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Reviewed Oct. 12, 2012
I recently purchased a Groupon for $17 that promised $70 worth of products from VistaPrint. I read the fine print and fully understood that it could not be combined with any other offer or shipping and handling charges. I finished my order and called to ask for help to apply the Groupon. At that time, my shipping charges were $7.69. After they applied my Groupon, the shipping charges skyrocketed to $16.69. I was not under any promotion code. Previously, Groupon cost $8.99 each and with another promo code, they only cost $4.99. Buyer beware. It's the first and last time I get caught in this web!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2012
I ordered Save the Date magnets for my wedding off of Vistaprint. First of all, you have to play their game. Depending on which link one clicks off of Google, I "checked out" with the same product ranging from $84-$180 with and without free shipping. Their ads are inconsistent and if I accidentally clicked on the wrong link, I would lose my original price and/or the free shipping. Next, I bought a living social advertising "$50 for $10" to be redeemed. I read through the fine print, but it was sketchy and apparently I "misinterpreted" the information. To use my living social coupon, I would get $50 off of the "original" price of $180. This is confusing since my original checkout price, without "purposefully" using a discount, was $84. They have a messy and elaborate system of discounts and promotions leaving a customer such as myself with great frustration.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2012
I tried to order business cards for free using an offer they had - some envelopes and some other things. After designing the card, I proceeded through about 4 pages of add-on offers they tried to sell to me. I found at the checkout page that they had added extra costs, tried to sell me a return address stamp and extra for delivery. I deleted my order and will probably go with a reputable company instead which doesn't try to scam you with lot and lots of add-ons, then deceive you with the price. Oh and I also had to pay extra so the inside of the envelopes were not smothered with the Vistaprint logo!
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2012
First of all, they make a good product. That should be enough, but over the past 3 years, they've been taking $3.99 out of my account. I didn't do anything about it. I mean $3.99 is hardly worth canceling my credit card. Anyway, I’m fed up with this; I called their number only to get a dead end. Finally, after reading terrible reviews about them, I decided enough's enough. It's sad that they have to resort to these unscrupulous actions. ** thieves.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2012
I was going to buy some business cards for myself, and I did place the order, but then when I realized that I didn't have much money in the bank, I had to cancel my order pretty much immediately after placing the order (somewhere between midnight and 2am). Then I find out, to my horror, that they don't refund, but just give merchant credits. That is such BS! I emailed them and I got no response after 24 hours. I'm emailing them again, here's hoping that I'll get a response.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2012
I paid $15 for three simple, two-color, black and white bumper stickers from Vistaprint. What I received was three printed thin paper labels. These are not high quality vinyl bumper stickers and I wouldn't dare place them on my car as within three weeks, the weather would turn them into shredded pulp. Shame on me for trusting this fly-by-night rip-off mill. Never again.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2012
In early June, I ordered business cards per their offer of $10.00 for 250 cards. I was charged $13.25. I called to complain and was told via email the overcharge would be credited to my credit card. I then began the process of setting up a webpage. I was initially billed $18.96 to my credit card on July 13, 2012. I cancelled the order and was told it would take two billing cycles to credit. I cancelled my account. Today, I opened my credit card billing statement (2nd cycle), and not only was neither the $3.25 nor the $18.96 not credited, but there is a second charge for $18.96. I think Google might reconsider partnering with this obviously incompetent or perhaps even dishonest company .
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2012
Vistaprint has perfected bad customer service. If I hadn't experienced it myself, I wouldn't believe it’s possible - it's like getting punked, only you don't get to laugh in the end. I made the mistake of getting my domain name from them when I got my business cards (which are lovely, BTW). Their email service was so glitchy, however, and their customer service so nonexistent that I decided to change providers. That is when the real fun began. There won't be enough space here to document the dozens (!) of calls to India, the non sequitur emails from them telling me my problem has been resolved, and the 24-hour, then 48-hour, and then 72-hour timeframe in which they assured me it would all be accomplished - it has not been accomplished yet. Someday I look forward to being, once again, master of my domain - with no help from Vistaprint! Not having functioning business email has cost me hundreds of dollars. Buyer beware!
