Cards I created using Greener Printer's system.
I found a greener printer! And they are called... www.greenerprinter.com
They are a certified Green Business company in the bay area offering business cards brochures, postcards, etc. printed in 100% recycled paper, chlorine-free, using soy and other vegetable-based inks. Oh, and in case you are wondering, they do offset the carbon emissions of our shipments through purchases with Carbonfund.org and they are 100% wind-powered. Don't you love them?
Here's how Greener Printer (GP) compares to www.overnightprints.com (OP), which is my choice of traditional printer:
Price
OP charges $19.95 for 100 cards and $24.95 for 250 cards.
GP charges $29.95 for 200 cards (their minimun)
Turnaround time (time it takes from card approved to ready to ship)
OP: overnight or 3 days if using ground shipping
GP: 7 days (5 days available for $10 more, 3 days for $20 more)
Shipping
OP ships from Santa Ana, CA. $9 for ground, $12 for 3-day, $15 2-day
GP ships from Berkley, CA. $10 for ground, $13 3-day, $15 2-day
Design
Both will let you submit your own design as a PDF file and offer template based designs for you to create your own.
OP has more options to choose, and in general I like them
GP has few options and I don't love them. They offer design services for $20 additional.
If you are going with a template, remember that other people might have a card that looks just like yours, especially if there aren't many templates to choose from.
OP offers rounded corners which I like and UV coating which makes the cards look much better.
So all in all, GP is a bit more expensive, but probably not more than $15 for an order. Worth giving it a try!
Note: I am not affiliated to either GP or OP and I am not receiving any incentive to promote them....
