Business card pricing? Think I got ripped!

Just had some business cards made up.
The girl created them from scratch and they are one sided

I wanted 500 of them.

total bill was 609 bucks.


That seemed a little much to me.....

Anyone?

[Jamie]

Kyle.. Not only did you get ripped off. But unless they are very unique and gold plated you should not have spent over $200.
All ours are full color (with pics) laminated one side and we spend approx $450 for 3,000.

Man.. you took it rough.

Jamie

[Kanonfodder]

ya you got hosed....

Hey Jamie,

Was that for the creation of the business card aswell?

I paid to have some sort of logo made up....

She charged me 12 hours @ 25 bones.

[roger]

my computer here makes them and the card stock is at staples about 13.00

[The Elkster]

Hey its true highway robbery does still exist! Ahhh well chalk it up to helping the economy Live and learn

[Grizzly Adams]

I usually get mine done at Staples. Always found them fair and prompt.
Grizz

[TBark]

1000 for $125.
Color, raised logo.
Advantage Sign, Fort Sask.

TBark

[Bushmaster]

Kyle...give me a call. I'll get you 500 for an even 600 !!

Sorry, bud, couldn't resist....

[roger]

were they plumbers by chance???
maybe grandpa jim kicked those plumbers out of his house that were trying to hose him and they stopped by yours

[raised by wolves]

I had 500 great cards for $200 or $225, can't remember. Lots of colour, great paper, nice fonts.

Kyle, yes that included design.
25 hours to design a card???
My god man I have seen house plans completed in less time.

Sorry you took it so hard on this one. Perhaps you could talk with her?

Jamie

[bruceba]

Kylem if it helps next run of cards I'll do for a third off.

roger tag line Wyatt Earp?

I tried to reason with her. The problem is shes been a friend for a long time and shes just getting her start.

She said they arent templated like most cards but specially printed.

It was only 12 hours gramps but yeah, your right, thats still to long.

[Rackmastr]

That is retarded...plain and simple....ZERO excuse....I would be asking for a refund.....

I paid $80 for 500 of them...and that included the design.....

[CNP]

She said they arent templated like most cards but specially printed.

Special.................there you go...............specially printed cards from a special girl for a special guy. Add all that up and you get a special price

[roger]

Originally Posted by bruceba

roger tag line Wyatt Earp?

hi bruceba, could be...not sure who said what where...
just cut and paste off another guy at rimfire central.
seemed appropriate..

[avb3]

These guys have done a ton of business cards, postcards and promo stuff for me. Figure about 2 weeks delivery, although I have had it here within 5 days. Last order was $66 including shipping for 1000 cards printed both sides.

http://www.overnightprints.com/

I have heard positive things about, but have not used this Canadian site.

http://www.vistaprint.ca/

I have talked to my local printer who does some other stuff for me, and he says he can't even start to try and compete with these firms.

[BUD]

Originally Posted by Rackmastr

That is retarded...plain and simple....ZERO excuse....I would be asking for a refund.....

I paid $80 for 500 of them...and that included the design.....

For sure , why would you pay that , lots of printing shops advertise 500 for 50 bucks , takum back man , demand a refund , thats outright robbery.

[Mish]

I commend you for trying to help out a friend...but if she is a true friend, she should appreciate that and not try to rip you off!! Logo design is hardly rocket science. And there is no special way of printing that should ever cost $609 for 500 cards. Sounds like you've learned a hard lesson, and she's in for an even harder lesson when her business fails because people can get it done cheaper and quicker elsewhere.

[murphy]

I am in the printing industry.We would have charged you less than that, .5 hour included to set up with a supplied logo from you, on white house stock. If you had more than 2-3 proofs, that would increase your price everytime. If she designed you a professional logo in that price from scratch, then you got a sweet deal. A professional logo design would cost you at least double that by itself from a designer. Our hourly rate for creation/design time is usually $76/hour, done by a experienced designer with an art degree. So I think you may or may not have been ripped off.

[Rob Miskosky]

I agree with Murphy. We (Sportscene) design logos and such all the time. Depending on the client, logo design can take a long time with several proofs going back and forth with changes made. We do business cards full colour printed both sides for about $150 for 1000 if you provide the logo. If we design the logo, depending on the client, the price definitely goes up.

[Justanotherbuck2]

My cards and I order a few thousand per year and a thousand duct promotional stickers, cards are in full unlimited colour becuase we inlude all the credit card logos, Mechanical contractors and our own logo. Art work and design is normally a seperate Item on the invoice we recieve but my cards and stickers are $350.00, maybe your next order will be cheaper as design and art is already completed, Same as when I order hats, jackets or other Items If I change companies I deal with I have to pay again for digitizing, only fair they should be paid for set up.

murphy and rob, thank you for making me feel better.

This girl has some sort of art design degree from university of Toronto and
works for an advertising company.

The cards are on a cream colour stock....I upgraded from the white.

I would post a picture of the cards but dont wanna be caught for spamming