Since I was down to my last 25 Jayne hat business cards, I ordered more. This time, I ordered double-sided, with care info on the reverse, killing two birds with one stone.
The problem? They came back looking like hot buttered CRAP.
The old one is on the right. The new one is on the left. The exact same graphic file was used for the front of both cards. The colors are allegedly identical in all backgrounds. I thought I’d picked the same coating for the new cards as for the old ones – did I not? And why are there little whitish spots on all the new ones? There weren’t any on the old ones.
I know this is perfectionistic of me, but these are how I represent myself to the world. I want them to look the way I want them to look. Namely, professional, and not like I printed them out on my laser printer at home. Instead I paid for a thousand double-sided business cards that look WRONG! ARGH!
ETA: I heard back from customer service pretty quickly after I wrote them a polite note. The new batch was printed on a different printer than the original batch. They’ve offered to reprint them for me. I asked whether that would fix the specific issues mentioned, and they’ve printed a batch of 100 and are sending them to me for my approval. Based on what I say, we’ll decide what to do next. Good customer service from PrintsMadeEasy!
Folks took me up on the Donors Choose challenge to the tune of $315 smackers, so I think I’ll keep it rolling a while longer. I’m thrilled that this has worked out so well.
I realized there’s an “art to wear” badge for Brownies, meaning if we string our shrinky dinks on a piece of yarn, we’re filling part of a Try-It requirement.
Shedir’s about halfway done. It’s going much faster than the last one. I’m doing it entirely without a cable needle, which is new for me. It’s always good to learn new things. I did notice a mistake two rows back… but let’s not think about that until after breakfast.
The weather forecast includes possible snow flurries by tonight, and I always get excited about snow. To celebrate, if time permits, I think I’ll make myself pumpkin pancakes.
I’ve got so much to do, and about a million packages to mail out, but still. Wishes are horses, and I’m eating steak today!
It’s Brownie time again. Tomorrow we meet, and in spite of the long break, I have no ideas for a program.
I’m considering bringing shrinky dink stuff, but it might be nice to, you know, tie it into something scouty. Make a charm about… oh heck, I don’t know, I’m sleepy. But I’m open to suggestion.
I shouldn’t stay up this late, but sometimes when school’s out I feel like I don’t get enough “me-time” unless I do. Of course, it just makes me tired the next day, so that’s probably not so helpful.
Anyway, I’m off to bed now.
Emily’s working on writing her own jokes. They start off strong, but they need a little work on the punchline. Take these examples – please.
Q: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry?
A: Don’t make us into strawberry ice cream.
Q: What did one cookie say to the other cookie?
A: Leave us for Santa.
Well, it’s a start.
The only “original” one so far that’s gotten the concept right is this one:
Q: What kind of deer protects Santa from the rain?
A: A reindeer!
Thank you! She’ll be here all week! Don’t forget to tip your waiter!
