You will get a lot of run around from many many suppliers...

the worst i have ever seen in in trying to get something printed. I mean, like mail order catalogs and such. You've seen Summit's book, JCWhitnety, etc, right? I bet you'll get 150 catalogs of some kind tween now and Xmas in your mailbox,right?

Well, i was workin fer a guy in the mailorder motorcycle parts biz, and we wanted to do a catalog. WELL, it gets cornfuzin right quick - paper quality, coatings, offset/web/heatset types of printing, etc.

What i found was if you find a catalog you like and start a-goin' to printer and askin' "Can ya do this?" you get a YES, and then they show you what they can do (95% of the time is ain't even close to waht you asked for). Each print shop is set up to do ONE type of printing.

OK, you say. So who does THIS type of work (holding up your ideal item) - WELL, you get NO answer from ANYONE. Suddenlythey get all quiet and don't know a darn thing!

It's like that is many businesses...you ask for X and unless they have X on the shelf, you get a cold shoulder, stupid answer, bait-and-switch expereince, etc. Those places never seem to realize that I'll never be back there with my money! I prefer someplace that KNOWS the biz they are in, and if they can't help me, they will point me in the right direction. THAT is the place i will recommend and patronize!