My last batch of cards were Christmas cards for family (glossy, no black ink but DULL !!!), plus a card I had done for a friend (digital art) that arrived cracked and peeling where there should have been black ink.  Looked hideous in a matt frame!
 
That wasn't so bad, but two days later that same card sold to someone I don't know... and I hate to think what they will get.
 
I just ordered some extra Christmas cards with NO black hoping they will look better.  But I have to say the new printing leaves a lot to be desired.  DULL and the colours seem to be off - I use a lot of bright colours.
 
While I know they are looking into this, it does not bode well for people buying cards NOW for the holiday season does it?  Luckily mine will go to family who have not paid for them, but I would be really annoyed if I received the same thing after paying for it.
 
PLEASE get your printers to do some in depth research on what is obviously THEIR problem!
 
Prior to this I have nothing but the highest praise for the quality of the cards sent and ordered myself.!

Thanks for posting, Evelyn!  Great to hear that things have turned for the better!!

That sucks Doreen.. Such an important element to the card too.  I have been wondering why they just don't revamp the back of the cards to ensure a more than safe spacing for printing...  I have a terrible habit of always assuming people in business are way ahead of everyone else in problem solving for their own businesses, especially when other peoples businesses are involved..  Perhaps that is the case here and they are revamping the layout for soon to be and just did not mention it.    Could be that Triptophan induced coma stuff again.  
 
Interesting..   I never felt the need to be aware of so many things on the POD sites all these years before.  I am certainly learning a lot here about these topics.  

This is not good news....On November 15th I posted about the logo issue complete with a photo of the cut off logo.  I also sent the same information and photo directly to Shaun as per his request.  Over two weeks ago!  What gives???  This is very disturbing!
 
Putting my "Happy dance shoes" back in the closet...

Quote from Rebecca_140932 on Dec 1^st, 2010, 6:04pm:

 
"our part" is actually much more complicated.  Would be nice if it was that simple though  .
 
That said we are looking into the issue with the way your logos are printing on the vertical cards.  I thought the programmers had made some adjustments after Linda's comments in mid-november, but it's obviously still an issue and we'll be looking into it.  
 
Shaun
 

My name is Jason Tempestini and I am the VP of Operations at AMP Printing,
the official printer for Greeting Card Universe.  We have been following
your commentary closely, and in recent conversations with GCU have decided
to join the forum and discussions. We hope to provide quick feedback to any
printing issues as well as an open channel to the printer to allow folks to
give us direct input.
 
A short bit about AMP Printing. We are one of the largest commercial
printers in the San Francisco Bay Area. We've been putting ink on paper for
31 years and have seen many changes to the industry. We are constantly
adapting to our changing market and we have become a leader in high-quality
offset lithography, color management, green printing, grand format printing
and digital printing. We are great believers in handling the entire project
in-house so we include complete letterpress, bindery, finishing and
fulfillment services.
 
In response to the UV coating issues, please know that we have been working
diligently since the issue first came to light in September. We had made a
change in our coating to a more environmentally friendly option in keeping
with our mission as a green printer. Although this and all of our printing
projects are carefully QC'd before packing, in delivery, unfortunately, this
coating did not perform as well as we had hoped. We discontinued the use of
this coating and have since been working with a few alternative to find the
best mix of gloss, adhesion performance and, at your prompting, scent
reduction.
 
The UV coating we are now using on the cards (which has, I noticed, received
good marks in the forum) is our best ever. This is a no-VOC coating
specially formulated for us to reduce smell. It goes well with the FSC paper
we use and, we believe, provides the best reproduction of your beautiful
cards.
 
Again, thank you so much for the comments that you continue to make. We
enjoy (and often copy and tape up) the positive feedback. We also pay close
attention to your notes encouraging us to improve. As with the UV coating
scent issue, your feedback helps to make us a better printer. We appreciate
the opportunity to print your cards, and we look forward to working and
talking with all of you in the future.

Welcome aboard, Jason, and thank you for posting.