I ran out of business cards the other day, and after hours of searching for my business card design file, I decided to just design a whole new card (after I found the old one, of course. ha!).
I went with a printing company I hadn’t used before, which had a lot of recommendations around the internet.
Here are my cards, from AmericasPrinter.com:
That’s the same card, front and back. They double as hang tags.
They turned out pretty damn spiffy, if I do say so myself. And I’ll definitely be sticking with AP from now on.
The reasons: quality, speed, pricing:
- I got my cards in 8 business days with standard shipping, which included a holiday weekend.
- 1000 cards with full color, glossy prints on both sides was $25 shipped.
I’ve used VistaPrint and OvernightPrints in the past when they had free biz card deals, but I haven’t seen either offer free premium business cards in a long time. Even with the 40% off coupons that can be found all over the internet, VistaPrint’s price for 1000 cards with full color glossy on only ONE side is $30 PLUS shipping.
I looked a few other places, but I couldn’t find any other printer that could even come close to AP’s prices.
I also ran out of tyvek mailers. Usually I order from Uline, but someone had told me a while back that they’d found a much cheaper alternative. Unfortunately, I couldn’t remember what it was! So I had another search on my hands.
What I ended up with was threerb on Ebay. I had been paying 27 cents a piece for my Tyvek mailers from Uline. I got 200 of the same size poly mailers from threerb for $16.22 shipped. That’s 8 cents an envelope!
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Your cards look Amazing!!!
AmericasPrinter.com looks like an awesome site, thanks for sharing the info! They will send you out a sample pack, too, if you want to “test drive” their products.
I will most likely be ordering some business cards from them too, as soon as I can figure out which template to use, lol!
I am sick of printing my own, and if mine get wet, the ink runs…. booo!
{p.s. your link to their site is not working}
~Diana
Thank you! Especially for pointing out my broken link. Fixed!
-Lex
8^)
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Thank you for this! I have used vistaprint in the past, but have so wanted something that would double as a hang tag too. I’ll be checking out the mailers too.
your business cards look amazing
Just wanted to tell you that I love your blog – I just found it recently, but I’m having a lot of fun browsing through it…
Vee
Yet another mini-crisis solved by the amazing craft/fashion Queen, Lex. You are like my crafty fairy godmother. Thank you for these sites!!!!
Haha you’re welcome!
Hi there! Quick question, when you created your business cards and ordered from Americas Printer.com
How did you order and most importantly how did you submit your design? I absolutely LOVE your blog!!! Thanks!
I think you need to create an account on their site before you can submit the order, but this page has more details: https://americasprinter.com/about/five_ways
Once you choose the size and product that you want, you can download a template to create your design with.
i just stumbled onto this site and ive been on your section reading every little detail… ive always been told i should start my own handmade business but honestly i just didnt know where to start and now thanks to you i do !
I stumbled across your blog today and I am So
Happy that I did!
Thank you for sharing your smart and witty helpful
Tips on so many things crafty.
Happy Halloween!
Aloha,
Kat