Vista Print

[Norfolk DJ 0]

 

I've run out of business cards and need to get some more.

 

These people seem to send me an email every day.

 

Are they ant good?

[am.entertainment 0]

i bought a few things from them diddn't think much to them paid for premium business cards and they were just printed on some card not gloss or anything. i would hate to see what there normal cards are like!

[Norfolk DJ 0]

 

Anyone else?

[Dream Catchers 0]

I've used them a few times.

I normally pay a little extra and get the glossy and foil cards.

Good value.

 

Jim

[Wayno 0]

No problems here either although I tend to upload my own designs.

 

Had brochures cards and postcards, all top drawer.

[Thats entertainment 0]

I have used them for my cards and im happy with them..

As with anything in life you get what you pay for

[McCardle 1]

They are okay. A little cheap and cheerful but plenty of people use them. Don't buy their magnetic vehicle signs though, the magnets are crap and fail to cling onto the vehicle at normal legal road speeds. I lost one of mine the very first time they were used between home and the venue - 10 miles away, and the other lost the will to cling on to life too and followed a week or so later. Total waste of money. When you sign up, also use a throw away email address, as you'll get daily special offer emails constantly thereafter.

 

However, business is bad in the UK with many small businesses suffering at the moment, and just as we hope that our services will be used within the local community then why not do your bit too and keep your printing requirement local and try one of the many small business and sole traders eeking out a living in your own town?.

Edited December 15, 2008 by McCardle

[YourBigEvent 0]

Always use my local printer too.

[Revelationroadshow 0]

Vistaprint are not quite all they seem. Give me a call on the office number somnetime and I will put you off and let you have some much better alternatives (for not a lot more!)

[milhouse 0]

I'd recommend using a printing.com outlet - probably more expensive but I've always had a good service from them and the quality of the work is good.

 

Vistaprint have always had a good turnaround time when I've used them but the quality of the output has been below par.

[Dukesy 0]

I've been happy with what I've received from Vistaprint...but the emails afterwards! Talk about OTT !

 

Although they have gone down a bit! Only 4 this month.

 

[sandysounds 0]

I've been happy with what I've received from Vistaprint...but the emails afterwards! Talk about OTT !

 

Although they have gone down a bit! Only 4 this month.

i must be special then...........i get one every morning....without fail!

[vokf 0]

I'm thinking about using a local printer. I was a bit disappointed with the quality of my cards from VisitaPrint and the total price paid was no-where near the advertised price.

 

We also made a mistake of making a font too small and the whole thing is hard to read. Live and learn!!

Edited December 22, 2008 by vokf

[Dukesy 0]

I was happy with the business cards but the colour flyer sized cards were a let down.

Tried Purchased the car magnets...too frightened they'd fly off when driving along!

[biggav 0]

i used them for business cards for my plumbing business and the band, very good, and get the job done!!! a little sluggish on the cheapest postage and you do get the feeling they are grooming you for a shanking when you go throught their check out process..... i had some post cards made up for the wifes 30th birthday invites, ordered 150 and nothing arrived, enquired and they sent again... i recieved a pack of 50.... re enquired and got the other 100.

 

On the plus side, they don't send by recorded delivery, so a mate of mine waits till his turn up, checks he's happy with them, they reports that he hasn't recieved them and gets another load for free. tongue out icon

 

 

[vokf 0]

On the plus side, they don't send by recorded delivery, so a mate of mine waits till his turn up, checks he's happy with them, they reports that he hasn't recieved them and gets another load for free. tongue out icon

 

I wonder how your mate would react if his clients wanted him to do twice the work for one price...

Essentially this is fraud.

[biggav 0]

quite possibly, but i'm sure if you look at the business ethics of Vista Print, they do their best to expoint grey areas and small print!! It may have actually been photobox that he had done it too, i remember him showing me the printed cards and telling me all about it.

 

The first lot of cards I ordered (via a link which said free business cards and silver card holder) cost me about £45 after they added all the little extras (glossy paper, double sided, 500 cards instead of 250, address stamp, post it notes etc) address stamp and post its came within 2 weeks but the cards still hadn't turned up 6 weeks later so i enquired if they had been sent and recieved an email that a second lot had been dispatched... the first lot were recieved 3 days after the second "rush" order and a letter sent with those said "if the initial order does turn up, please accept them as a gift/gesture of goodwill from us"

 

I wouldn't be at all suprised if when you pay for slowest postage (3-4 weeks) the items are printed at the same time, then put in a store room for 2 weeks before being posted out and therefore have a possibility of being forgotten about.

 

If i needed them quicker, i would have paid the extra postage but i ended up with 1000 business cards which will only be any good if my house doesn't get repossesed in January.

[vokf 0]

quite possibly, but i'm sure if you look at the business ethics of Vista Print, they do their best to expoint grey areas and small print!! It may have actually been photobox that he had done it too, i remember him showing me the printed cards and telling me all about it.

 

The first lot of cards I ordered (via a link which said free business cards and silver card holder) cost me about £45 after they added all the little extras (glossy paper, double sided, 500 cards instead of 250, address stamp, post it notes etc) address stamp and post its came within 2 weeks but the cards still hadn't turned up 6 weeks later so i enquired if they had been sent and recieved an email that a second lot had been dispatched... the first lot were recieved 3 days after the second "rush" order and a letter sent with those said "if the initial order does turn up, please accept them as a gift/gesture of goodwill from us"

 

I wouldn't be at all suprised if when you pay for slowest postage (3-4 weeks) the items are printed at the same time, then put in a store room for 2 weeks before being posted out and therefore have a possibility of being forgotten about.

 

 

 

I also paid lots more for my cards than was advertised. I think I wanted quick delivery (1st gig and wanted Cards to put out).

Small things like a charge for uploading my own design annoyed me. The express postage was a mis-worded.

To be fair to them, this wasn't secretly added to my Card - it was all laid out for me to remove these extra options, and I could have opted for slow delivery, their design, thin card etc.

 

I must admit, I don't like the "bait & switch" method of selling - and for not much more I'd prefer to get a local company to do the work.

 

If i needed them quicker, i would have paid the extra postage but i ended up with 1000 business cards which will only be any good if my house doesn't get repossesed in January.

 

I hope that doesn't happen!

Things are fairly tight here (but not that tight!). I've a few non-DJ invoices to call in and I'll be calling my NYE client later to confirm I'm all set (and to check its still on!).

If everybody pays, I'll be pretty flush... but currently, I can't guarantee that.

 

Jason

 

[Bouncy Dancefloor 0]

oh heaven forbid a company offers something for free and tries to sell you extras????

 

If you want the free cards, just go for them and pay the postage, thats what i did!