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2012
I placed a check order. I was given a confirmation number and delivery date after 16 days of the order. I did not receive my order. On the 17th day, I called them and they mentioned that my payment did not go through and my order was not executed. Their system gives no notification to the customer if the payment fails. On top of that, they were unwilling to expedite and wanted at least 14 more days to reorder and deliver. Very unreliable company!
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2012
I opened an account with Vistaprint in 2007 when I first opened my business. Since then, I had done some contract work for a company as well as made items for my husband's deer camp and my own businesses. My last order was in November 2011 for some business cards. Since that time, the company that I had done contract work hijacked my Vistaprint account and changed my log-in information and had access to my credit card information as well as the artwork I had never been paid for.
VistaPrint, since 6/5/2012, keeps telling me that they have to "investigate," but never will give me my account back. I keep telling them that I can give them exact information about all the items I designed and ordered, but they keep putting me off. I just want my artwork and designs and my account back. How difficult is that? It's terrible that a company can hijack my account, get access to my artwork and sensitive credit information and the company that I have done business with since 2007 will not even give me a straight answer. I have lost my artwork (hundreds of hours of my time) and my designs for my business and my credit card information is in the hands of strangers! These are terrible, terrible business practices!
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2012
I'm a college student and have two of my own little businesses. My mom and dad suggested I get business cards made and I remembered that Vistaprint's commercial for their $10 business cards. I told them that's what I wanted to do, so I hopped online and started working on my cards. I made sure I only got what was included in the package to keep the price at $10. First off, this company gets you with their shipping. Standard is $7 for 250 little cards. However, that didn't deter me. Seventeen dollars still wasn't that bad.
Then I went to checkout, only to see that my price had nearly doubled. It said that the cards were now at the regular price plus $4 for adding a picture. When I began making my card, I checked several times to make sure it was only $10, so I deleted my order. I'm not going to pay a price that wasn't what I was told it would be. I don't appreciate being misled and wasting my time. Tell me the actual price of what I'm going to purchase, don't lie about it. I call it shenanigans on Vistaprint. I'm taking my business elsewhere, to a company that doesn't pull this kind of garbage.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2012
I got a basic site and the vertical menu fonts kept changing for no reason. I tried upgrading to a more complete package. So now the menu seems stable but I can't download images from anywhere but Vistaprint itself, despite links to Flickr and Picasa. For weeks, I've gotten a message that there's an unexpected error and the support team has been alerted. Perhaps they will arrive at my door with champagne, since they don't seem to do anything work wise. Do not buy anything from this company. I have spent $200 that I wish I had back.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2012
I contacted Vistaprint over 3 weeks ago about making a large order of calendars in which they promised to give me a good deal. When I was ordering the calendars, the offer (plus free 7-day delivery) they gave me was out of this world; too good to be true. I went to pay to discover they wanted over $100 for postage. I have emailed and spoke to people on the phone and been passed about from pillar to post; they now ignore my emails and calls; however, I still have all the emails confirming what they offered me and I shall not let this lie pass. I will take Vistaprint all the way, but then I shall never order anything again! Stay clear unless you like being ripped off!
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2012
On the back of the card, Vista advertises their site. It’s never mentioned anywhere on the website. When we called, they walked us through a series of steps to find, in very small print, how not to have this ad on the back for an additional $2.99. Give us a break, Vista - very bad marketing, and an underhand way to do business.
Reviewed July 25, 2012
I have been trying to find a contact section of this company to complain about the ridiculous ad that keeps coming up on television. This is a TV commercial about a man who is touting the business cards he got from Vistaprint, that have allegedly made him look like he has a real business. It is annoying and on so many times a day, that I now mute it whenever I see it coming. The business cards have horrible colors. The name of the company is You Bar (stupid name) and the actor who plays the part of the company owner is a simpleton. Get it off the air! It is ridiculous and nobody would respond to such an ad. After going through the complaints on this site, I don't understand how this company is still in business. I lost count of the number of complaints for this company. In a rating of 5 stars, theirs is only one star!
