Zazzle vs. Cafe Press
I'm throwing this out to anyone any where who has purchased greeting cards from Zazzle and Cafe Press. Which company do you think makes a higher quality product?
Purpose:
I have a special request from some one who is not a current client.
They are interested in purchasing cards and want an option that they can have available online if they decide to reorder.
We agreed on a price for the first batch which will include an upcharge for editing the design to their specs.
They agreed to pay the shipping and handling. No issues there.
I uploaded the new design it to both Cafe Press and Zazzle and here's how it plays out:
- Cafe Press only allows a print to be added to the front and inside right of the card
Zazzle allows a full inside spread.
- Cafe Press charges a base price of $14.99 for a pack of 10 cards
Zazzle's 10 card pack is $22.00 with my discount
- Cafe Press charges $5.00 for shipping
Zazzle charges $5.99
Considerations:
At this point it is a matter of quality. The customer is happy with either option and has told me to decide which was better.
I haven't ordered greeting cards for myself from either place for quite some time and I know both companies have gone through dramatic changes in production, quality or products, etc.
So who do you think does it better?
If you have a reason it's even better.
Thanks in advance kiddies.
More soon...
Haze
Comments
I can't help too much. I will inspect the card I got from you a little closer but it seemed to be of good quality. I know you had quality issues with other items from Zazzle previously. The magnets I got from you were good except that one had a little piece of junk under the plastic casing (no big deal to me but still a bit of a quality issue)
The only things I have ordered from Cafe Press were "Obey The Chihuahua!" stuff last year, it was a mug, a t-shirt, 2 bumper stickers and a tote bag. All were of good quality, no complaints from me at all. However, greeting cards might be another animal.
That's all I can offer!
Thanks, CP. I ordered a set of 10 cards and had them sent to myself. If they're not good I call Eric and then I will send them back. If they're fine I'll forward them to my customer.
Being able to print on both sides of the inside spread is what made the decision for me. But, like I said in my post, the customer doesn't care. We'll see.
I will let you know.
For mug, Cafepress has better quality, i have seen both.
For Tee, Zazzle is better. I ordered a t-shirt for my dad from Cafepress, not too pleased with it.
BTW: Those cards are really beautiful.
Not sure that really helps, but there you go.
Hey, Kirk! Thanks. It helps. No worries.
I've been on the receiving end of Zazzle's screw ups myself and I know exactly what you are saying. That's why I am having the cards sent here first. So I can inspect them. If anything is wrong they will go back.
Here's why you should use Zazzle over CP :
>They produce the order within 24hrs and ship the next day.
>You can allow your shoppers to customize the cards with their own images or messages.
>As you mentioned, Zazzle allows you to customize all 4 sides of the greeting card. Not limiting like CP.
>Zazzle offers discounts to your shoppers starting with the second product that they place. NO discount on CP unless they buy at least 15 or more...
>Zazzle is has the ability to sell REAL USPS postage stamps to go with your cards. CP doesnt.
> Look at the long list of retail partners that use Zazzle. They could have choosen CP, but they chose Zazzle because of the higher quality...
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