Printed Magnetic Business Card Sized Gift Card Refrigerator Magnets - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-04-2009, 12:45 PM

From my YP thread, if I am going to do some version of that letter and enclose a Gift Card that remains visible, I am going to need a viable source for getting these acquired and printed.

I will be checking with Kieth of KBX GraphicX to see if he handles this in house, but I want a one stop shop for the volume purchase.

Quantity will be 1,000 to 2,000 as my first 2 test mailings with these included and I expect to send out at least 10,000 or more if the campaign has some merit to the results, based on the higher cost to send these out.

Think of Jesse's Gift Cards and then have something similar on a refrigerator magnet, printed with the current discount.

Ed

SLSTech · 02-04-2009, 01:01 PM

Overnight Prints

Vista Print was so-so

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-04-2009, 02:13 PM

Thanks SLS,

I would hope that it can all be handled, magnet supply stock, printing, mailing, list acquisition all from the same source.

From one previous conversation with Keith, he does not have a mail house setup to handle the majority of this work tough, so I need a low cost for a high volume, (In My Opinion), amount of relatively expensive mailers.

Also, the weight factor has to be considered for postage too.

Ed

SLSTech · 02-04-2009, 02:26 PM

Keith simply does the graphics & uploads them. As I recall someone stated he has used them in the past. Most local places around here - actually send their stuff to them & have it sent back in plain boxes. They do offer Mailing services, but I haven't used that. Good luck & let us know how it goes

Kenny K · 02-04-2009, 10:04 PM

I have used the gift cards at the home shows and actually wherever I can circulate them. it is unique and legit. Seperates your efforts from the usual 40%... off

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-04-2009, 10:20 PM

These magnets, already priced with the printing are WAY Less Expensive than I used to pay from a Marketing Specialties Company years ago, (dang-it, Right before our area code changed for the 2nd time).

http://www.3-mag.net/3mag/scripts/pr...c=0&scroll=Yes

$0.1073 cents each, based on a large quantity, but only $0.1650 when even done with smaller runs of 1,000.

edit:
A Vista Print ad just popped up and even they are not that badly priced.
QtyPrice 1000 $167.00

Ed

Jesse Kirchhoff · 02-04-2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SLSTech

Overnight Prints

Vista Print was so-so

Keith was using Overnight Prints before using the current company and I actually liked Overnights quality a lot more. I have no idea who this new company is.

Thanks for letting us know about the magnet suplier Ed...that has been on my list for a while but I never did get around to tracking them down.

Good stuff

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-04-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesse Kirchhoff

Keith was using Overnight Prints before using the current company and I actually liked Overnights quality a lot more. I have no idea who this new company is.

Thanks for letting us know about the magnet suplier...that has been on my list for a while but I never did get around to tracking them down.

Good stuff

Just a quick Google Search for,

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Lots of other ones I have not checked out yet, so there is No Referrals from me about any of them, yet.

Jessee, how does that Magnet pricing and size compare to your gift card pricing, just out of curiosity? I think your gift cards were larger than the magnets that are business card sized.

Ed

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-04-2009, 11:38 PM

Well, overnight Prints prices were a lot higher.

Ed

http://www.overnightprints.com/main...._group=magnets

Qty Single 100 $44.95 250 $89.95 500 $120.95 1000 $198.95 2000 $379.95 2500 $419.95 3000 $549.95 4000 $699.95 5000 $819.95

pcplumber · 02-05-2009, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed the Roofer

Well, overnight Prints prices were a lot higher.

Ed

http://www.overnightprints.com/main...._group=magnets

Qty Single 100 $44.95 250 $89.95 500 $120.95 1000 $198.95 2000 $379.95 2500 $419.95 3000 $549.95 4000 $699.95 5000 $819.95

What does your magnet look like. I don't think you can get much of a magnet for 10 cents.

We get the 5 x 7 magnet calendar from China for about 8 cents. Maybe 10 cents each with shipping. These are very useful and we actually get about 100 requests for the calendars every year. I posted the address in China a long time ago. They take about 12 weeks to get, but the calendars are much more useful and impossible not to see on a refrigerator every day. They are very handy for sticking on a computer, etc. These calendars use to cost 75 cents each in this country.

Here is a picture of the calendar.

http://bestlineplumbing.com/19%20Gift%20Set.htm

MALCO.New.York · 02-05-2009, 02:00 AM

Vista Print makes their Money on Shipping!

Their Quality is So-So!

barack · 02-05-2009, 09:26 AM

I have seen a place you can get 250 business card magnets for $60 at. $240 would buy you 1000. But I cannot post links this far

So, just go to t3signdesign.comand find out for yourself:-)

pcplumber · 02-05-2009, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barack

I have seen a place you can get 250 business card magnets for $60 at. $240 would buy you 1000. But I cannot post links this far

So, just go to t3signdesign.comand find out for yourself:-)

Sorry. I read this wrong and thought you asked why someone would order 1,000.

THINKPAINTING · 02-05-2009, 08:49 PM

I would not order a pizza from vista print.................if you do order from them make sure you check your CC statement every month.

They put a monthy charge on my CC without my permisson hoping I would not notice, was a real pain to get them to remove it.

There quality was nothing to write home about. We use a local small business American company for our design needs and printing as well, maybe someday when we paint houses in China I will give them some business.

MALCO.New.York · 02-05-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by THINKPAINTING

I would not order a pizza from vista print.................if you do order from them make sure you check your CC statement every month.

They put a monthy charge on my CC without my permisson hoping I would not notice, was a real pain to get them to remove it.

There quality was nothing to write home about. We use a local small business American company for our design needs and printing as well, maybe someday when we paint houses in China I will give them some business.

They hit me with that as well. So I called my CC company and they were NOT unaware of this crap and fixed it IMMEDIATELY!

I then received an apologetic letter from VP.

.I still get 250 Free Cards a Month!!!!.

THINKPAINTING · 02-05-2009, 08:54 PM

http://www.dollarimprint.com/custom-...sh_magnets.htm

check these out..............

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-05-2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THINKPAINTING

http://www.dollarimprint.com/custom-...sh_magnets.htm

check these out..............

I don't know with magnetic cards, but those are 24 mill and the link I initially posted, www.3-mag.net ,( http://www.3-mag.net/3mag/scripts/pr...c=0&scroll=Yes ) were 40 mill thick.

The prices were about the same, with the Dollar Imprint place being just slightly cheaper in the mass quantity volume purchases.

Ed

MALCO.New.York · 02-05-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed the Roofer

but those are 24 mill and the link I initially posted, www.3-mag.net ,( http://www.3-mag.net/3mag/scripts/pr...c=0&scroll=Yes ) were 40 mill thick.

That is like comparing the "Dollar Store" garbage bags to "Contractor Clean Up Bags"!!!

Jesse Kirchhoff · 02-05-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed the Roofer

Just a quick Google Search for,

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Lots of other ones I have not checked out yet, so there is No Referrals from me about any of them, yet.

Jessee, how does that Magnet pricing and size compare to your gift card pricing, just out of curiosity? I think your gift cards were larger than the magnets that are business card sized.

Ed

I think we paid $60 for a thousand b-cards and the same for g-cards. I'm scared to death to buy magnets online from a strange company without a referal. The Vista Print stories are the perfect reason why - even though they are quite well known. In my experience their quality also sucks.

Bryan C · 02-06-2009, 12:05 AM

Yeah, Keith was using Overnightprints and I believe he now uses gotprint.com. Have you looked at their prices?

Ed - please make sure you post pics of them when you decide. I would like to hear further about your experience with them. I have always been leary about magnet purchases online as well...