Well I had a load of santa ones,  
so today I go to write them and eww
besides the stink, which is still lingering a few weeks on,  
(this is my gripe) the uv coating is peeling,  
I am not happy with that, they smell horrible
the coating is peeling all down the edges, the
cut is not good, the printing is superb, I don't
want a refunt (cant be arsafrased) but somone
needs a word with said printer, people are buying
cards ready for easter, my god they probably disintigrate
into a heap of pulp by then.
 
Their cutting is not to good either half my logo has
gone for a walk.
 
Bit grrrr  
 
Moonie

Arived fine takes about three week to get to me, ordered them Sep 14, 2010
but they are flaking here and there, the uv is raising, I only just took them all  
out to write them, perhaps they have gone off, dam we need sell by dates

omg..  unbelievable really.  to think that the paying customers may be receiving these just fine (except the odor)  and then by the time they go through the mail or whatever delivery method plus> lots of people hold on to special cards from special people for years to come that they might peel and crack or whatever issue they are doing.  hard to imagine that in today's world there can be such an ongoing problem with printing.. it is a very savvy industry and done all over the world every second of the day w/o problems like this is.   I can see at 1st the printer having some adjustments to make but all this time gone by.. still having issues with the end result?  seems odd to me..  someone is not giving much thought to the future growth of their business if this is acceptable to them.  whatever happened to quality control?  if something will drive customers away from here in the future.. this sounds to me like this is one of those things..  Poof!  Gone! Perhaps forever..  All the work to get them there and just like that.. the end result leaves them unsatisfied..  still trying to wrap myself around this topic even existing.  so many components to the end results here.  they all need to be working like a symphony together..  

Thank You for this post as this is a problem that needs to be addressed.  (Coincidently, I too am a Tanya and also have much concern and dissatisfaction (and, I'm sure this is not just a thing amongst the Tanya's, as I've seen many posts in regards to the printing).  
 
GCU should take this seriously as I'm concerned for their success at this point.  Unfortunately, the "new" printer is not working out.  I ordered a card for myself which I had also ordered last year.  Receiving this (the same card) last week, I am quite disappointed as I have already ordered over 3 dozen of these cards for holiday mailings.  The problems are:
 
1.  The Color is way Off.  Very Bad First Impression.  Too much yellow.  Quite Disappointed.
2.  Smells Bad.  Who wants a card that smells of chemicals.  Imagine a card for love that stinks - ick.
3.  Cut too close to the edge, my logo has no border on the back bottom edge.
4.  The texture is odd and cheap.  Kinda rubbery.  Too much varnish.
 
I enjoy working with GCU and I'm concerned they have taken a turn in the wrong direction utilizing this printer.  Either the printer needs a major change, or GCU needs to look for a different printer.  At this point I'm not sure I would order more cards.  I'm bummed that I ordered so many to send for the holidays and they Represent MY work.
 
Thank You,
Tanya

Mindy are you getting a lot of complaints from "buyers" about the smell?    
 
I feel the look of the glossy does add an extra bit of elegance to the card.
 
I have had my cards set to glossy.  However, I have switched all my cards to matte for now because when I received my last card order a couple of weeks ago, the smell was horrible.  Really bad!!!!  I aired them out, but they still smell.  It was very disappointing.  
 
Sher

I really don't care for the matte finish for photographs and rich color work.  If the UV is causing all these issues, which it seems to be doing...that tells me that they need to:
 
Either change UV coating products
Get the manufacturer/supplier of the UV product to come investigate the set up
or
Try different application / drying methods.  UV coatings are used on many paper goods, including photographic paper you can buy at WalMart...those do not smell, peel or crack.
 
It seems the printer needs an expert on the application of UV coating to work with them.

count me in as one who offers cards as GLOSSY due to the elegance factor and that I feel the photos present much better in glossy over matte ... if glossy wasn't an option, I'd be looking for another POD for my cards (with sadness, as I enjoy GCU).  But yes, the smell and peeling HAVE to be fixed!

I too changed to matt as I was very unhappy with the last glossy cards I ordered.  They stink and peel and look really bad.  The matt cards look okay but I know my photography looks better with a glossy coat like at Zazzle but the gloss here is not very good quality as it smells and cracks.  I kept back my last order I was going to resale at a local store for my own personal use as I feel uncomfortable selling cards with such a poor coating on them.  It will turn the customers away maybe permantly if they bought those cards.  I'm hoping they fix the issue soon but if not I'll have to look at ordering my cards for resale from another source.  For now I'll go with the matt option but I don't want to have to permanatly use the matt option.