I'm thinking Shutterfly. Anyone aware of any cheaper options?
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Minted. Their free addresssing got me hooked several years ago and I won't do anything else now! They run promos leading up to the holidays. I typically jump on the one promo they do were they sell discounted "credit" if you don't have your photo done or picked yet.
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We use Minted also. It's not the cheapest option but the cards are beautiful and I love the free envelope addressing. We don't send out a ton of cards so it's not too pricey for us.
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I tried mixbook for the first time this year because I didn't see any designs on shutterfly I liked. I got 90 5x7 cards on their satin coated cardstock for $67 (including shipping). I used a 50% off code.
They came yesterday and I am really impressed. I have always done vistaprint or shutterfly in the past. I think it is a better quality than vistaprint and equal to or maybe better than shutterfly. I will definitely order from them again.
I did not do their addressed envelopes because I already have labels made but it only would have added $0.15 per card.
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Shutterfly because I have a ton of coupons! I have two extra $25 off if anyone needs them.
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Tiny prints just sent me 40% off
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We've done Minted because of the envelope addressing for the past several years but I know that Tinyprints offers that service now so I may consider checking them out this year if they are cheaper. I think Tinyprints is actually owned by Shutterfly now.
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I like minted and have also been happy with Simply to Impress in the past!
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I've done beautiful cards on Minted and also (surprisingly) Costco in the past, but it's really tough to beat Shutterfly's coupons/sales. We went with Shutterfly this year on a 40% off + free shipping sale. I also love how easy it is to modify all of their cards to fit whatever number of photos you happen to have.
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@Shantuck: Yep, TinyPrints is part of Shutterfly now.
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I got mine off of Vista print. They were running a 50% off promotion at the time. They were cheap. An even cheaper option is Costco.
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I've used Shutterfly in the past but a few weeks ago Snapfish had a 75% plus free shipping sale on their holiday cards and I couldn't resist.
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@bubblegum: I'll take one of those, if you don't mind!
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@nutmeg36: Of course! I'll wall you now.
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I've been using Paper Culture the past couple years. I like their modern designs and they plant a tree with each order. Previously, I used minted. Neither option is cheap though, so I wait for sales.
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Tiny Prints.
I had them print the addresses last year - best decision ever. Will be doing it again this year.
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Amazon!
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I usually go with Pinhole Press but I'd like a cheaper option this year.
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we usually do minted because they have a design we love and use every year, but it looks like they discontinued it! so i guess i'll shop around.
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costco has some thicker cards that i liked.
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I've always used shutterfly. I only need about 20 something cards and usually manage to catch enough 10 free card offers to get them for just the shipping cost.
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We do Costco. We send out about 100 and usually like to use a Year in Review format if possible, and it tends to be very cost effective.
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Probably Mixbook. I found a design I like and will wait for a good sale.
This is silly but so many of my friends use Minted, I like doing a different company and design. And this year I plan to hand write the addresses.
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@MrsKRB: what did you think of the quality?
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The best, highest quality ones I have done were from Exposures online. We did a card that had an insert for a real photo, with lined envelopes.
I have done Vistaprint, Minted and Shutterfly...I feel like they're all basically equal in terms of value.
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@winter_wonder: they’re good! Comparable to any other printing service I’ve used.
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I've been buying a groupon for photoaffections for years now. I have been very happy with the quality and the abundant choices.
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We did mpix this year. I do all my photo printing through them because I think they have great service, and the quality is amazing. They are more expensive than shutterfly or vistaprint, but their quality is far better.
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@Lahela017: I’m gearing up to order a bunch of stuff through mpix. Tell me- how often do they run sales or coupons? I don’t mind paying a little extra for higher quality (like mpix vs Shutterfly) but I don’t want to pay more because I didn’t know to wait for a sale.
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I've purchased Groupon deals for Staples invitations for a couple years now. I've been pretty happy with them. Plus, it's next day service since you can pick it up at your local Staples store so it's great for procratinators.
https://www.groupon.com/deals/staples-nat-409-national
100 5”x7” single- or double-sided flat custom holiday cards or invitations for $25
50 5”x7” single- or double-sided flat custom holiday cards or invitations for $14
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@BSB: I've been doing this Groupon for the last few years too, but the staples near us just closed
The quality wasn't quite as good as Shutterfly, but honestly most people aren't scrutinizing your Christmas card.
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@Foodnerd81: We ordered ours last week during their 50% off cards sale, which was amazing. If you aren't on their email list, I would get on that because they do have 20-25% off sales every couple weeks (especially now around the holidays), but they only last for 2-3 days, so it's easy to miss them. Also, if I want to order and I don't see a sale, I always google for a coupon and usually find something- at least for 10% off or free shipping.
The quality wasn't quite as good as Shutterfly, but honestly most people aren't scrutinizing your Christmas card.
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