FREE

Folded Note Cards
10 Reg. $11.99
NOW FREE

Oversized Postcards
50 Reg. $23.99
NOW FREE

Small Magnets
25 Reg. $15.99
NOW FREE

FREE Sticky Notes
Order Now!
1 FREE

Announcements
10 Reg. start at $9.99
NOW FREE

ORDER NOW! This NEW Offer Ends April 15, 2009!

I signed up for their email, but I see no mention of any of the offers you posted.

[Shinjieva01]

yup pretty good deal imo...
i ordered 250 cards... with custom design on back and front... the total cost came to $35 (incl. taxes and shipping)

[nacho113]

I signed up for their email, but I see no mention of any of the offers you posted.
Postcards http://e.vistaprint.com/a/hBJ0ffEAZ5PEAB7gTpIAX4UuMir/vph15?d_snumb=3977726671
T-Shirts http://e.vistaprint.com/a/hBJ0ffEAZ5PEAB7gTpIAX4UuMir/vph12?d_snumb=3977726671
business cards http://e.vistaprint.com/a/hBJ0ffEAZ5PEAB7gTpIAX4UuMir/vph18?d_snumb=3977726671&SHOPPER_ID=7ME4TLE5VEWW0KPU7TGDQTJHQ26IF10M
Try these, I hope I linked them correctly. If not send me a PM, there is an option in the weekly newsletter to send a copy of the newsletter to a freind.
midget_man -> You may want to check your spam filter, quite often I find my Vista Print emails in there.

[user01]

Shipping kills, it's like $8 USD! :cry::cry::cry::cry:

[vim]

My problem with VistaPrint was that after I received order (2-3 years ago), I got their logo and advertising message on each of my business card. And nowhere during ordering process they said that this is going to be the case. I need new business cards, but it appears that sometimes they might add their own logo on my card. If they would clearly state in the order what to do so there is no extra logo, I would definatelly consider this.

[bubble.tea]

Hope no one has posted it yet.

VistaPrint 250 Premium Business Cards 8.99, original was 23.99. Other than that, you pay $8.50 per order for 21 days delivery. The print quality is fine. I ordered free business cards for myself from Vistaprint before.

http://www.vistaprint.ca/business-cards.aspx?xnav=TsrItem&xnid=aPremiumBusinessCardsBusiness+Identity&dng=Business+Identity
EPIC FAIL. Cost me $8 for not finding RFD's referral link for FREE Premium Bus cards. :D.

I reported the post so hopefully some mod will be kind enough to fill in the necessary info to limit how many RFDers get SUCKED into paying when they can be had for free :(.

Shame.,

Premium business cards are free (plus shipping) at vistaprint if you go through this link: http://www.redflagdeals.com/click.php?id=32712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistaprint.com%2Fvp%2Fgateway .aspx%3FS%3D0056075432

info was on RFD: http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/alldeals/comments/small_business_get_personalized_business_cards_sti cky_notes_more_for_free_j
Oh Snap!

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?????? . I ordered two sets at $3.99 .

I'm going to call/email to see if I can cancel my order from midnight last night.
Unbelieveable. They already marked this as 'sent'., and there's tracking already. Sigh...

[nacho113]

My problem with VistaPrint was that after I received order (2-3 years ago), I got their logo and advertising message on each of my business card. And nowhere during ordering process they said that this is going to be the case. I need new business cards, but it appears that sometimes they might add their own logo on my card. If they would clearly state in the order what to do so there is no extra logo, I would definatelly consider this.

They always offer there business cards for free with there logo on the back, but if you go through the RFD referal link noted above or just sign up for there newsletter, you are able to get there PREMIUM business cards for free (PREMIUM = no logo on the back and a bigger selection of cards to choose from)

[dirtmover]

Shipping kills, it's like $8 USD! :cry::cry::cry::cry:

...but their incremental cost is very reasonable. My wife just ordered two, different design, sets of 250 for free in a single order and the incremental cost of postage for the second set was only a buck fifty.

[dbfeng]

Local Company Accused Of Cheating Consumers
Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Unfair, Deceptive Practices

NewsCenter 5's Susan Wornick reported on Wednesday that VistaPrint, a Lexington, Mass., company is accused of running one of the largest unauthorized consumer billing operations in the country.

Stamping out deception has become the focus of four area families who said they logged on to VistaPrint.com to order business cards and marketing materials for their small businesses.

