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Anna Kettle

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Jun 14, 2004, 2:25:29 PM6/14/04
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Having finally settled down and stopped changing my email address,
phone number, snail mail address etc etc, I want to get some good
quality business cards made. The ones I can do on my printer have been
OK but are not waterproof and generally the printing is not well
centred on the cards

So I looked in the Yellow Pages and found that there are 19 printers
in Bury St Edmunds, far too many to trawl round. I have done the
design myself but I would want them to do the layout using my kettle
icon from a disk which I would provide

Any recommendations?

Anna
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lizard

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Jun 14, 2004, 3:17:10 PM6/14/04
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:25:29 +0000, Anna Kettle wrote:

> Having finally settled down and stopped changing my email address,
> phone number, snail mail address etc etc, I want to get some good
> quality business cards made. The ones I can do on my printer have been
> OK but are not waterproof and generally the printing is not well
> centred on the cards
>
> So I looked in the Yellow Pages and found that there are 19 printers
> in Bury St Edmunds, far too many to trawl round. I have done the
> design myself but I would want them to do the layout using my kettle
> icon from a disk which I would provide
>
> Any recommendations?

Depending on how rich you are and what you want etc. you could checkout
these http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/vp/ns/bcfree.aspx? i have been very
impressed how good their cards are for "free"

Paul Giverin

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Jun 14, 2004, 3:32:08 PM6/14/04
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In message <40cdebc6...@news.clara.net>, Anna Kettle
<An...@kettlenet.co.uk> writes

>Having finally settled down and stopped changing my email address,
>phone number, snail mail address etc etc, I want to get some good
>quality business cards made. The ones I can do on my printer have been
>OK but are not waterproof and generally the printing is not well
>centred on the cards
>
>So I looked in the Yellow Pages and found that there are 19 printers
>in Bury St Edmunds, far too many to trawl round. I have done the
>design myself but I would want them to do the layout using my kettle
>icon from a disk which I would provide
>
>Any recommendations?
>
I used to work for WW Hawes in Elmswell. I don't know how much they
charge these days but the quality was always good.

--
Paul Giverin

British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk

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Anna Kettle

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Jun 16, 2004, 2:30:10 AM6/16/04
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>I collect other peoples and just cross out the telephone number and
>put mine in. Same with the e-mail addy;-)

Would you like some of mine when I get some :-) Then you can confuse
everyone who will think you are me

Anna Kettle

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Jun 16, 2004, 2:33:10 AM6/16/04
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>I used to work for WW Hawes in Elmswell. I don't know how much they
>charge these days but the quality was always good.

Thanks I've chased this one up so far with no success. I failed to
find them though I had an X marks the spot map from a helpful woman in
the library - seems like its run from a private house. So I phoned
them up and I'm not confident that the answerphone message was for a
business - it was one of those generic BT messages. I will try again.

Anna Kettle

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Jun 16, 2004, 2:35:16 AM6/16/04
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>Depending on how rich you are and what you want etc. you could checkout
>these http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/vp/ns/bcfree.aspx? i have been very
>impressed how good their cards are for "free"

I've looked at online suppliers but I think this is something I want
to eyeball directly so I can look at the quality of the printer and
and the quality of their work

Stephen

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Jun 16, 2004, 4:23:56 AM6/16/04
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In article <40cfe9d1...@news.clara.net>, An...@kettlenet.co.uk
says...

> I've looked at online suppliers but I think this is something I want
> to eyeball directly so I can look at the quality of the printer and
> and the quality of their work

I've used Abel labels in the past (mail order) and I didn't have a logo
so I'm not sure how much with a logo but I was very very impressed with
the service and price.
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TP

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Jun 16, 2004, 4:29:30 AM6/16/04
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An...@kettlenet.co.uk (Anna Kettle) wrote:

>I've looked at online suppliers but I think this is something I want
>to eyeball directly so I can look at the quality of the printer and
>and the quality of their work


Try any branch of Prontaprint or Kall-Kwik. The quality is good, and
if it isn't, you have a Head Office to complain to. They are very
tough on any franchisees who don't produce good quality work.