Reviewed July 24, 2012
I see a lot of complaints about checks from Vistaprint. The first time I ordered checks from them, I had the same problems as everyone else. After waiting for almost 6 weeks for my checks, I went to Staples. The girl at Staples ordered me some check and I got them within 12 business days! Not to mention that they had a much larger selection of designs and paper types. I recommend going to Staples and giving them a try. I have nothing bad to say about the entire process.
Reviewed July 23, 2012
I ordered and with my order was an offer to get a cheap business listing in the BT phone book. When BT didn't contact me, I contacted Vistaprint customer services, who stated I had to call them with a reference. I emailed back asking for their number and the reference. They replied with a general customer services number, not the BT marketing number I needed and without the reference. To date, Vistaprint have never supplied me with the number, despite repeated requests. I will never order from them again as when it was needed, customer service was useless and I would hate to think how they would react if I had a problem with an order. I also got the distinct impression that customer service didn't care about me and when I asked for my issue to be escalated to a supervisor, I was refused.
Reviewed July 23, 2012
I contacted Vistaprint several months ago to stop making monthly withdrawals from my checking account. I allowed my friend to use my card number for a onetime withdrawal to get some business cards and he signed up online. When I contacted Vistaprint, they advised me that the only way it could be cancelled would be for him to go online and cancel the order. He did that, as a matter of fact, he deleted all of my account information from his account with Vistaprint. The withdrawals continue at $13.97 per month. I believe it has been almost a year now and I want it stopped! He has forgotten his login information for Vistaprint and I am no longer in contact with him on a regular basis. What action needs to happen to make this stop immediately?
Reviewed July 21, 2012
I ordered 1 banner. While I was attempting to pay for my order, I was directed through 5 additional screens that were attempting to sell me signs, mugs, cards etc. I just wanted to pay for 1 sign. The last screen showed that I would get free shipping as a bonus. I was already getting free shipping... I just wanted to pay for my order. It ordered and now I'm charged for 2 banners. The site is very confusing with pop crap.
Reviewed July 19, 2012
I tried to purchase business cards from them. Everything went exactly as advertised until I decided to add on a ** mouse pad. Suddenly $7 shipping was added to a free shipping order. I called and canceled the order and got into it with one of their dot-headed ** about the switch and about how long it would take to refund my order. My bank will dispute it for me. I filed a complaint with the BBB and the Attorney General of Massachusetts, not that either one will do any ** good. Vistaprint should be shut down for deceptive trade practices. Unfortunately, they are not an American company. They are ** people all over the world.
Reviewed July 18, 2012
I ordered checks a few months ago from Vistaprint with the thought of saving a little money rather than paying the fees my bank charges. The information that I entered on the website to place my order was correct. I received my checks and checked the information to be sure it was correct, especially my name and address, name of bank, my account number, etc. The scary part is that I did not double check my routing number for my bank since that is not a number that I know from memory, but rather that I would have to find to check it.
I do not write checks often, so I did not realized immediately, but Vistaprint had printed a routing number on my checks that was not even close to my bank's routing number. Even more puzzling is the routing number that was printed on my checks and the accounts it is linked to. The routing number that was printed on my checks is linked to an account for funds to be sent to a Kenyan American for a person that had died. There was another connection for the same routing number to aid in the legal defense fund for an Imam in West Atlanta.
I tried to log into my Vistaprint account to check the numbers, etc, but I was not able to access it online. I requested for a password reset, but it's been about 45 minutes, and I still have not gotten that email. I called Vistaprint to complain and they acknowledged the error and are reprinting my checks. Of course, the customer service telephone is not answered here in the States, and the woman did not understand my concern over the error. My concern is that I wonder if I should be concerned that my checks were being used in some money laundering scheme or to fund terrorists or whatever. I will definitely check my order when I get it this time and double check everything! I do not think I will order checks from them again.
Reviewed July 17, 2012
I've ordered quite a few things from Vistaprint in the past and all of it has turned out as expected for a good price. However, last week, I received my order of 1,000 checks that were printed with the wrong number. I called them and immediately they apologized and ordered me another 1,000, no questions asked. They walked me through how to put in the order properly just in case I ran into trouble with it the next time. I'm super glad that they corrected this at no charge. I will continue to use them and will recommend others. Thanks Vistaprint!