However, months after making their purchases, they discovered their credit cards were still being charged. "Probably close to $1,000," said Leigh Grady of Sterling, Mass.

"It totaled about $600," said Bryant Brooks of Brockton, Mass.


http://www.thebostonchannel.com/asseenon5/19069185/detail.html

[nacho113]

Shipping kills, it's like $8 USD! :cry::cry::cry::cry:

I'm thinking they probably use some of the shipping cost to help subsidize some of the cost of the cards. Although, I don't think that the $8 that you end up paying for 250 full colour custom printed business cards is really that bad of a deal. If you get there newsletter you can add several of there FREE items to your basket and the shipping price only goes up a dollar or 2 for each additional item that you add. For example a recent order that I placed cost me $13.85 shipping, but I ordered 250 business cards for free, a custom T-shirt for $1.99(usually free, but I had to pay extra for XXL), a custom printed ball cap for free and a custom printed pen for free all on the same order. The total order was under $18.00
If you're looking to place a larger order (say 1000 cards or some custom print T-shirts etc.), there current email gives you free express shipping and order fulfillment (7 days) for orders over $35.

[midget_man]

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/asseenon5/19069185/detail.html

Ohh oh. I was considering using them, but that is one dilly of a pickle.

[seanster]

I ordered the 'free' 250 cards.

2.49 BS charge for image upload
8.59 shipping
.55 gst
.88 pst. (I assume this is BS too)

Total 12.51

The checkout system is a minefield of expensive addons and crap. A lot like godaddy. I feel like I need a shower after being on their site.

[khulit]

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/asseenon5/19069185/detail.html


Lots of people complained about charges made to their credit card after ordering stuffs from Vistaprint... but in my case I have yet to see one (been a Vistaprint freeloader for almost 4 years)... It's probably because they don't check what they click on whenever they do the orders... Once you post an order, various options will show the web pages offering you other stuffs and some of them are affiliates or referrals to other products (like a subscription to a magazine, insurance, etc)... If you don't uncheck or read each one properly, you might inadvertently get subscribed to a "service" that you don't really need... Just do the order and carefully read each page before hitting submit and you'll be fine....

[NO CARRIER]

Apparently VP can only do business cards with gloss on the front. Anyone know of any good places in Toronto that will do gloss front and back?

[SirAlain]

Premium business cards are free (plus shipping)...
http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/alldeals/comments/small_business_get_personalized_business_cards_sti cky_notes_more_for_free_j

That's what I used when I ordered last month. I wasnt expecting it to be a working link. Cant beat free premium cards, I only paid shipping plus a small fee (I forgot) because I uploaded my own logo. Thanks RFD. :cheesygri

[cheap_guy]

How long do 21 day orders take from vistaprint anyway? 21 days? Seems odd since it was already shipped. Unless its arriving from china on a container ship or something....

[dirtmover]

How long do 21 day orders take from vistaprint anyway? 21 days? Seems odd since it was already shipped. Unless its arriving from china on a container ship or something....

We always order 21 days. Sometimes it takes 3 and somtimes it takes the full 21. I guess they just prioritize and sometimes you win, sometimes you loose. They get shipped from Windsor and that's not Windsor China :lol:

[Kalvster]

Thanks OP! Cheaper than staples. :cheesygri

[bubble.tea]

I don't get it.

When the other person posted the FREE REFERRAL LINK for these business cards, I quickly reported the post #1 and even provided the actual links needed to simply updated post #1 and the title, so that nobody else got SCREWED as I did and ended up paying for them when they could be had for free....

meanwhile here we are two days later...and nobody fixed it? Why doesn't anybody want to help point RFDers to a free link, instead of accidentally like myself getting stuck at paying for the same thing???:|

[synbest]

I just updated the post with new addons.

[canada6999]

Anybody has experience in dealing with vistaprints?

[sassysue]

guys have a question is this card board paper for the business cards if i order the 250? is it ultra thin paper because i need like best grade of paper any ideas?

[lil_c09]

The 80lb matte isn't very heavy, it's pretty thin. Your best bet is to upgrade to the glossy finish (even tho it doesn't say the paper weight) or upgrade to the 100lb matte, which is in my opinon a way better paper stock then the 80lb.