On the other hand, you might pay a little more than at a long-
established family printers or someone working out of his garage. But
the first is difficult to find, and the quality variable, and going to
the second is just asking for trouble.

Some branches of Staples also offer a printing service.


Gilbert

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Jun 16, 2004, 5:30:30 AM6/16/04
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"Anna Kettle" <An...@kettlenet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Any recommendations?
>
have you thought of little clay tablets?
:O)


Paul Giverin

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Jun 16, 2004, 5:33:51 AM6/16/04
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In message <40cfe8f5...@news.clara.net>, Anna Kettle
<An...@kettlenet.co.uk> writes

>>I used to work for WW Hawes in Elmswell. I don't know how much they
>>charge these days but the quality was always good.
>
>Thanks I've chased this one up so far with no success. I failed to
>find them though I had an X marks the spot map from a helpful woman in
>the library - seems like its run from a private house. So I phoned
>them up and I'm not confident that the answerphone message was for a
>business - it was one of those generic BT messages. I will try again.
>
They are in Cooks Road Elsmwell. The works are set back from the road
slightly and are in between two private houses (both of which are owned
by the Hawes family) so it is easy to miss.

Its been about eight years since I worked there but they are listed in
the latest yellow pages so I assume they are still going.

Jaques d'Alltrades

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Jun 16, 2004, 11:23:50 AM6/16/04
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from An...@kettlenet.co.uk (Anna Kettle) contains these words:

> I've looked at online suppliers but I think this is something I want
> to eyeball directly so I can look at the quality of the printer and
> and the quality of their work

Barker's in Attleborough. In the parade of shops facing you as you
approach the double bend before the level(ish) crossing.

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Jaques d'Alltrades

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Jun 16, 2004, 11:26:49 AM6/16/04
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The message <s010d0pghbtuajdt8...@4ax.com>
from TP <t...@nospam.net> contains these words:

> Try any branch of Prontaprint or Kall-Kwik. The quality is good, and
> if it isn't, you have a Head Office to complain to. They are very
> tough on any franchisees who don't produce good quality work.

> On the other hand, you might pay a little more than at a long-
> established family printers or someone working out of his garage. But
> the first is difficult to find, and the quality variable, and going to
> the second is just asking for trouble.

I *MIGHT* be able to lay my hands on the Adana and several galleys,
frames etc. Many moons ago I and two fiends used to do small print jobs
on the kitchen table..

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Anna Kettle

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Jun 17, 2004, 3:12:33 AM6/17/04
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The man from WW Hawes phoned me back and said that they are not very
suitable cos they specialise in full colour printing these days and
would be very expensive for my needs. He recommended Kall Quik in Bury
so I will try them (more convenient than Attleboro) next

Thanks all

Stephen

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Jun 17, 2004, 4:36:47 AM6/17/04
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In article <40d14201...@news.clara.net>, An...@kettlenet.co.uk
says...

> The man from WW Hawes phoned me back and said that they are not very
> suitable cos they specialise in full colour printing these days and
> would be very expensive for my needs. He recommended Kall Quik in Bury
> so I will try them (more convenient than Attleboro) next

Did you *not* want mail order?

I'm sure my cards were under a tenner.

TP

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Jun 17, 2004, 4:47:29 AM6/17/04
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Jaques d'Alltrades <creaki...@foobar.zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>I *MIGHT* be able to lay my hands on the Adana and several galleys,
>frames etc. Many moons ago I and two fiends used to do small print jobs
>on the kitchen table..


"Fiends" is probably right. Those Adanas were indeed "fiendish"
machines, sold out of the pages of "Exchange and Mart" to people who
thought they were real printing machines, when they were just toys.