Reviewed July 16, 2012
I went to the Vistaprint site and saw that they had basic t-shirts with logo for $6 (essentially 50% off their list price). In checkout, I applied my $70 Groupon code. The price per shirt jumped to $8! I contacted customer support and was told that I could not combine two promotional offers. I argued that I simply ordered base on the price advertised on their site and displayed in my shopping cart. I then applied one promotional offer, the Groupon code (which I also paid for). I was told, "Sorry, that's the deal." So, I basically bought a discount code that is worthless. I can get pretty much the same price (maybe even a bit less) without the Groupon! Total rip-off!
Reviewed July 15, 2012
Do not buy vouchers for Vistaprint from Groupon or any other source! Vistaprint charges additional processing fees (masked as shipping) to cover the discount they give you through Groupon. I was charged $28 in extra fees and was told by customer service that they could do nothing to delete the charges because the computer thinks I am getting "free" items and therefore needs to compensate with processing fees. Buyer, beware of this scam! Vistaprint also openly admits that their shipping charges are "flexible" so just know that those "free" items most certainly are not!
Reviewed July 14, 2012
I ordered two sets of a 1000 business cards for my business partner and myself. His cards were perfect; mine were not aligned properly. Some cards have the dotted guidelines showing up on the right side. There are also some color bleed issues on the bottom of the cards. I contacted Vistaprint and they said the best they could do was 25% off on another order. Really? Where is their 100% satisfaction guarantee? My problem is I did a proof, slightly altered the alignment of the card. I couldn't do a second proof; there's no option for that. I was charged for the initial proof, even though I changed it. I really wanted to have a good outcome as my partner's cards are perfect.
Reviewed July 9, 2012
An order placed for some checks had the wrong starting number for my checking account. Their ordering program did not allow for me to choose a starting number to coincide with my checking account. When I called to complain about this, they said their system does not allow you to pick a starting number for your checks that has five digits. I've had this checking account for about 20 years and my accounting software would say that it is not possible to write a new check with a number that has already been used. Their solution was to start over with the numbers as they have no other check printing options for a check with a five-digit starting number. They did refund my order amount.
Reviewed July 9, 2012
As of July 9, 2012, I still have been given no tracking nor shipment of checks ordered in April 2012. Customer service is terrible. Outsourced representatives just take information over the phone, and tell you a supervisor will contact you within 24 hours. The last promise I had of such a supervisor came by email on 7/3/12 with no further follow-up. It seems like this has to be a scam, but apparently not. I cannot believe such a large company could take sensitive financial data, and then just ignore their own negligence!
Reviewed July 7, 2012
For starters, Vistaprint has excellent customer service. I was a bit worried after reading the reviews here, but all my items were shipped in a timely fashion on schedule. I couldn't be happier with the quality of the t-shirts, business cards, notebook, return address labels, and stamps. Great low prices for exceptional merchandise! I highly recommend Vistaprint.
Caution: I should add I received a strange call trying to solicit me after I made my purchase from Vistaprint. The caller pretended to be an associate with Vistaprint in an attempt to solicit money out of me. The number wasn't toll-free, which made me suspicious. I then contacted Vistaprint and was told no calls were made to my phone from the organization, but I did leave them the number from the impostor and was told they'd have their tech team check into it. I'm not entirely sure as to how this random woman got my number or even knew I had made a purchase with Vistaprint, but I gave her none of my information. So beware of scandalous, fraudulent impostors. If it’s not a 1-800 number or the like, proceed with caution.
Reviewed June 30, 2012
I paid Vistaprint for boxes of new checks and I still have not received them after 12+ weeks. They said to allow up to 8 weeks for delivery.
Reviewed June 26, 2012
Although their FAQs say that phone number on checks is optional (and my current checks from another company do not include it), it is impossible to complete an order without providing one. (Entering a space works initially, but fails at the next page.) I contacted Vistaprint by email for assistance and got a speedy reply, but it only said to call their help number. I called and was told that this is a known problem and they don't know when it will be fixed. It's too bad because they have many attractive designs (stylish rather than 'fluffy bunny') that are not available through other companies, and their prices are good. The phone number was a deal breaker for me, and they lost my business.