[synbest]

The 80lb matte isn't very heavy, it's pretty thin. Your best bet is to upgrade to the glossy finish (even tho it doesn't say the paper weight) or upgrade to the 100lb matte, which is in my opinon a way better paper stock then the 80lb.
Good point. I ordered a case of cards from Staples Print Center fifteen days ago. It is a complete rip-off! $19.98 for 250 cards on incredibly thin paper. There is huge extra space available when they put all the cards in the case. I wanted to cry when they shew me the card.

[Defiant]

Thanks OP

Ordered 250 cards, a free tshirt and a free pad of sticky notes.

Uploaded a custom logo. Total was $12

[Stetson717]

VistaPrint is legit as someone was asking for experiences dealing with them. And to the other poster who got charged PST, the printing facility which they are shipped out of are located in Windsor, Ontario so you have to pay both taxes.

Also, about the shipping time, just as someone else alluded to, its kind of a luck of the draw thing. But next time if you really want to order using the 21 day shipping method but want to get them sooner, order near the end of a quarter seeing that they are a publicly traded company and will try to get as much revenue in for that particular quarter they will have your item sent out a lot earlier..

[hta]

Good point. I ordered a case of cards from Staples Print Center fifteen days ago. It is a complete rip-off! $19.98 for 250 cards on incredibly thin paper. There is huge extra space available when they put all the cards in the case. I wanted to cry when they shew me the card.

I also took advantage of the staples offer, I'm embarrassed to hand them out. What a waste of $20. I ordered 500 from vista with the glossy finish upgrade, fingers crossed.

[cheap_guy]

But next time if you really want to order using the 21 day shipping method but want to get them sooner, order near the end of a quarter seeing that they are a publicly traded company and will try to get as much revenue in for that particular quarter they will have your item sent out a lot earlier..

How can that be true? I sent my order on April 1, and it was "shipped" within 8 hrs. Once they ship it, they can charge you, no? (regardless of how much time the shipping takes)

Or are you suggesting that they may take a few weeks to print and ship the order as opposed to a few hours if you're unlucky.

[bubble.tea]

...I sent my order on April 1, and it was "shipped" within 8 hrs...

FYI, Businesses like this generate a tracking ID immediately...doesn't mean it is actually pickedup though. Could be a few days before it's actually picked up.

[Stetson717]

How can that be true? I sent my order on April 1, and it was "shipped" within 8 hrs. Once they ship it, they can charge you, no? (regardless of how much time the shipping takes)

Or are you suggesting that they may take a few weeks to print and ship the order as opposed to a few hours if you're unlucky.

I can't really get into detail but like i said, ordering near the end of the quarter almost always insures you get your order quick regardless of shipping method. Even if you order a few days after a quarter end, just as you did on april 1. Also, if you order multiple items, the chances of it taking the maximum 21 days are greater. But if all you did was order 250 business cards you'll get a lot sooner.

[cheap_guy]

I can't really get into detail but like i said, ordering near the end of the quarter almost always insures you get your order quick regardless of shipping method. Even if you order a few days after a quarter end, just as you did on april 1. Also, if you order multiple items, the chances of it taking the maximum 21 days are greater. But if all you did was order 250 business cards you'll get a lot sooner.

Thanks for the clarification. Here's hoping I get them soon (i did just order the cards)... hopefully they aren't too thin.

for those that ordered the staples cards, did the glossy ones (which were also 20) look cheap too, or just the matte?

[Ottomaddox]

Lots of people complained about charges made to their credit card after ordering stuffs from Vistaprint... but in my case I have yet to see one (been a Vistaprint freeloader for almost 4 years)... It's probably because they don't check what they click on whenever they do the orders... Once you post an order, various options will show the web pages offering you other stuffs and some of them are affiliates or referrals to other products (like a subscription to a magazine, insurance, etc)... If you don't uncheck or read each one properly, you might inadvertently get subscribed to a "service" that you don't really need... Just do the order and carefully read each page before hitting submit and you'll be fine....

Maybe it's just me, but if a company does something deceptive like tricky hard-to-navigate webpages to churn unwanted addons from their customers.. I won't use them. And seeing a Class Action Lawsuit against them doesn't help either.

[cheap_guy]

Received my cards in the mail today. For the record, it was 5 days from order to delivery - I only paid for 21 day, so I'm very happy about that.

The cards are very good. They seem thicker and heavier than 80 lb. Mine pretty much fill up the whole box they came in. The printing has slightly less detail than the design I chose. (The color trim had a subtle honeycomb pattern on it that doesn't show up on the cards).

