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Sweet New Business Cards Arrived

Chris — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:33:42 +0000

Just received my new business cards, came out really well check them out:

VistaPrint Scam

Chris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:15:48 +0000

VistaPrint scam, which I got caught up in a while back and thought I’d warn you off them. VistaPrint, for anyone who hasn’t heard of them, offer a printing service, so business cards, leaflets all types of printing. Their prices are ridiculously cheap, and as with all things what you pay for is what you get. The business cards I ordered were badly printed (barely read some of the fonts), the colour was off even though designed with CMKY and the card was flimsy and just felt dead cheap.

A few months after ordering I had a look at my bank account, only to find £9.95 had been coming out of my account every month. Did some research and tracked it back to VistaPrint who had apparently signed me up to a ‘rewards’ scheme (must have been very subtle when I signed up for me not to see it). It was then a pain to cancel, as there was no email, I had to call some random number hidden on their website and eventually got it canceled but no refund or money back. They got around £40 out of me and that’s only because I check my accounts often. So BE WARNED about this VistaPrint scam . If you’re looking for good quality check out moo.com who are a much better company and remember you always get what you pay for! I’ve now written a post about moo.com here.

Slick, Very Cool Business Cards!

Chris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:04:51 +0000

If you’re looking for great business cards that stand out, I’ve got to recommend moo.com minicards. They do regular business cards too, which are the same great quality, but the minicards come in a funky 28mm x 70mm size. I ordered some a while back and will soon be ordering more, as the general quality is very good. Nice and thick – they are anything but flimsy so always been proud to hand them out. Very unlike the shoddy quality I got from VistaPrint (check out my post on the VistaPrint scam!) and a couple of printers that just weren’t the quality I required. If you are freelance or own a business, the business cards are your public advert – they need to shout quality!

Here’s a picture of mine with custom design (with my old website branding on):

My moocards example business cards

As usual I only advertise products I believe in and have tested so anyone reading this knows it’s not bullshit. Check moo.com out, very impressed. (love their website too, easy to use and easy on the eyes, good job.)