Get Carded Online

Light Meter by Lisa K. Berton

Oy, such choices. Do I vhant to send out cards this year? Should I use the ones we already chave or go out and buy new ones? Vhat about those photo cards they have, should I do that? Decisions, decisions.

Finally, I made up my mind… a yittle bit. I’ll buy new cards. I’m not buying presents so why not just get some fancy schmancy new cards. Ohhhh, but what if, what if, I have cards made! Yes! Just for kicks, I’ll put one or two maybe three photos on the card. It’ll be so nice. The kids will love it and by kids I mean my friends, my family, the mail man perhaps, vhat’s-his-face down the street you know the one with the hot rod who drives too fasht.

Did you know there are several, a few, more than one places that print photo cards online? Well, let me tell you, it’s true. I saw it for myself. It can give you such a cheadache and who needs a cheadache. Come, sit, eat something. I’ll tell you vhat I’ve learned.

www.Snapfish.com is a division of Hewlett Packard. They’re based out of San Francisco, CA
Customer Service 1-800-634-4500 calls are routed to India

4×8 photo cards
printed on glossy or matte Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper
single-sided
envelopes included
available for pick-up at select Walgreens locations
20 cards at 75 cents each, 40-60 cards at 55 cents each, 80-160 cards at 45 cents each

Shipping Fees: 20-60 cards standard delivery $5.99, 2-day $9.99, 80-100 cards standard delivery $8.99, 2-day $13.99

snapfish.jpg

5×7 folded photo greeting cards
printed on cardstock with a glossy front and matte inside
envelopes included
orders must be shipped to customer
1-19 cards at $1.99 each, 20-49 at $1.75 each, 50-99 at $1.55 each

Shipping Fees: 10-19 cards standrard delivery $4.99, 2-day $11.99, 20-49 cards standard delivery $6.99, 2-day $12.99, 50-99 cards standard delivery $10.99, 2-day $14.99

Additional Fees: Writable stationery cardstock cost based on quantity

Notes: Photo resolution chart. The Customer Service rep I spoke with knew zilch about how the cards are printed. He kept referring me to the website no matter vhat question I asked him even after checking with someone else. You’ll need to sign-up as a member before creating anything.

Promotion Code: EXPRESS9 for free shipping on orders of 40 or more flat photo cards. No expiration date given.

www.Shutterfly.com is based out of Redwood City, CA.
Customer Service 1-888-225-7159 calls are routed to India

4×8 photo cards
printed on glossy or matte Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper
single-sided
envelopes included
available for pick-up at select Target stores
25 cards at 67 cents each, 50 at 65 cents each, 75 cards at 62 cents each, 100 cards at 55 cents each

Shipping Fees: 13-25 cards standard delivery $4.99, 2-day $14.99, 26-50 cards standard delivery $6.99, 2-day $17.99, 51-75 cards standard delivery $8.99, 2-day $20.99, 76-100 cards standard delivery $10.99, 2-day $23.99

shutterfly.jpg

5×7 folded photo greeting cards
printed on your choice of matte or satin finish cardstock
envelopes included
orders may be shipped to the customer or addressed, stamped, and mailed to recipients for an additional 99 cents per card
10-20 cards at $2.19 each, 21-50 cards at $1.79 each, 51-100 cards at $1.59 each

Shipping Fees: 10-25 cards standard delivery $5.99, 2-day $13.99, 26-50 cards standard delivery $9.99, 2-day $16.99, 51-75 cards standard delivery $12.99, 76-100 cards standard delivery $14.99, 51-100 cards 2-day service $20.99

Notes: Take a look at their image requirements. Finding information on Shutterfly was fairly easy.