Very worthwhile 12.xx(US), IMO. (I ordered from the US website for the free premium cards, but I also paid for 2 sided printing)

BTW, the box came with additional "offers" inside, LOL

[bubble.tea]

Received my cards in the mail today. For the record, it was 5 days from order to delivery - I only paid for 21 day, so I'm very happy about that. ...

Expedited delivery came free for my 21day selection.

3.5 business days LOL.

too bad I got BURNED and paid instead of using the free referral link...WHICH IS STILL NOT UPDATED. What gives????

[seanster]

The cards I ordered on April 2 arrived today from Windsor via canada post expedited. They are exactly according to spec at 87x49 mm. The site suggests they should be 300 DPI but I uploaded 1200 DPI. I probably should have paid for glossy. The 'free' matte finish is a bit dull.

Full Bleed
90mm x 52mm
1062 x 615 pixels

Document Trim Size
87mm x 49mm
1028 x 579 pixels

[dirtmover]

guys have a question is this card board paper for the business cards if i order the 250? is it ultra thin paper because i need like best grade of paper any ideas?

No it's not ultra thin but if you want the best grade then you have to be prepared to pay for it.

[Genblue]

Hello,

I got my 5,000 business cards in a week. The only problem is that my blues turned out purple once printed. I called CS and they told me that it was a colour space issue (not CMYK) and offered to reprint my cards once I corrected the image.

Thumbs up for their support and speedy delivery. Like everyone else, I paid for the 21 day shipping.

[bubble.tea]

FIVE....THOUSAND???? Essentially they're Garbage???? Are they asking you to ship them back?

[sassysue]

Premium business cards are free (plus shipping) at vistaprint if you go through this link: http://www.redflagdeals.com/click.ph...S%3D0056075432

does those comes with the vistaprint logo on there?

i no there free products they list there company logo on it

anyone knows?

[cheap_guy]

Premium business cards are free (plus shipping) at vistaprint if you go through this link: http://www.redflagdeals.com/click.ph...S%3D0056075432

does those comes with the vistaprint logo on there?

i no there free products they list there company logo on it

anyone knows?

If you go through the US site following the RFD link, you get 250 free premium business cards with BLANK backs (no vistaprint logo). Only catch is you pay US dollars.

The free (ordinary) cards on the canadian site come with the logo on the back.

[Genblue]

FIVE....THOUSAND???? Essentially they're Garbage???? Are they asking you to ship them back?

Pretty much. :( They haven't requested anything yet but they're waiting for me to upload the new design.

[sannin]

thanks for the free link to the 250 biz. premium cards.

[yayaya]

How long do 21 day orders take from vistaprint anyway? 21 days? Seems odd since it was already shipped. Unless its arriving from china on a container ship or something....

My 21 day orders (twice) only took about 7 - 9 days.

[Genblue]

Pretty much. :( They haven't requested anything yet but they're waiting for me to upload the new design.
They have wonderful customer service! I uploaded my new logo in CMYK colour space and I should receive my new cards by next Friday.
It might be because I paid almost full price for the cards ($8/250).

<thumbs up for great customer service>

Highly recommended.

[EmperorOfCanada]

Premium business cards are free (plus shipping) at vistaprint if you go through this link: http://www.redflagdeals.com/click.php?id=32712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistaprint.com%2Fvp%2Fgateway .aspx%3FS%3D0056075432

info was on RFD: http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/alldeals/comments/small_business_get_personalized_business_cards_sti cky_notes_more_for_free_j

Thanks, ordered. Hopefully they dont turn out too crappy.

[darkz]

I ordered yesterday too. I hope they arrive early next week, because I need them for the end of the week and I was an idiot to do it so late.

[hta]

Got my cards today...awesome, way better than that staples junk, the characters were clear and sharp, colors perfect, and the paper was nice and thick and glossy. Thanks.

[sassysue]

i wanna get the 100lb paper but man 12 just for that paper u gotta be kidding me right

[cheap_guy]

i wanna get the 100lb paper but man 12 just for that paper u gotta be kidding me right

I wouldn't pay extra for the thicker paper. I'm perfectly satisfied with the standard paper.

[Laserheart]

This site has a lot of great deals for vista print
There's a link to 80% off the premium business cards ($3.99 for 250)

http://www.vistaprintcoupons.blogspot.com/

Considering the last post was from early 2008, it's not the most current site...