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Old 07-24-2008, 12:27 PM
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Default Cheap postcard companies online.

I recently learned how to use power point to make my own postcards. I would like to know if anyone has print companies in mind that i can upload my templates to and get a fairly cheap rate for 1,000 or more postcards.

I found one company at http://www.nextdayflyers.com/ndf/sit...?fuseaction=16 . Is there anything cheaper than their price of i think $175 for 5,000?
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:54 PM
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Default Re: Cheap postcard companies online.

so no one knows of a cheap quality postcard company? Thats weird how is everyone marketing their service?
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Default Re: Cheap postcard companies online.

Try www.OverNightPrints.com. They're good at full-color printing and very reasonably priced. You can upload your own designs and I believe they accept Powerpoint files.
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KSA,
that is one company i will look into because i have created a few postcards with power point and the company i posted i don't believe will use the pp.

Good call!
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Default Re: Cheap postcard companies online.

We use overnightprints.com and love them. I'm not sure if they accept pp, I think you'll need to convert it to a pdf or jpeg first. We always submit pdf's. You can't beat their price and turnaround.
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Default Re: Cheap postcard companies online.

Overnightprints has good quality too..important to consider as all postcards are not created equal
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Default Re: Cheap postcard companies online.

we've used postcardpress.com for several years and have been very pleased with their service and the quality of their work. We create and upload our own artwork, but not in PP, so you may want to check if they accept that format.
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I recently learned how to use power point to make my own postcards.
Be careful with this. While things may look nice "on screen", PP is not really intended to create high-res, print ready artwork. I think you would be extremely disappointed with the quality of your postcards if you actually use a PPT file as the source document (or even if you convert a PPT to a PDF file).
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Old 08-09-2008, 10:42 AM
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Default Re: Cheap postcard companies online.

Thanks everyone for your help in finding a cheap high quality printer.

EFS webmaster, i take your point about the pp into consideration because the postcard company that i mentioned won't use pp. They said they would use it as a template but create their own. Maybe they do have a good service and passed the quality check by accident?
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Default Re: Cheap postcard companies on line.

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Originally Posted by Susan Zanzonico View Post
Overnightprints has good quality too..important to consider as all postcards are not created equal
Susan,

I use Overnight Prints as well. Though I did complain that they only send me discount coupons after I placed an order. Now I seem to get them every week. I told them they should start a loyalty program. You know buy 10 get the 11 free or something along those lines.

Ya ever get over to the NY side?
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