Getting flyers printed?

[zachbb]

Hello people

I just had an A5 flyer designed and I am looking for a company to print it.

Obviously loads of companies turned up on google, but does anyone know one that they can recommend?

Thanks

Zach Bastick

 

[neildigital]

How many are you looking for and on what material?

Neil

 

[zachbb]

I need 1000 printed, but I have never printed flyers before and no nothing of the material or weight....

 

[zachbb]

*know nothing, oh the irony

 

[neildigital]

1000 x A5
Full Colour single sided
160gsm
From artwork supplied by you
Delivery to one uk address
£87

Neil

 

[dzined]

Hi

We have a couple of specials on at the moment.

We can do you:

• 1000 x Double Sided A5 Flyers on Glossy 135GSM for £65 Delivered.
• 1000 x Double Sided A5 Flyers on Silk 170GSM for £75 Delivered.
• 5000 x Double Sided A5 Flyers on Silk 170GSM for £95 Delivered.

There is normally no VAT incurred on Flyers provided it meets the spec outlined by HMRC (We can check this for you once we see the artwork)

There are different types of paper and different weights.

• 130-135GSM - Standard Flyers Weight
• 160-170GSM - Slightly thicker paper - good for flyers
• 250GSM - Thin Card
• 350-400 - GSM - Medium/Thick card usually the standard for business cards

The most common types of paper is uncoated, silk and gloss.

• Uncoated - colours and image sharpness may deteriorate.
• Silk papers - Are less absorbent and give better colours and sharper pics than uncoated. They have a low sheen coating.
• Gloss paper - Has generally enhances the colour and sharpness of pics furthermore than silk and has a higher sheen coating.

Thanks

Matt

 

[zachbb]

Matt: Thanks for explaining that to me. It's a lot more helpful than all the sale pitches I got!


I was wondering about weight.. most companies offer 350 gsm for flyers. I have never seen an advert flyer on thick card.. is this common??

 

[Scott-Copywriter]

Matt: Thanks for explaining that to me. It's a lot more helpful than all the sale pitches I got!


I was wondering about weight.. most companies offer 350 gsm for flyers. I have never seen an advert flyer on thick card.. is this common??

Not really. It won't make any particular difference to sales, so the extra cost for a higher GSM is a bit of a waste.

Also, higher GSM flyers are thicker, more rigid and more difficult to handle. They can't be folded up as well as thinner flyers and they take up a lot more room compared to thinner flyers in delivery and distribution.

Higher GSM flyers might be good in some situations. For example, if you're selling a highly premium service or product and your flyers need to look extremely fancy. They're also useful if you're using the flyers for information or feedback forms in a single place as opposed to handing them out everywhere. Again though, cheaper low GSM flyers will usually do the job in these circumstances too.

 

[zachbb]

Not really. It won't make any particular difference to sales, so the extra cost for a higher GSM is a bit of a waste.

So what is the ideal gsm? My site is not a premium service, but I don't want my flyers to look cheap...?

 

[dzined]

You are more than welcome.

Scott Copy is made a good point with ref to the thickness. I think 350GSM on an A5/A4 is overkill. It sort of depends whether you are using them, like scott said 350GSM aren't as easy to fold, and if you are handy them out to passers by it easy as convenient for them to fold and stick in their pockets/coats

A6 however are good on thicker card (even 250GSM is fine). They are easier to push through letterboxes. We did some door to door the other day in some towns and 250Gsm were just enough to push through the bristles and other gumpf that letterboxes seem to have nowadays.

Thanks

Matt

 

[dzined]

Sorry just saw your last post. I think 150-170GSM is a good weight for A5. Don't go for anything like 110GSM or less, they are a bit like toilet paper

Thanks

Matt

 

[Scott-Copywriter]

So what is the ideal gsm? My site is not a premium service, but I don't want my flyers to look cheap...?

Matt's about right. You'll have a good quality flyer with a nice weight if you get 160-170gsm.

 

[neildigital]

1000 x A5
Full Colour single sided
350gsm silk
From artwork supplied by you
Delivery to one uk address
£99

Neil

 

[sean@topquoter]

As well as having them printed are you looking for them to be delivered?

 

[Pulse Print UK]

Hi Zach,

To be honest I would always go with the premium board over a flimsy option. They're there to market your brand, and the higher the quality of the board and the print, the more the client will respect your brand image.

We can print you 1,000 A5 350 GSM Gloss Double Side Full Colour flyers, and deliver them to you, for £75.00

No hidden costs.

Otherwise you can go for 170 GSM Gloss for £70.00

We offer guarantees on price, quality, turnaround, and service.

★ QUALITY GUARANTEE - No quibble re-print guarantee
★ SERVICE GUARANTEE - If you are not 100% satisfied with the service you receive from Pulse Print, for whatever reason, we will give you 10% credit on your next order
★ DELIVERY GUARANTEE - Your product will be delivered on the agreed date - if it isn't, we will give 10% credit on your next order
★ PRICE GUARANTEE - The price you are invoiced will be the price you were quoted, no hidden costs

Drop me a PM for more details!

Best Wishes,
Toby

 

[Colt]

i would highly recommend Scuba, they did a very fast turnaround job for me a short while ago and were spot on!