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Ask HN: Business Cards

11 points by icey ↗ HN
The only business cards I have right now are from my employer. I'd like to get some printed up, but the print shop I've always used in the past went out of business.

I really prefer cards that can be written on (no full-color printing, no glossy cards, nice card stock that will take some ink).

Can anyone recommend a decent place online to get some cards made? Everywhere I've looked so far has those cards that look like they're cut out of a magazine.

I hate writing my information down every time I want to give it to someone and I don't want to give them my day-job information (it's never relevant).

I appreciate any and all advice!

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sarvesh
Zazzle
icey
Have you used them for business cards before? It looks like they have the same thing going that every other printer I've seen does - it's all glossy cards in full color print on crap stock.

I'd kind of prefer a place that specializes in business cards so that I don't feel like I'm carrying around a bunch of magazine inserts.

sarvesh
Actually I have used them for business cards. You don't have to get the glossy cards, we didn't. We didn't use any of their templates but created our own and the results were good. The only issue was shipping, it takes a while. Also they don't do weekend shipping.
Marion
I ordered cards from moo.com. They have premade designs. It's also very simple to make your own designs - as simple or ornate as you like. I was happy with the ones I ordered.
icey
So far, this is the most promising thing I've seen. Was the stock they printed on decent?
kamme
My girlfriend ordered some cards from moo as well, they where very good quality (non glossy) and delivered pretty fast too. Probably they are not the cheapest one around, but all in all she was very pleased with them...
icey
Sweet, thanks for letting me know.

I don't mind the price, as they seem pretty reasonable. I'll probably end up ordering something through them.

Thanks to everyone!

Marion
The stock was really good quality(I ordered the ones printed on recycled paper). They are noticeably better than most other business cards.
patio11
VistaPrint is good enough for Japanese salarymen. And we know our business cards. Caveat: after you're on their customer list expect to be upsold to, with a vengeance.
icey
Is "upsold to" a fancy way to say "spammed"?
alanthonyc
No.

It's part of the sales closing process. After you say you're ready to check out, you'll get special offers for discounts for things you never even knew existed, let alone knew you needed.

byoung2
Be sure to Google "Vistaprint promo codes" before you order. You can usually find up to 90% off codes floating around, depending on the time of year.