Reviewed June 21, 2012
This is regarding my website, **. Probably my professional disaster. Despite my constant complaints about vanishing single words from the text on my website, Vistaprint cannot provide me with any concrete explanations. I keep adding missing words every day. However, despite saving and publishing, the duration of my re-insertions is very short as the next day, the words are missing again, which looks very unprofessional. What particularly upsets me is the fact that many visitors had misfortune to see this mess.
Reviewed June 13, 2012
My business cards were printed over someone else's cards that were recycled to save Vistaprint money. The mouse pads were made with ink that comes off on your hands and the website never did work from set up. Customer service has dumb excuses for everything. The company keeps charging my account for these very poor quality products and service. Avoid this company.
Reviewed June 5, 2012
I ordered business cards for an anticipated business. We chose not include home address or phone number on our cards for privacy. Now, we are getting calls at our home from people who have googled for our type of business in our area. What has happened is our information was sold to an outside list providing private information that was not on our card. I just purchased replacement cards from a local printer. I feel we can trust not to sell our personal information to someone else.
Reviewed June 4, 2012
Vistaprint's postage prices are weird. Normal postage prices, which correspond with weight and size, are totally ignored. Per product, the postage prices can differ as well even though the weight is the same. The postage can make the product expensive! I cannot believe that the money they ask for postage is used for postage, but is an indirect way to raise the price of the product.
Reviewed June 3, 2012
The first time, Vistaprint misspelled three items on my business cards. The second time, Vistaprint used the wrong colors for my logo. They asked why I just couldn't use the colors they screwed up with this time. Now let me ask you this, do you think Vistaprint would have another company change the colors in their logo? I don't freaking think so. Vistaprint, you have to business doing business! You're a bunch of idiots.
Reviewed June 1, 2012
I've used Vistaprint for years and think that they are a great value. Recently, I called because I had not received one of two items that I ordered and they immediately put a replacement in the mail, no questions asked. I received the item (and then my husband handed me my original order two weeks later, he had picked it up from the mailbox and failed to give it to me, I feel terrible!). But I would totally recommend this company and will continue to use them for business and personal needs.
Reviewed May 29, 2012
The custom logo printed t-shirts we bought from Vistaprint began having ink flaking problems from the first washing. Over the following weeks, the ink kept flaking until the logos are unrecognizable and an embarrassment to wear. The t-shirts themselves are fine. It is the ink and inking process that Vistaprint uses that we question. There is a reason why Vistaprint's price for custom t-shirt printing is cheaper: it is.
For anyone that is interested, I can post or send photos of the decomposing logos. I cannot understand how Vistaprint is continuing to market such inferior quality ink and ink transfer process. I would imagine they would have a huge amount of complaints about this. Anyone else want to comment on their experience with this product from this company? I waited too long to complain (over 90 days, which is my fault; I had more important things in my life to deal with than t-shirts). When I finally discussed this issue with them, they defaulted to their "corporate policy" of 90 days, so they are not going to do anything to help me with this.
Reviewed May 26, 2012
I own a salon and spa and depend on Vistaprint for all of my printing needs from business cards, to flyers, to mailing postcards, etc. I have been ordering from them for the last 5 years and the one time we had a problem with the printing they were very prompt in correcting the problem and mailing them to me. They are the ones I would recommend to do business with since they offer more printing options than anyone out there. I love the freedom to design my own materials and not having to pay someone else to do it. I am very happy. Keep up the good work!
Reviewed May 25, 2012
I ordered mailing labels from this company and to this date, have not received them. And this incident happened over 2 months ago. Albeit, they did give a refund, I'm still upset because I didn't receive the labels for my customers. When I contacted the company, a foreign idiot lied and informed me that she would reorder them for me and to expect them within 7 days. Seven days have come and gone and still no labels - they did give a refund but I will now go to another company to place future orders. Also when they tell you that your company is getting hundreds of hits a day from potential customers, that too is a lie!
Reviewed May 22, 2012
I've heard/read of many complaints about Vistaprint, so I was hesitant when placing my orders. However, I proceeded to place my first and only order so far for business cards (two styles). They arrived in a very timely manner and I am very happy with the speed of service and quality of the cards, as well as the price I paid for them. So, I had a good experience (this time!).
