VistaPrint business cards

I got a set of "premium" business cards from VistaPrint recently, and I wasn't really happy with the quality...

Besides the paper thickness, they weren't even as good as the Avery Clean Edge cards I printed at home. My biggest complaint is that the VistaPrint cards are a little bit smaller than any other business card I have (mine or for other people)...the difference may be only 1 cm or so for height and width, but it's very noticeable. And the VistaPrint cards are also not as nicely printed or cleanly cut as the cards I made at home on my inkjet printer.

Did I just get a bad batch, or have other people had similar issues?

I got 2 different styles of business cards about a month ago and I thought they were much better then the ones I printed at home. I got the glossy upgrade which made the colours 'pop'.

You should call them and complain the might give you a refund or reprint them for you.

I have order 750 business cards and return address labels and had no issues with the quality.

I've only tried the mailing address labels, but those were quite good.

I also got a couple of stamps and I was happy with those. It was just the cards that weren't so great.

I'll probably place another order with them and try the glossy option this time...and maybe use a more fancy design than the minimalist design cards that I have now.

I've ordered two sets of business cards from them and was happy with the results. They are a really ethical company, just give them a call and they should replace them for you, or atleast give you a deal on a re-print.

I got a set of the free 250 business cards (where you pay for shipping) and they are crap. I have the same problem with the size of the card, and the paper they used is cheap.

I won't be buying my real set of business cards from them.

I've ordered 3 sets of 250. The first set wasn't very good, but it had quite a bit of colour. The second 2 were minimalist (mainly white) and are much better in quality - not sure about size.

Anyone recommend a decent pocket card holder?

Originally Posted by synaptech

Anyone recommend a decent pocket card holder?

There's a really nice leather business card holder at Things Engraved. You can put your initials on the front, and inside it is lined with felt and comes with a nice pen.

I think it is around $30 though - not cheap, but I've enjoyed mine!

print1001.com

Im going to make a reccomend. of somebody I found when I needed biz cards.
Im in the Windsor area and ordered from this guy David in the TO area.
I had 1000 business cards delivered overnight in about 16 hours.

http://mayaland.ca/

The guys name is David. They are local to many of you TO folk. I was overly impressed with the quality. I ordered once from Vistaprint, waited 40 days and the cards never arrived. Called and took months to get a refund.

http://5000cards.com/ make high quality, 4/4 double sided, UV coated cards.
About $130 for 5000.

Originally Posted by Ron

http://5000cards.com/ make high quality, 4/4 double sided, UV coated cards.
About $130 for 5000.

Best prices I've found by far!

Yeah, 5000cards.com has great prices. It shows up as $99.99 plus less than $10 shipping for me. Thanks for sharing the link, Ron.


I've gotten nice business cards made from other places before, and I know that there are much better deals than Vistaprint available if you want a large number of cards. But for the handful of very basic cards I needed, I was hoping VistaPrint would suffice.

Yeah, I just got a set printed with Vistaprints and I wasn't too happy either. Forgot to gloss and card wasn't cut properly even though I checked it using their template. Called back and they were happy to reprint at no charge.

However, I also tried overnightprints.com and they were pretty good. However, they ship using UPS standard so brokerage would be expensive if you order anything more than $20 which means you can print about 100 business cards without getting any brokerage/customs fees. Just got my shipment yesterday with no problems. Cards are heavy stock and gloss looks great. Printed colors were very good too (full color background photo)

The 5000cards is the cheapest I've found anywhere.. But, I want to get about 1000 cards printed..I can get it done for $50.. Does anyone know of any places that can do it for cheaper?