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May 31, 2007
Wedding Woes
Gaaaaah. The nice, pleasant Save-the-Date solution mentioned below was sent to a friendly, InDesign-savvy person for print-prepping, who kindly did the work (and redid it so certain relatives weren't cropped out) for free. Then, I found a printer online called GreenerPrinter that seemed perfect. They have a fantastic interface, real-time price quotes, and 100% recycled paper. I was so happy to have a solution like that, even though the cost was, oh, five times that of the local print shop.
I placed my order, approved the proof, and waited for the agonizingly long two-day shipping period for my masterpiece to show up in print form. I printed labels ahead, even though I haven't exactly figured out the whole invite list yet. Today, the package arrived (as UPS said it should -- the tracking tool is quite addictive when you're waiting for something important). Cute label, cute stack of postcards. But. The damn cards are 1/4 inch to short on BOTH sides. All sorts of things are chopped off. No one else will notice, but for that price, and a very standard size, the damn things could at least be cropped correctly.
I called and complained in a rather ridiculous way -- I claimed I was doing this for "a person" when it's obviously me, since my name is on the damned card and the order. I was offered corrected cards via overnight mail the next day, but I'll be on a plane to another city tomorrow, so that's out, and it would sort of defeat the eco-friendly purpose anyway, although it's such a small thing it doesn't really matter. I was also offered a measly 10% discount, which I took.
I'm thinking that this may be the beginning of a LONG string of similarly disappointing wedding-related mishaps that I take too seriously, though. Expensive mishaps, too. I really don't think I should be allowed to have a wedding. I'm too detail-oriented and obsessive.
Posted by csageday at May 31, 2007 07:04 PM