[ale] OT: looking for a good quality and price for printing business cards

Richard Bronosky Richard at Bronosky.com
Wed Jan 20 09:35:09 EST 2010


My goal isn't to protect my credit card company from scoundrels. I
feel a moral obligation to not do business with scoundrels.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:32 AM, scott boss <scott at sboss.net> wrote:
> I do it via paypal...
>
> Sent from my mobile...
>
> On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:28, Richard Bronosky <Richard at Bronosky.com> wrote:
>
>> and your bank is?
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Lightner, Jeff
>> <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
>>> One of the things my bank provides is a way to generate temporary
>>> credit
>>> card numbers and these are what I use for any online purchase.  I can
>>> set the limit and the expiration on each one.  Moreover each one can
>>> only be used at a single vendor so even if the company I gave it to
>>> published the number on the web the charge would never go through
>>> at any
>>> other company.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Mike
>>> Harrison
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 5:57 PM
>>> To: Richard Bronosky
>>> Cc: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
>>> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: looking for a good quality and price for
>>> printing
>>> business cards
>>>
>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Richard Bronosky wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've heard bad things about VistaPrint's color reproduction and
>>>> bleed
>>>> trimming. I know that every company is going to disappoint a few
>>>> people. I just think that buying cards from a company that offers
>>>> free
>>>> business cards is a red flag. I also don't like giving my info to
>>>> anyone involved in
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=vistaprint+credit+theft
>>>
>>> Hadn't seen that one. Partially why I keep a low limit card
>>> just for odd web purchases.
>>>
>>> The print quality has been pretty good, but I also do very simple
>>> mostly black on white business cards.
>>>
>>> I was taught by a very good marketing expert:
>>>
>>>   Put the card on the table/desk in front of you.
>>>
>>>   Stand up, maybe even take a small step back.
>>>
>>>   If you can't identify the company and a sense
>>>   of what they do, it's not a good design.
>>>
>>>   It's also about raised ink, Paper quality and texture
>>>   if you can afford it.
>>>
>>> BTW (and to be on-topic): A small Linux-ish penguin
>>> seems to attract a lot of comments on my GeekLabs cards.
>>> I don't use them very much, mostly for fun..
>>> Maybe I should more.. or add it to my serious business card.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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