This is what you get with a reputable printer:

We got our new business cards from Grace Printing, here in Chicago. Needless to say, they came out perfect! Absolutely perfect. Grace got them done right, the first time, and ahead of schedule. I ordered these Tuesday. We picked them up yesterday after being told it would probably be Monday or Tuesday of next week. Not bad for a small offset print shop. They did what a big corporate shop couldn’t do: ensure that the job was done right, the first time. While you can’t see it here, the bevelling of our logo is even there. That detail failed to even show up in the cards from Overnight Prints. No smudging, no bleeding, no over inking. A perfect run of Business Cards.

Here’s another great sign of quality:

Yes, that’s right. They are all cut to the exact same size! Compare these results with what we documented here, and you’ll see the difference is night and day. This is what you get when you’re dealing with a printer that employs people who care about their craft and their quality. This is what you get when you have a bindery department that actually pays attention to what they are doing.

Before anyone jumps in here and says well…you get what you pay for, understand this: we paid less for these cards, and the volume of the order was substantially higher! (we ordered 19,000 total from Grace. Vs. about 5000 total from Overnight Prints). While we elected not to do spot glossing this time, the quote we received was around the same price either way. (We decided in the end matte worked better for us.)

I cannot stress enough how important it is to get the most value out of where you get services if you run a small business. This is doubly true for artists and con goers who need quality printing done on schedule without screw ups. We are extremely happy with Grace Printing. You should definitely consider them for all your printing needs.

We will be using Grace again, as we fully intend to send them all of our printing for the foreseeable future. If you need printing done, make sure you give Tim a call over there. He was professional, courteous, and detail oriented. He’s also a really cool guy. =)