Vista Print for cheapest business cards?

dingdongavoncalling

Is Vista Print cheapest for business cards, you can get 250 ''free'' for £4.70 p+p. Does anyone know of any better deals?
Thanks

quinechinoise

I reckon Vista Print probably is the cheapest. It's also slow and you get what you pay for.

Moo.com is more expensive but I think the cards are nicer.

If you are simply looking for the absolute cheapest option, you could always design your own and print them at home. You could either buy "business card" paper (essentially pre-perforated card) or you could use regular card and cut them out yourself.

Depends what you need the cards for...

Amba_Gambla

If you're in business and ever want to be taken seriously, then I'd avoid VistaPrint. They print their own message on the back of the cards (along the lines of "get your professional business cards from VistaPrint.com").

If someone handed me one of these in business, I'd struggle not to have a chuckle

dodders

I've had cards made from Vistaprint and they were fine.
I didn't have any vista messages on my cards and no-one would no where they were printed.
I did upgrade the card quality thou and that probably has made a difference.
I think all told i paid less than £20 where before was paying £60 odd for local printed cards.

Bluefire

Agree. I get most of my cards from Vistaprint (cake business, more often than not they get chucked away!) & I've never had a message on the back. I do pay for premium ones though.

InsideInsurance

The free ones are the ones with a message on the back.

What are you using the "business cards" for? (Possibly not a stupid question as I've seen people use them as personal cards for dating etc)

The quality of the card (design and card itself) is a reflection on your business. If you are projecting the cheap and cheerful image then cheapest may be best. If you are aiming at the exclusive market then cheap business cards are going to cost you a lot through lost business

trailingspouse

I've always used the cheapest Vistaprint deal, no message on the back. They're efficient, quick enough (you can pay extra if you want express delivery). I think if people don't take your business seriously, it's not the fault of the business card? And to be honest, when I receive cards from other people, I don't pay much attention to the quality. I'm more interested in the quality of the person who's handing them out.
And, as this is MSE, try this - log on to Vistaprint, look at a few cards, and save them, but don't buy anything. Within a couple of days you'll be inundated with 'special offers' from them.