Tony

(former proprietor of a commercial printers)


TP

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Jun 17, 2004, 4:48:35 AM6/17/04
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An...@kettlenet.co.uk (Anna Kettle) wrote:

>The man from WW Hawes phoned me back and said that they are not very
>suitable cos they specialise in full colour printing these days and
>would be very expensive for my needs. He recommended Kall Quik in Bury
>so I will try them (more convenient than Attleboro) next


I suggested Kall Kwik or Prontaprint earlier in the thread.

Maybe you didn't read my posting.


Jaques d'Alltrades

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Jun 23, 2004, 4:37:50 AM6/23/04
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The message <0im2d0ldftfmdab7m...@4ax.com>

from TP <t...@nospam.net> contains these words:
> Jaques d'Alltrades <creaki...@foobar.zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

> >I *MIGHT* be able to lay my hands on the Adana and several galleys,
> >frames etc. Many moons ago I and two fiends used to do small print jobs
> >on the kitchen table..


> "Fiends" is probably right. Those Adanas were indeed "fiendish"
> machines, sold out of the pages of "Exchange and Mart" to people who
> thought they were real printing machines, when they were just toys.

Ours was quite a large one and did a professional job - the 'R' of 'ARK'
was a professional printer, and most of our runs were done with made-up
blocks.

We did one lot of encapsulated sticky-on-the-windscreen-and-peel-off
cards for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Supplied with a rectangle of Velbex and a Chinagraph pencil, the
Physioterrorist could write the address she/he was attending for the
assistance of Triffid Wardens etc.

Jaques d'Alltrades

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Jun 23, 2004, 4:38:59 AM6/23/04
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The message <ulm2d0ttll0mqdglq...@4ax.com>

from TP <t...@nospam.net> contains these words:

> I suggested Kall Kwik or Prontaprint earlier in the thread.

> Maybe you didn't read my posting.

You'd be surprised how many posts fall into black holes on the way to
different servers....

restaura...@gmail.com

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Nov 19, 2012, 10:26:26 PM11/19/12
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I use CardFila.com to collect all business cards on iPhone because it is so easy to collect, find and use any contact at any time.
You can access the contacts everywhere without Internet connection by using CardFila for Mobile (iPhone or Android phones). I also can do this on Android, computer, laptop. As i know, they will award 100 free coins for accounts registered within Nov 2012! If you like, you can try it on http://cardfila.com/

restaura...@gmail.com

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Nov 19, 2012, 10:27:01 PM11/19/12
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restaura...@gmail.com

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Nov 19, 2012, 10:28:22 PM11/19/12
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Your site looks cool. To deal a large number of business card, I use CardFila.com on iPhone because it is so easy to collect, find and use any contact at any time.
i can access the contacts everywhere without Internet connection for Mobile (iPhone or Android phones) and computer, laptop as well.

Brian Watson

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Nov 20, 2012, 5:53:18 AM11/20/12
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<restaura...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:40ca082a-c407-4017...@googlegroups.com...
Presumably, you work for Cardfila?

I hope it works better than your newsgroup posting ability, which appears to
have hiccups.

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."


Paul Giverin

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Nov 20, 2012, 7:27:20 AM11/20/12
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In message <T6KdnaEKLtOH_DbN...@bt.com>, Brian Watson
<Br...@imagebus.co.uk> writes
>
><restaura...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:40ca082a-c407-4017...@googlegroups.com...
>> Your site looks cool. To deal a large number of business card, I use
>> CardFila.com on iPhone because it is so easy to collect, find and use any
>> contact at any time.
>> i can access the contacts everywhere without Internet connection for
>> Mobile (iPhone or Android phones) and computer, laptop as well.
>
>Presumably, you work for Cardfila?
>
>I hope it works better than your newsgroup posting ability, which appears to
>have hiccups.
>
Yeah but looking on the bright side....... our site looks cool.

--
Paul Giverin

My Photos:- www.giverin.co.uk
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