Reviewed May 16, 2012
I ordered some promotional items February 22nd, 2012 and was told that my order would reach in 21 days i.e. March 15th, 2012. Today is the 84th day! I followed up in April. They did not explain the reason for delay. I was told that my order would be sent out and that my order would be free of charge. I was told to expect my order on 14-05-2012. Today is May 16th, 2012. I am extremely dissatisfied with Vistaprint and do not think I would be reordering again!
Reviewed May 15, 2012
On April 6, 2012, I ordered personal checks from Vistaprint. I was told estimated arrival date was April 20. On April 20, my order was still in process. There was no reason given as to the holdup. I called and the customer service representative did not give me an explanation. He merely re-ordered the checks and sent me on my way. The new estimated arrival date was May 1, 2012. In the meantime, I have had to pay bills electronically which I am not entirely comfortable doing because I prefer to keep extra careful track of my money. It is now May 14, 2012, and the order was still in process. I spoke to another customer service representative and he told me that the holdup was because I ordered a checkbook cover, not a custom cover, just a plain cover, and extra check registers to manually balance my checkbooks. These two accessories didn't require extra printing.
But for some reason, they caused an error in the system and the checks would not go to print. I asked the customer service representative what she could do for me. She just told me that they have lots of customers and don't monitor individual orders. I said it's unacceptable to give a shipment arrival date and have it pass and not provide updates on the website or in any communications to the customer. She would not put me in touch with a supervisor. She told me that I could either get a refund or re-order the checks, but the error still existed in the system and there was no way to know when the glitch would be resolved, so it likely would continue to be in process for a long time. I said that they should send me free checks and refund the money I paid for the time and inconvenience and the poor customer service. She said she couldn't do anything but re-order or refund. She didn't speak English well enough and she was not helpful. I assured her I would contact everyone I knew and advise them to not ever use Vistaprint for anything.
Reviewed May 11, 2012
Vistaprint is great! I have placed five different orders for business cards from Vistaprint, as well as orders for business cardholders, t-shirts and other items. So far, I have been extremely pleased with the price, quality and expedient delivery. Vistaprint's website is very user-friendly and fast and I have been pleased with the discounts they have offered me for being a valued customer. I have nothing bad at all to say about Vistaprint and they certainly earned my business on a permanent basis. I would recommend Vistaprint to all my family, friends and co-workers.
Reviewed May 10, 2012
Since my last order of January 24, 2012, received on the 31st for an amount of €14,46 paid on that date, my bank account is debited every month for an amount of €5,94. I complained by email about it on March 9, but no answer, and this month, another debit of €5,94 is shown on my bank account, under the Rf. vistapr*vistaprint **! I have not made any new order since my last delivery of January 31, 2012. I would appreciate an answer and that my account be credited to the two wrong debits of €5,94 each. Thanks for your consideration.
Reviewed May 9, 2012
I paid $25.00 for product to sit on shelf for two days. I ordered graduation announcements for my daughter on Thursday, May 3rd. The order was shipped on May 4th, which in fairness to the company stated 3 business days. However, the UPS ticket stated that the product was shipped 2nd day air and would be delivered on "or before" May 8th. So, I paid for Vistaprint to ship my item, UPS to transport it and to basically "rent" shelf space for two days as the package did not move over the weekend.
Had I not spent the $25.00 for rush 3 business day delivery, the product would not have set on a shelf space on Saturday and Sunday and would have actually been moving towards my location. Just now, a lady from Vistaprint called me, instead of contacting the BBB, who has my complaint and is trying to tell me that they did honor their end of the bargain. However, I paid for the package to move and not set on a shelf.
Reviewed May 3, 2012
Using one of your free template, I requested 250 business cards for our company, an exclusive business for you. At the end of inputing my information, I was asked to pay $14, which I did by credit card. I was told I would receive the cards in two weeks. It's now over two months and I still haven't received any cards. Can you send the cards to the above address? I noticed there are a number of complaints regarding how Vistaprint does business. We, the consumers, need to get together to sort this out. Is this a rip off or what?
