Im very disappointed with MPIX! - DPChallenge Forums

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

04/05/2007 12:44:07 AM · #1

so i got my business cards in the mail today and i was pretty excited. open up to first find a thing saying i didn't have the right sizes! even though i triple checked that i had the rgith size including bleed! so i pulled them out and the cut was a bit off but that was fine. but the black is almost a dark grey that looks really dirty and speckly. and all the text has speckles as well.

:( should i return them and just pay extra for a local shop?

cryan

Nikon D700

04/05/2007 12:45:37 AM · #2

I would send then back amd make them correct their mistake.

island_girl1

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED

04/05/2007 12:53:12 AM · #3

my husband got his business cards from Mpix last week and was quite satisfied with them. I ordered a couple of 16x24 prints from them yesterday and the were shipped today. I'm anxious to see how well they turned out.

Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro

04/05/2007 12:54:18 AM · #4

Originally posted by island_girl1:

may i see what they look like, and what paper did he get?

i ordered on the metallic paper which is suppossed to be a premium paper

OdysseyF22

Panasonic DC-G9

04/05/2007 12:56:01 AM · #5

I've never done business cards with them, but I have ordered a lot of prints on their metallic paper, and have always been very impressed! The colors are amazing and I've never had issues with blacks not being black.

I'd get in touch with them and see what they have to say about redoing them.

deapee

Kodak V803

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

04/05/2007 01:02:30 AM · #6

I've ordered some stuff from them...and it turned out well.

As far as business cards...nothing beats Kinko's...if they screw it up, you see it before you pay.

I think I ordered mine from Vista Prints or something...they turned out really good.

island_girl1

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED

04/05/2007 01:08:49 AM · #7

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by island_girl1:
my husband got his business cards from Mpix last week and was quite satisfied with them. I ordered a couple of 16x24 prints from them yesterday and the were shipped today. I'm anxious to see how well they turned out.

may i see what they look like, and what paper did he get?

i ordered on the metallic paper which is suppossed to be a premium paper

He ordered the glossy finish on the regular paper.

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

04/05/2007 01:18:27 AM · #8

Originally posted by island_girl1:

Originally posted by noisemaker:

Originally posted by island_girl1:
my husband got his business cards from Mpix last week and was quite satisfied with them. I ordered a couple of 16x24 prints from them yesterday and the were shipped today. I'm anxious to see how well they turned out.

may i see what they look like, and what paper did he get?

i ordered on the metallic paper which is suppossed to be a premium paper

He ordered the glossy finish on the regular paper.

hmm if they re send them ill see if theyd print it on that instead.

MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

04/05/2007 02:39:42 AM · #9

I just got mine printed on the fancy laser printer/copier at officemax, and card templates. They look alright, the blacks look good but they're not full bleed and stuff.

I have an idea for some better ones using a contact print on photographic paper and a couple 645 negatives sandwiched for the text and a background.

muckpond

Nikon D200

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

04/05/2007 07:44:30 AM · #10

for business cards, i recommend JakPrints.

printing is relatively cheap, you can do a lot of different-sized stuff, and they have a choice between coated and uncoated stock. plus you can have full-bleed 4 over 4 cards if you want.

i love mpix, but it's a totally different kind of printing. i'd leave the photos to the photo guys and the 4 color printing to the printing guys. ymmv.

Monique64

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

04/05/2007 07:51:16 AM · #11

I've used VistaPrint as well. They have freebies and specials and you can downnload your photos. Some start off free (you pay only postage) and pay extra is you upgrade a service.

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/05/2007 07:58:08 AM · #12

Why not contact MPIX and give thwm a chance to correct their mistake? Most likely, you got a bad print run, which can happen anywhere. If it wew me, I would certainly have given thwm a chance to make it right before giving them a bad reference on a heavily trafficked public forum.

~Terry

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

04/05/2007 09:27:32 AM · #13

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Terry must be typing on his phone again. :)

I agree with what he's said about giving them a chance to correct it, though.

downtherabbithole

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/05/2007 09:30:30 AM · #14

I had the same thing happen to me. I took it to one of my professors and he said it's how they print them. I tried for days to contact mpix with no result, so I gave up. I guess you get what you pay for. I took mine to a local printer, and he has well for me.

TonyT

Fujifilm X-T5

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/05/2007 09:34:13 AM · #15

I just got my 2nd reprint of Business Cards from MPix and they are good. The 1st batch was perfect, except for the black lettering under my business name. The letters looked like they were offset when printing the blue red green (to make black) They were fuzzy. I emailed MPix and they responded very quickly and reprinted and now they are fine. The black letters, however, are not pure black. The edges do look fuzzy.

Now I have an extra 500 cards because they don't want the 1st ones back, so they are good for sticking under windshield wipers or leaving at grocery stores.

nemesise1977

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super for Canon

04/05/2007 09:37:23 AM · #16

I have not ordered Cards through Mpix but everything else I have ordered came out perfect