Promotion Code: SHIP30 for free shipping on orders of $30 or more, no expiration date provided

www.Hallmark.com is based out of Kansas City, Missouri.
Customer Service 1-800-425-5627 calls are routed to Florida

4×9 photo cards
printed on card stock
double-sided
envelopes included
orders may be shipped to the customer or addressed, stamped, and mailed to recipients for 44 cents a piece to cover US postage
11-25 cards at 89 cents each, 26-50 cards at 79 cents each, 51-99 cards at 69 cents each

Shipping Fees: 10-25 cards standard delivery $6.99, 2-day $14.99, 26-50 cards standard delivery $8.99, 2-day $19.99, 51-99 cards standard delivery $12.99, 2-day $22.99

hallmark.jpg

5×7 folded photo greeting cards
printed on card stock
envelopes included
orders may be shipped to the customer or addressed, stamped, and mailed to recipients for 44 cents a piece to cover US postage
11-25 cards at $2.99 each, 26-50 cards at $2.49 each, 51-99 cards at $1.99 each

Shipping Fees: 10-25 cards standard delivery $6.99, 2-day $14.99, 26-50 cards standard delivery $8.99, 2-day $19.99, 51-99 cards standard delivery $12.99, 2-day $22.99

Notes: Hallmark uses the Forever stamps. I suggest reading these FAQs about uploading and editing photos first. You can use Hallmark’s stock photos at no additional cost.

Promotion Code: HOLIDAY30 to save 30% on your holiday card order of $30 or more offer valid until 12/31/09

www.Vistaprint.com is truly an International company based out of France. They have a US-based office in Lexington, MA. Cards are printed and shipped to North America from Canada.
Customer Service 1-866-614-8002 calls are routed to Jamaica

4×8 photo cards
printed on glossy card stock
double-sided
envelopes are included
orders are shipped to the customer
20 cards at 60 cents each, 30 cards at 57 cents each, 40 cards at 50 cents each, 50 cards at 48 cents each, 100 cards at 45 cents each

Shipping Fees: 20-50 cards standard delivery $6.15, priority $7.17, 51-100 cards standard delivery $9.52, priority $13.68

vistaprint.jpg

5×7 folded photo greeting cards
printed on cardstock
envelopes included
orders are shipped to the customer
10 cards at $1.29 each, 20 cards at $1.25 each, 30 cards at $1.23 each, 50 cards at $1.20 each, 100 cards at $1.00 each

Shipping Fees: 20-50 cards standard delivery $9.52, priority $13.68, 51-100 cards standard delivery $12.67, priority $18.85

Additional Fees: $4.99 per image, logo or collage uploaded, $1.49 for advanced editing, $4.99 full color printing on back side of 4×8 cards or inside 5×7 cards, $2.99 for 4×8 matte white card stock, $2.99 for 5×7 cards with linen finish, pricing varies for matching envelopes quantity, $1.99 per PDF proof requested

Notes: Vistaprint’s website gave me such a cheadache. They try to sell you everything and more and you better watch it when you look up shipping fees because they automatically upsell you matte finish and matching envelopes and charge more for shipping if you vhant pretty envelopes. Ech. Look at all those extra costs, it’s ridiculous. Look up image requirements here.

Promotion Code:

Keep in mind everyone has a different take on vhat “Standard Delivery” means. For instance, Vistaprint thinks it’s 14 days. Hallmark says it’s up to 5 business days. People must have different shtandards.

If you’re vondereen vhat I deshided to do, I deshided that IF I am going to make cards vith my photos I’m going through Hallmark.

I will not have my regular blog next Wed as I’m dealing with technical difficulties aka the repair guy made my computer go from needing a little work to almost dead. Also, I’ll have to miss out on Disney Pic of the Week this week and next week.

Trending Now

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

2 Replies to “Get Carded Online”

  1. Thanks for all your great blogs and pictures!
    I believe Costco has Disney Themed greeting cards and we are hoping to try that this year.

    Lisa responds: And thank you for reading! 🙂

  2. Disney Photo Pass has Disney themed ones – great if you are using a Disney picture. Walmart uses the Snapfish engine, but has Disney themed cards and is typically significantly cheaper than Disney. Walmart also allows you to buy cards in any number instead of sets of 20. In 2007 we were at Disneyland the weekend after Thanksgiving so I took lots of pictures. The absolute best was my daughter and my sister. I had a single card made for my sister from this photo at Walmart. (note these are my experiences from 2007, I used Target in 2008 and have not investigated 2009 cards yet).

    Lisa responds: Thanks for sharing your experiences.