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CARDERIZER Business Cards Review

After a large number of Google searches for the perfect business card company I bumped into CARDERIZER. I’ve used Overnight Prints in the past to print all of my cards, but I’ve been looking for specialty printed business cards and they only offer basic printing or UV. I was immediately impressed with CARDERIZER’s large selection of specialty printing options. They offer embossing, UV spot, foil stamping, and several other unique services. Intrigued by their service, but scared by their lack of reviews, I decided to try my luck with ordering some cards.

Edit: This review is featured on the home page of CARDERIZER… cool!

The CARDERIZER experience

I initially purchase an embossed card and set up everything quickly with a basic template outline (meant to keep you from crashing during printing by placing your design inside specific borders). The templates weren’t the greatest I’ve seen and they really didn’t include a tutorial, but they were fairly easily to use. The checkout process was a bit difficult and not the most intuitive, but it worked. Lots of room for improvement with their checkout system. The system did suck, but at least it wasn’t too frustrating (I’ve seen much worse).

What impressed me the most about CARDERIZER was after submitting my order, they contacted me back with several suggestions on how to improve my order within one hour of my submission. They suggested UV spot instead of embossing because of several different reasons. I was intrigued because their suggesting saved me money instead of putting more in their pockets. Which is different from the typical online company that only cares about selling as much pointless junk as they can to me.

Took about two weeks to get my cards, which isn’t isn’t a new record for printing and delivery. But then again, most printing services don’t offer specialty printing either. I had to email them for an update on my package, but truth is they had already sent it, they just never told me when they did. Would have been nice to be updated about that, but o well.

Anything lightweight gives the feeling of cheapness. A lightweight business card is a lightweight person, a lightweight business.

- Bill Hopkins

How the business cards hold up

Eagerly tearing away packaging, I opened what could be treasure or perhaps a well stored dead animal (logo on the box looked kind of odd). As I gently pulled the first card out my skin brisked across the surface. Silk texture is something else when it comes to business cards. I’m embarrassed to say, but the texture feels really good. The colors and UV spot printing had been performed perfectly too. I’ve ordered cards before, but they’ve never turned out this well. The corners weren’t dented and everything was packed as well as it could be (the box was taped down like a small safe).

The card materials were a 15pt silk card printed on both sides. This material feels amazing, but they scratch easily. Tried carrying them around in my wallet, which didn’t work too well. Just ordered a card carrier so I don’t bend the corners and scratch them. Always looks terrible when you hand somebody a beaten up card (no matter how good it looks). Unless your cards are supposed to be beaten up, which would be a really weird yet creative thing to do.

Would I order again?

At $100 for 500 cards its good to stop and ask “Was it really worth ordering cards from CARDERIZER?” After having a week to evaluate the cards and see people’s reactions my answer is “Yes!” When people see these their mouth drops, eyes dilate, and their knees slightly buckle. Some people oddly start rubbing the cards because of their texture. Sounds really awkward, but I swear its true.

I think that CARDERIZER’s suggestions and help with putting together the cards was well worth the $100 dollars I paid, to be honest I would have paid a little extra because the customer service phenomenal. This company is a shining beacon of customer service in the dark abyss called “The Internet.” I can’t tell you how often I feel like customer #3425833423423 to a website when I’m paying good money for service. CARDERIZER didn’t make me feel that way.

Once I finish off this batch of 500 I’ll order more. From now on this is the only company I’ll order from for me and clients. I only wish they printed more than just business cards because I’d gladly use them for all of my printing.