The Typewriter Business Card

I've ordered business cards on several occasions during my lifetime, all before current printing technology. Not being able to afford a designer I had to design them myself and order a minimum of 500 usually. It tended to be very expensive, especially if you chose cardstock other than white or ivory. The turnaround time was weeks, not days. For a fraction of the cost and in a fraction of time I got the best business card I have ever had. It was easy, I just picked a template and modified it slightly. I was able to order just 100 cards; They turned out beautiful, eye catching and had the simple elegance I was looking for. The stock was different than anything I have ever seen, very unusual and worthy of note in itself. Everything was exactly as specified, looked better than I could have imagined. This is professional quality and second to none.

The card quality was a little flimsy. I ordered two sets of cards that day for two different businesses and the other one was fabulous! This card was noticeably cheaper in quality definitely not very durable. I chose the gold paper - and while it looked a little more sepia on the screen when ordering (which I wanted), when they arrived, they were almost glittery gold. Not at all appropriate for the business they were made for. The graphics on the front of the card were misaligned, so it made them look cheap. Super bummed. I liked the cards look when I was ordering.

Zazzle provides a way to modify the card designs & that is very useful. My order arrived 2 weeks from tthe order date. The card looks great. I would have liked some more design options such as stock images, such as some wedding rings, which I would have liked to include on my business card. Packaging - one suggestion for improvement - post in a sturdy postal box. Mine were in a small box, inside a flat postal bag. During postage the box had been squashed & all my 100 cards were loose inside the postal bsg. Fortunately none were damaged. Looks great. Option to have raised letters would be a welcome additionsl option.