Hi guys, I'm thinking about printing business cards at Staples, I have never done it at Staples before and just wanna hear for those of you who have experience: if there is anything I need to know before I go in? Is it possible that I go to Staples to look at the card samples before I place order online for same day pick up? What else to look out for? Thanks!

I want to print out standard business cards with same day pickup. So I know i’m limited to just the front of a card. But when I go to upload the image (PDF), it looks blurry/grainy in the preview, where I have to confirm it looks okay. But in the editing part it looks clearer and cleaner. Will it print the way it looks in the preview?? Or will it print out more clearly?

Also what’s the policy on them? Like if they don’t turn out the way I’d like them too can I return them? Or do i have to deal with it?

Designed a business card in Adobe Illustrator, ensuring that I accounted for the listed safe / bleed areas, but when it came time to actually uploading it appears that they increased the size of the safe area, cutting off portions of my card? Should I go with the initially listed safe area, or the one shown in the design portal?

why can NO ONE follow the directions on the website when it comes to business cards- i feel like everyday i'm calling or emailing 3-5 people about fixing their file and making sure stuff doesnt get cut off or there's a weird white margin everywhere. i don't love our website but i feel like the instructions are pretty clear. but every week it seems like my customers get dumber

Hey all,

Totally new to this printing stuff, making some business cards and wanted to see if you all have any tips so that they come out in good quality.

I had one concern with the printing platform before because when I created the card on Canva everything was within the bleed lines, but then the next page when I clicked publish came up with a "danger zone" and wanted me to move things inside more. I went into the store and she wasn't too sure what I meant but said if it's within the bleed it's fine. Not sure if this is true?

Is it better to create it and screenshot it as an image and take it in?

Is there any paper you'd recommend that turns out best?

Appreciate any thoughts!

Thanks

Here’s what I made to package them instead of just a white strip of paper and I’m definitely not giving them to customers in the 5x7 envelopes lolol. Let me know if anyone wants the files for them and I’ll drop it in the comments. I made the strip 2”x6.5” and used the 1.5 circle labels for the easy button sticker.

Increasingly, I have customers submitting orders on design.staples.com, and printing the cards is a nightmare. If you examine the artwork on ATC, you will notice numerous inconsistencies within the file.

The pixel dimensions should be 1125 x 675, which is equivalent to 3.75 inches by 2.25 inches. This size should be centered within the entire rectangle when uploading the artwork.

Even if the file is correct, getting it to print correctly is often still a matter of trial and error. There has to be a better explanation for this problem.

Why can't you submit the correct dimensions and get a template of cards based on exact dimensions, rather than an approximate one? Also, who can direct me to an image shift guideline manual? I am finding that the image shift not working or not working as I perceive it to work,

In P&M I'm sure you all have seen the changes they have made to order business cards. When a customer orders online what used to be called "Standard" (12pt Matte/gloss) is now called "Basic" and what used to be called "Premium" is now called "Standard."

Because of this change, way more people when ordering online are choosing "Standard" which means we are getting a lot more orders for 110# Matte and Gloss (Cougar).

The problem is we can only order 1 ream of Cougar Matte a week and we don't even have the ability to order the Cougar gloss at all.

So now every time somebody orders BC its 90% of the time the Cougar type paper either Matte or gloss, which we can't even order, so each time we have to call and either route the order or cancel and remake the order which take a bunch of time.

What kind of shit show is this? What do they expect us to do?

My mother intended to print some personal business cards, but she unintentionally uploaded the file with incorrect information, which we failed to notice until I checked the order progress. Is it possible to have the cards reprinted with the correct information without placing a new order or not at all? I couldn’t find any information about staples print reprint policy so I’m not sure what to do I would appreciate any advice or guidance. Thank you 🙏

Update: I’m not sure if my earlier reply will be seen or how to pin a post as resolve so here my update.

First, thank you to everyone who took some of their time to answer my post, your replies to it have been very helpful and informative. We will take your advices to heart and check with the store and if not then we will just reorder and find a way to repurpose the old cards or recycle them. Once again thank you and I hope you all have a good day. 🙏

Does anyone know where to find the template for the print employee business cards? Or is that something only a GM/MOD has access to?

I'm trying to upload my business card that I designed as a vector in Adobe Illustrator. I then exported it as a PDF and then opened it. It looked fine in my browser. I uploaded it to the Staples business card maker and it's extremely low-res. Is that how it's going to print, and what can I do to upgrade the quality? Thanks!

just complaining about the samples of business cards we offer on the bookring for customers to pick from, but have no idea which options are which when choosing on the website, and there aren't even about half of the options on the website either unless i just wasn't seeing them. like the foil options and the soft feel 16 pt. paper?? where am i supposed to find that? even the 14 pt. gloss that's supposed to be for delivery only was coming through as an order able to be produced in store on 110# gloss... why. even if i routed it or did delivery only i was scared they'd still end up being on the 110# gloss. what other "14 pt. gloss" was i supposed to pick?? they really need to update this 😵‍💫🙃 how am i even supposed to be able to show a customer which paper the website is describing when it doesn't even tell us lmao very professional being like "i think it might be this one" but i don't actually know because nothing on this website is accurate or actually tells me anything and half the time doesn't even work or goes down for maintenance in the middle of any given business day sorry. 😑 wtf.

I’ve tried the usual advice of calling local print shops, but the pricing came in much higher than expected ($100 for 250 cards). So far, Stap⁤les and Offic⁤e Dep⁤ot have been the most affordable at around $25 for 250 with discounts. I’m mainly looking for better bulk pricing or a membership option to bring costs down. I'm also seriously considering digital because I'm tired of this endless loop

Just a low effort original I made. Its a repost though cause someone pointed out a minor error. Whoopsies

Basically how there’s a safe area and a bleed area when submitting your design for a business card. Will it print the valuable text outside of the safe area or do they really mean it can actually misprint outside the safe area?

So this happened yesterday while I was in the shift. I got a call from a customer that if their order of business cards was ready. I couldn't find it at first. I asked my supervisor, and he found it, but since the order hadn't been picked up for two weeks, it had to be abandoned. And when I tell her, she's comparing why no one notified her about this, and I told her most of our customers pick their order the next day or maybe two days later if they're busy. If you don't pick it up, we assume you forgot about it, wasting our research. And I, she's definitely lying because my supervisor at a certain time, you don't pick up your corporate call, you... I told her she can resend the order online, or we can give her a refund. She says, "I want to ask for the manager." I reply with the same energy back to her and hung up on her. I explained the situation to my supervisor and explained like this in a funny analogy: We keep orders for two weeks, that's our policy, and throw it out. Do you think a restaurant is going to keep food for a day if the customer doesn't pick it up? No, they throw it away, or someone on staff takes it home as leftovers. So we continue on, then the phone arrives. I see it's the same number as Kade I talked to. I ignore it because I got other things to do in the list of orders on the flight deck. My supervisor picks it up, and it's the lady asking for the manager. He's telling her the same thing I'm telling her. She gets into an argument with him about something we can't settle. He makes another set of cards for her. She comes to pick it up, but doesn't say she's sorry. She just takes her business cards about helping the homeless by buying her book. So anyway, that's my story.