On Mon, 29 May 2006 14:20:32 -0500, M.L. <me@privacy.net> wrote Re Re:
Freeware to make basic business cards:
>
>>>>>Anyone know of a good freeware program to make simple, basic, black on
>>>>>white business cards??
>>>>>
>>>>>Tried googling ... got all kinds of "free downloads" ... with all
>>>>>sorts of prebuilt designs and stuff ... all I want is basic printing.
>>>>
>>>>VistaPrint offers 250 free business cards as long as you stick to one
>>>>of its 42 design choices.
>>>
>>>Free? This from their website:
>>>
>>>Are your free product offers really free?
>>>
>>>Yes! You pay only for postage and processing and for any product
>>>upgrades that you make to the product. If you want to get your free
>>>product faster, expedited delivery is also available for an additional
>>>charge.
>>
>>I've ordered "free" cards from VistaPrint. Their shipping is high. So
>>high, that the total shipping for 1000 "free" VistaPrint cards is
>>higher than the cost of buying 1000 cards at Office Depot.
>>
>>However, if you only need 250 cards, then it is cheaper since you
>>can't get 250 cards from O.D. AFIK.
>
>Other posters complained about their relatively discreet watermark on
>the back of each card. That is such a non-issue that I never noticed
>it. I ordered 250 cards from them and was satisfied with the shipping
>fee, though delivery took a long time at the low rate I chose. IMO,
>VistaPrint's offer is definitely freeware.
I wouldn't call it "freeware", but the bottom line is I would order
from them again if I only needed 250 cards or less, but not if I
needed 500 or 1000.
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