Reviewed April 29, 2012
I sent you my order and money a few years ago, but I have never received anything from you. You are a rip-off. This is an unethical way to do business.
Reviewed April 26, 2012
After submitting my order for business cards, Vistaprint changed the price and billed me for a much higher amount. I was not able to go back and print off the previous page showing the original price that was much lower, so I could have proof. At first I thought I had lost my mind when the credit card statement came in showing the higher price, but it was confirmed that this was not an isolated incident when I later learned that another office coworker had the same thing done to him when he ordered two small car door magnets a day after my order. The billed prices were not just a little bit higher, but a lot higher - about 40% higher. This is stealing. I will not use, nor do I recommend anyone ever using Vistaprint. Their bait-and-switch business tactics are very unethical and I would think very illegal.
Reviewed April 25, 2012
I ordered the folded business cards and submitted the artwork on the template provided by Vistaprint, which does not fit the ordering template on Vistaprint’s website. I called and the agent admitted the template didn't fit and assured me it would be fitted, cropped and fixed by them. I received the order with all our social media icons (on the front) and one of our services (inside) cropped off! I called and after much unnecessary discussion, they finally agreed to reprint and then rush the order - all to receive them with the outside back panel printed upside down. Now, they won't own up to their mistakes. We cannot use these cards. Vistaprint has not made an impression.
Reviewed April 23, 2012
I placed (another) order for business cards and upgraded from 250 to 500 based on an offer of "free shipping", implying I would have no shipping charge. I was charged for shipping. I then called customer service and discovered your customer service now consists of folks for whom English is not their first language. This woman, located in the Caribbean, was unable to answer a direct question. I found her inability to understand my question frustrating. I avoid purchasing items from any company that outsources customer service. In the future, that will include Vistaprint.
Reviewed April 12, 2012
Vistaprint took $309.43 over a period of 2 years from my PayPal account. When I contacted them, they apologized and arranged a refund for the full amount. This was back in the beginning of February. I’ve contacted them over 30 times and get told something different each time. They have refunded $48 but have promised $309.43 and I have their emails saying this. They now are not responding to me. I am appalled by this company but I will not give up on this refund.
Reviewed April 10, 2012
Not delivered - I am really angry about your local firm (Vistaprint/Turkey) because I couldn't get any business cards until March 15th. Although there is no feedback about consumer relations (only e-mail), anyone can answer the telephone (all the time they are busy). Please help me because today, they send me an e-mail and said that we thank you for your new order! I haven't gotten any new order and also my money.
Reviewed April 10, 2012
Charged me for months! I ordered business cards from them because they were cheap. I got 500 business cards for just $10.00, but little did I know that they were charging me $14.99 per month for 7 months, until I called my bank and had them change my account number, because I could not get any customer service with them! Never purchase anything with Vistaprint!
Reviewed April 7, 2012
As a returning customer, I worked on business cards for over an hour. I submitted the order, it was approved and I checked out with my credit card. As I was told by your customer service, my order is lost because I used my iPad (remember, I can't be the only one). It was not processed and can't be retrieved. So, I wasted at this point at least two hours of my time with your company. I am pissed. If you can't take orders from the iPad (you will lose a lot of business), then it should say so instead of wasting customers’ time and business. You have lost mine and my company's business.
Reviewed April 6, 2012
Scam promotions / Unethical Business Practices: I tired several times to order business cards from this scam company. First, it was on a $10.00 promotion that offered free shipping. When I got to check out, it was like $34.00, so I didn't order. The second time, I got an email for free business cards but to pay shipping only. When I got to check out, the cart had multiple items in it and the cost was $37.00.
I called, and the customer service person (who was in India) was hostile when I accused the company of running a scam. I did not hit the accept button to place the order, because I figured out that this was probably not going to be a good idea. And now, I am wondering if they are going to try to charge me anyway based on the other complaints I am reading. Do not use this company. Horrible scamming of customers.
