[DAC] postcards and card printing leads

[Joyce Linehan]

I'm posting this to the whole list because some people might find it
helpful.

The least expensive way to print 4 color postcards is gang run, which means
that it's possible that your color won't be exactly what you wanted.  But
the price difference is staggering.  In the dozens of times I've printed
cards, there was only one time when I thought the color was so substantially
different that I thought it affected the design.

The cheapest gang run printer I've found, with a simple online ordering
system, is 48hourprint.com.  They have an office in Dorchester, but the
printing is done in Ohio.  The quality is good.

The fastest gang run printer I've found, which is also very inexpensive, is
pkgraphics.com in Miami.  They print overnight, but require a phone
conversation to confirm billing.  They're also the ones who I had the slight
color problem with.

I have also heard people say good things about Modern Postcard, but I
believe their turnaround is rather lengthy, and last I checked a couple of
years ago, they were more expensive than the others.

For non-gang run, there is no good printer in Dorchester that I have ever
found.  I'd love to give my business to someone local, but the two printers
I know of really messed up some orders in years past.  So for more
specialized kinds of printing, I use Theresa at the Ink Spot in Quincy.
They do great work, but they're not cheap.

Joyce

-----Original Message-----
From: dacmail-bounces at thedac.org [mailto:dacmail-bounces at thedac.org] On
Behalf Of Sierra Beliveau
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 10:17 PM
To: dacmail at thedac.org
Subject: [DAC] postcards and card printing leads

Hello fello DAC artists.

I was looking for a lead on possible postcard/card making companies that 
have
1. incredible quality in the product
2. reasonable in cost
3. online or local companies
just some leads or references would be appreciated.
it seems like there are billions of we-make-postcards-cheap places and it is
difficult to sort them out.

stop the insanity!
thanks, sierra

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