Zazzle postcards?

August 27, 2009

Good Day All!

Just wondering, with all the card swappers here, if anyone has ordered post cards from zazzle, and how their paper/stock is?

I'm having a hard time finding cards locally that are not glossy backed, and impossible to write on with a FP. Plus, the home printed cards i have recieved from others lately were all mangled on one way or another-- not sure what the diference is, as the stock is reeeeaaaly close to the same weight as professional made cards, but they don't seem to fare well... Anyway;

So, I'm looking at getting some custom printed, but i fear that they will also come glossy backed and not just raw paper for writing..

Oh, also, are there any other printing services i should be looking at?

Thank you for your time,

Gary.

Edited August 27, 2009 by AlaskanWriter

August 27, 2009

When I have custom postcards made, I use vistaprint.com. Sign up for their email list (it's obnoxiously frequent, just send them to a separate folder you only look in when you need to buy something), and you'll frequently get sent links for 50 free 8.5" x 5.47" cards or 100 free 5.47" x 4.21" cards. (The shipping usually runs $7-$8 to me.)

They aren't glossy, they don't bleed through, feathering is minimal with the right ink -- and the price is right.

Some of the other freebies you can get -- from mouse pads to note pads (very nice and FP friendly) to business cards, pens, and so on -- are quite nice, too, just watch the shipping.

--Susan

Good Day All!
Just wondering, with all the card swappers here, if anyone has ordered post cards from zazzle, and how their paper/stock is?

I'm having a hard time finding cards locally that are not glossy backed, and impossible to write on with a FP. Plus, the home printed cards i have recieved from others lately were all mangled on one way or another-- not sure what the diference is, as the stock is reeeeaaaly close to the same weight as professional made cards, but they don't seem to fare well... Anyway;

So, I'm looking at getting some custom printed, but i fear that they will also come glossy backed and not just raw paper for writing..

Oh, also, are there any other printing services i should be looking at?

Thank you for your time,

Gary.

August 27, 2009

Oh wow, I'm curious about the zazzle thing, too. I order stamps from there quite frequently and could just add the postcard order on to combine shipping. I am impressed with their stamp printing quality but, like AlaskanWriter, I'd love to know what the postcard stock is like before I buy it.

If I recall correctly, when I bought photo cards from them, the inside was great for FPs, but they may use a different stock for foldover cards than postcards.

September 2, 2009

Sorry I'm slow.... non pen life is way too busy this year..

Well, we shall find out shortly, I just ordered some, a few made with a couple of my pictures, and a couple from other folks on zazzle... I'll let you all know how they are when they come!

Susan, thanks! I'll have to look into their service soon too, I had buisness cards done by them a few years ago, aso free but shipping cost about $8.... good quality printer indeed.

G.

September 2, 2009

Oh excellent, AlaskanWriter! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Zazzle postcards.

September 3, 2009

When I have custom postcards made, I use vistaprint.com. Sign up for their email list (it's obnoxiously frequent, just send them to a separate folder you only look in when you need to buy something), and you'll frequently get sent links for 50 free 8.5" x 5.47" cards or 100 free 5.47" x 4.21" cards. (The shipping usually runs $7-$8 to me.)

They aren't glossy, they don't bleed through, feathering is minimal with the right ink -- and the price is right.

Some of the other freebies you can get -- from mouse pads to note pads (very nice and FP friendly) to business cards, pens, and so on -- are quite nice, too, just watch the shipping.

--Susan

Good Day All!
Just wondering, with all the card swappers here, if anyone has ordered post cards from zazzle, and how their paper/stock is?

I'm having a hard time finding cards locally that are not glossy backed, and impossible to write on with a FP. Plus, the home printed cards i have recieved from others lately were all mangled on one way or another-- not sure what the diference is, as the stock is reeeeaaaly close to the same weight as professional made cards, but they don't seem to fare well... Anyway;

So, I'm looking at getting some custom printed, but i fear that they will also come glossy backed and not just raw paper for writing..

Oh, also, are there any other printing services i should be looking at?

Thank you for your time,

Gary.

I have been signed up to their email list for a long time but I have never ordered anything. How fast are they as far as shipping goes?

September 3, 2009

I have been signed up to their email list for a long time but I have never ordered anything. How fast are they as far as shipping goes?

Depends on what you pay for. They're not super-fast nor super-slow for stamp orders I've placed, but I do enjoy the stamps and the photo print quality is great.

September 3, 2009

Thanks:)

September 18, 2009

Quick update, I finally got the post cards after 1.5 weeks 'processing' delay, customer service etc... Got some wrong cards, and too many of some, so I'm not sure of the zazzle service yet..

BUT, thats off topic, so;

The card stock seems/feels great! They are high gloss fronts, good prints, and while not raw paper on the back, I'd say half as slick as the front, and a LOT better than the really glossy touristy cards that I got locally.

I've not applied FP to card yet though, as I am not sure how the return/exchange for my other images will work.

I will update here again as soon as I have tried one with a pen though, and let ya'll know of their performance.

G.

September 18, 2009

On a parallel note, has anyone tried the postcards from moo.com? I find the idea very appealing, because you can use up to 20 different images for the 20 postcards, and don't have to get 20 of the same thing. I buy their small stickers regularly, and find the print quality really good.

September 25, 2009

Well, a week and no reply on the exchange so I'm using what I have.

The stock works great with fine nibs, my Noodlers, Private Reserve, and Diamine inks all are smooth on it.

The only problem I had was that Noodlers Walnut out of a Kweaco Sport M nibed pen went on so wet it took over 5 min to dry!! Made a smeary mess before it did too, as I was still writing with other pens. But all from Lamy F, my Pilot Penmanships, and Petit1s were dry within ~5 seconds. (rough guesses folks, I was too busy not putting brown finger prints on everything to get a watch to time it with )

All in all though, I think its great, especially for me, I tend to use F or EF nibed pens for my postcards; I write smaller with them to cram into the space provided.

I'm looking at trying moo.com soon, and any other service I can find that looks good.

G.

December 22, 2011

I ordered a batch of postcards (using my own photos) from zazzle.com and the stock is good but they have satin finish to them. I used the Noolder's ink Standard Black ink and it took less than 5 minutes for the ink to dry. Their customer service was good but the shipping cost to (Guam) was too high for my budget. I think I will follow what others are doing making their own postcards.

Edited December 22, 2011 by Mikale

December 22, 2011

I create the cards in Publisher and then have FedEx Kinkos print them. I use a rotary paper cutter to divide them into 4 cards. The cardstock is a little thinner than a regular postcard, but sufficient. I use their color cardstock and 110lb cardstock and have had no problems with feathering.

Andy

December 23, 2011

Depends on what you pay for. They're not super-fast nor super-slow for stamp orders I've placed, but I do enjoy the stamps and the photo print quality is great.

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