[6343] in APO Printshop
Re: where were white vellum biz cards purchased?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin Riggle)
Fri Apr 15 00:44:25 2011
Cc: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.mit.edu>, Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>,
apo-printshop-journeyman <apo-printshop-journeyman@mit.edu>,
apo-printshop-operators <apo-printshop-operators@mit.edu>
From: Kevin Riggle <kevinr@free-dissociation.com>
To: Ellen Kranzer <ccrazy@mit.edu>
In-reply-to: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1104142304310.28673@psi-phi.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:44:21 -0400
Excerpts from Ellen Kranzer's message of Thu Apr 14 23:12:19 -0400 2011:
>
> Poking around on the net, pre-cut business card stock seems to be next to
> impossible to find these days. I found a number of complaints about that
> on various letterpress blogs -- lots of documentation about suppliers
> going out of business. The current paper supply model for business cards
> seems to be get larger sheets and have it cut down. That requires a supplier
> who can do custom cutting or having a place you can take it to.
>
> Don't know what LSC has for equipment these days, but if it's the same
> paper trimming equipment they had 20 years ago, it can't do an accurate
> enough cut. (Tried that once, it had trouble with making something that
> small.)
CopyTech will take ~arbitrary stock and cut it to business card size
for a nominal fee.
- Kevin
>
> On Wed, 13 Apr 2011, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
>
> > Bob Slate is closing (BIG LOSS). Only the Porter Square store hasn't
> > quite shut it doors yet. They were out of boxed biz cards.
> >
> > University Stationers a few blocks up Mass Ave is also on my list of
> > resources to touch base with. Gail gives a hefty student/MIT
> > discount, but wholesale is usually cheaper. She has a large inventory
> > of stuff in stock.
> >
> > My gut saids to order 2,000. We've used quite a few biz cards in the
> > last year. Probably worth going back over the log for a more exact
> > count.
> >
> > yiLFS -len
> >
> > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:22:06 -0400
> > From: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>
> > To: apo-printshop-journeyman@mit.edu, apo-printshop-operators@mit.edu
> > Subject: Re: where were white vellum biz cards purchased?
> >
> > Someone (Kristin?) should CALL Paperworks-Allston since not everything is on
> > their web site.
> >
> > Bob Slate stationery store (Harvard Square) used the sell them by the 100
> > and by the box of 500.
> >
> > Imho, given how long card stock sits around in the press shop, I don't
> > recommend
> > keeping more than 500-1000 b-card stock on hand.
> >
> > Yilfs,
> > Lori
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Leonard H. Tower Jr.
> > <tower@alum.mit.edu>wrote:
> >
> > > hi users of biz cards
> > >
> > > we are into the last 500 of the white vellum business card stock.
> > >
> > > does any one remember where the Shop brought them from?
> > > i didn't find any boxed biz cards on http://www.paperworks.com/
> > >
> > > there are around 500 of the blue dividers,
> > > and around 400 of an off-white almost tan color.
> > > IMHO, few people would use the blue or tan for biz cards.
> > >
> > > thanx either way
> > >
> > > yiLFS -len
> > >
> >
> >
