https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:16:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972929 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:30:49 +0000 Eminthevalley 1972929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty sure they are owned by the same company. I haven't noticed any difference between Shutterfly and Tiny Prints, but have noticed a difference in photo paper cards vs. cardstock cards from either company. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972894 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:01:37 +0000 photojane 1972894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: @ohapostrophe: @yin: @abmamma: I spoke with someone at Shutterfly yesterday. He was very nice and helpful. He reordered my cards while I was still talking to him. I got a new shipment email last night, so they should be here sometime next week!</p> <p>@yin: I used the chat feature so that I could talk to someone right away. I had to told for about 10 minutes (think I was 45th in the queue), but it was worth it. He was very helpful &amp; the cards are being reprinted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972839 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:22:09 +0000 Andrea 1972839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've received both Tiny Prints and Shutterfly cards so far this year (from other people). I think the colors on Shutterfly cards look more natural, but the paper is a bit thinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972797 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:52:14 +0000 MamaG 1972797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm surprised there is such a printing difference between tinyprints and shutterfly now that they are part of the same family. I know the pricing differs but I would think the customer service and printing practices would be the same.</p> <p>I've always used shutterfly and haven't received my cards yet this year, but have been satisfied. I have had some issues in the past with prints and they were always replaced quickly at no additional charge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972778 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:39:16 +0000 mauxie 1972778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: I'd send in a complaint! Even if you still need to use the cards you got in order to meet your timeline, I'd let them know the quality was not good. From my experience, their customer service is really awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972768 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:35:06 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 1972768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was my first year ordering Christmas cards but we used Shutterfly and we are happy with everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972745 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:21:20 +0000 chopsuey 1972745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we ordered from shutterfly 3 christmases in a row and ordered from tiny prints this year.<br /> I regret not ordering from shutterfly again. their quality is a lot better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972740 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:17:39 +0000 abmamma 1972740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I'm interested if you heard anything back!</p> <p> We got ours in the mail the other day and I was also disappointed in the picture quality--not terrible but not as good as I was expecting. I've ordered from Tiny Prints the last several years (holiday cards and birth announcements) and never had an issue but I decided to go with Shutterfly this year since they were less and had a design I really liked. I'll probably go back to Tiny Prints next year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1972720 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:07:04 +0000 yin 1972720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Did you have any luck contacting them? I put in a complaint and only received an apology. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1968547 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:58:17 +0000 birdofafeather 1968547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ohapostrophe: @photojane: agree! these companies are there to print well and i would absolutely complain if they aren't up to snuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1968534 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:39:53 +0000 photojane 1968534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ohapostrophe: I think I will call or email tomorrow and just see what they have to say! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1968531 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:39:29 +0000 photojane 1968531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: if I could do it again, I would pay a little more and go with tinyprints! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1968528 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:34:56 +0000 ohapostrophe 1968528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: You should complain! This happened to me two years ago and they sent me a brand new set after I complained that the printing wasn't crisp. The second set was much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1968376 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:43:09 +0000 78h2o 1968376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: ugh, I am worried about that! I saw a view reviews on their site to that effect. We usually use TinyPrints, but shutterfly is s little cheaper and they have a design I prefer. Not sure what to do and I need to decide asap as TinyPrints 40% off ends today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1968254 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 18:28:03 +0000 littlejoy 1968254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up going with Tiny Prints, because we liked their designs best and they had a 40% off coupon. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1967436 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 12:09:18 +0000 fussygal 1967436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did TinyPrints this year and I was much happier than I was with Shutterfly in past years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1967408 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:59:16 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 1967408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have mine in front of me right now! I got the standard card stock, but they have a "high quality" version as well. I think the regular is still really nice, same as a tiny prints baby announcement I got last month, if not a little better. I like that you can choose the edge type as well, so it makes them look a bit nicer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1967394 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:52:22 +0000 ILoveLettie 1967394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always had really good experiences with Shutterfly. Got great cards from them last year. Didn't do cards this year but got a lot of photobooks for family Christmas gifts! I've also ordered a few cards from Tiny Prints and didn't notice any discernible quality difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1967088 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 10:01:47 +0000 PurplePumps 1967088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know about Tiny Prints but I order from Shutterfly every year and have been happy with them. (I also do a few batches when they have their 10 free card offer, so for 60c/card, I can't complain) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1967053 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:42:48 +0000 LuLu Mom 1967053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the quality is comparable, I got Tiny Prints for LO's birthday invites and usually do Shutterfly for Christmas cards and think they were about the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1967051 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:42:00 +0000 sunny 1967051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've ordered from both and the Shutterfly cards are a tiny bit thinner than TinyPrints. They are about the thickness of a postcard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966923 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:06:29 +0000 Mama Bird 1966923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't ordered from TinyPrints, but Shutterfly cards are about as thick as regular cards you can buy. I've used them for a few years and am usually happy with the quality... sometimes they photos turn out a bit blurry, but they're usually fine on postcards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966916 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 07:51:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 1966916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got the regular photo paper ones from them a few years ago. They printed nicely but the cheaper photo paper definitely doesn't feel as nice as the thicker card stock ones I've gotten. Colors were nice and bright. Never tried their card stock. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966901 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 07:22:31 +0000 wheres_c 1966901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got the premium cardstock from shutterfly last year and they were super thick. Took forever to arrive though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966873 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 06:30:20 +0000 Dandelion 1966873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ordered from shutterfly but got the photo paper ones. I've seen the card stock ones though and they seem like good quality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966818 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:31:16 +0000 mauxie 1966818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've ordered from both and the premium/signature cardstock seems about the same to me.. I'm no paper expert but I think they're both nice! </p> <p><a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/thicknessandweight.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tinyprints.com/thicknessandweight.htm</a><br /> <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards/comparecard.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.shutterfly.com/cards/comparecard.jsp</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966768 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:40:04 +0000 BSB 1966768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've ordered from them but I have never ordered from Tiny Prints, so I can't compare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966764 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:33:47 +0000 photojane 1966764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They seem plenty thick to me. I was really unimpressed with my card this year though. I printed through Shutterfly last year too, and loved the card. For the price, it was great quality. This year the card I got looks cheaply printed... undersaturated and fuzzy. I got one of the foil cards, which cost more, so I'm especially bummed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-ordered-holiday-cards-from-shutterfly#post-1966758 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:30:11 +0000 littlejoy 1966758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looking at options for holiday cards. Shutterfly has a great deal right now. I wonder how the thickness of the card compares to a place like Tiny Prints (their cards are really substantial). </p>