Coupon Codes for Custom Photo Gifts

Of course, cost isn't the only factor in deciding where to shop. It's nice to have some information about the quality of the products offered. Below I offer some comparisons between the quality of products I've bought at multiple sites:

CARDS
I've bought folded greeting cards through several sources, mostly printed with artwork, not photos. Here's my thoughts on these:

Zazzle
Zazzle offer two sizes of folded greeting cards. The outside of the cards are a high quality glossy print. You can print and add pictures to the inside and a portion of the back of the card as well. You can search for card templates, and as any artist can add templates through Zazzle's contributor program, there are a lot of choose from. They have a wide selection of fonts too. Their quality is excellent, but their prices are a little high if you are buying in bulk (for individual cards it's not bad, though). Their designer is versatile and easy to use.

CafePress
CafePress has excellent quality and good prices if all you want to do is put a picture or design on the front of a card and message on the inside. You can't print on the back or the inisde of the front cover (left, inside of card) and you can't customize with text unless you create a text graphic and upload it yourself. Thought they have cards contributed by artists too, you can not customize these. Their designer is easy to use but not very versatile.

Winkflash
Winkflash is one of the cheapest places I've found to print photo cards, especially when cards are on sale (which is frequently). The quality is good so long as you don't need an item centered. Cards with artwork have come back off-center, and I'm not sure if this is because of a printing error or because their editor makes it hard to properly center artwork on a card. You can print on the front, and add text to the inside, but not the back. I can't remember if you can add pictures to the inside too.

Shutterfly
The printing on the cards from Shutterfly is someonewhat grainy/pixelized (and no, my images weren't too small). They are only semi-gloss, not full gloss. You can print on the front and inside (not back), and they have many templates and settings so you can add multiple pictures easily. You can also add text on the inside and outside of the card. Their designer is fairly easy to use, and you can send the card directly to the recipient, which saves on time and shipping cost.

Arts Now/ Arts Cow
I have only ordered cards from Arts Now ONCE and will never do it again. The cards had a waxy film that made damage easy when the cards were knicked or scratched. They were packaged with other bulky items in a way that did not protect the cards from being bent or damaged. And, they were sent with the wrong sized envelopes. ArtsNow has several spin off stores which basically sell the same items under a different name, including ArtsCow...so if you see a shop that seems to be selling the exact same items as ArtsNow, its probably a different version of this store run by the same company.

Below are some other comparison/reviews I found online of different custom products.

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