Reviewed April 3, 2012
Vistaprint is giving me the runaround to refund a duplicate charge they took from my bank account. Initially, they gave me the wrong fax number to the payment processing department twice and I had to wait a month to get my bank statement showing when the duplicate charge was made. They could see it on their end but I still had to prove to them they had overcharged me. On my fourth attempt to collect my money, I demanded to speak with a supervisor who really seemed to know what she was doing and is going to follow up with me to see when the refund was or will be processed. They said I had to wait 1-2 billing cycles. As if I was not mad enough, I then went through the roof! They have had my money hostage since February 13 and it is now April 3 and it's going to take 1-2 billing cycles to refund my money now that they say they received my fax to prove I was double billed.
Again, they can see they double charged me but they seem to do all they can to get me more frustrated and go away. Well, I am a person of principle and integrity and they now know that tonight I am filing an online complaint with the NC Attorney General's Office and we will see just how quickly they can move my money back into my account then. The NC Attorney General's Office is the best there is at making companies do the right thing. I am not going away until my money is refunded and hopefully enough people will read how they operate and use another vendor to make their print materials, etc. I have never had any issues with their products or anything else before and I've used VP since their first conception. Not any more, especially after reading about so many other dissatisfied customers and their money issues with Vistaprint.
Reviewed April 1, 2012
I just discovered today that Vistaprint was billing me $12.99 on every first and last day of the month for about a year. I have ordered cards and some banners and had been charged properly for these and have no idea what these made up charges are. I have filed a complaint with PayPal.
Reviewed March 22, 2012
Website hosting server speed - I purchased business cards, and website/email hosting from Vistaprint. Half the time, the website will not load, and half the time, I can't access the email because of time outs. I can't get my email to be viewed via Outlook, and after 1.5 hours on the phone, the girl hung up on me and emailed me the instructions while I was still thinking I was on hold. After a full week of trying to get my email problem fixed, I've had it. I just checked our website today, and it won't even load all the way.
Reviewed March 18, 2012
I owed $79 and they popped another digit on, = $790. They also accessed my savings account as well as my credit card to the value of $1,200, making as many as 10 a day orders (supposedly from me). It took me 10.5 months to get the money returned and I was totally unable to contact them. The action I succeeded in was with PayPal and with my bank who accepted that multiple withdrawals every day from my savings account was fraud. Vistaprint never returned any e-mails nor was their supposed contact number ever manned except for an annoying recording. This made it totally impossible for me to contact them, obviously exactly what they wanted. The result, PayPal came to my rescue and my bank. Be very wary and make sure you check all your statements.
Reviewed March 14, 2012
I ordered Vista free business cards, and to my surprise, I was selected to join their VIP club. The so-called VIP club membership cost $14.99 monthly. Once I put in my billing info, a checkbox was selected without my knowledge to be included in their so-called VIP club. I was not aware of the monthly charges for several months. I did not receive any VIP membership card, paperwork, and/or membership details at all; just charges to my credit card unknowingly for six months, without my authorization. Once I discovered these unauthorized charges on my card, it took about a week to receive my refund.
When I contracted Vista, I was transferred to several different departments, states, and finally to a different sister company in a different country. I had to keep records of each person I had spoken to, because each one I spoke to asked me how I discovered their contact number, like it was a secret. I would not have received my refund if I did not continue to call all the many different numbers I was provided.
Reviewed March 13, 2012
We ordered several different advertising products from Vistaprint for our restaurant, Island Spice. The business cards were printed very cheaply and parts of the wording were cut off. We also got car magnets with the logo on them. The magnets were weak and both fell off. We were also charged several times for free business cards, which we did not order. Soon afterward, we closed the restaurant and thus stopped buying from Vistaprint. Vistaprint then started spamming us with emails about their so-called "free" offers, sometimes sending two or three emails a day. We finally realized we could cancel the emails and be removed from their mailing list. We did. Vistaprint then sold our email to spammers!
This was in 2010. To this day, I receive 2-4 spam emails a day from scammers all over the world. Vistaprint actually told us when we signed up that they would not send spam emails. I guess they forgot to add, "Unless you stop buying from us!” Do not deal with this corrupt company. They will send bad products, charge you for things you never bought, spam your inbox and request payment for items you've already paid for. Vistaprint's profits all come from their lies. They should be ashamed.
Reviewed March 10, 2012
Do not trust them! Three years ago, I ordered business cards for my friend. They have been charging me fifteen dollars a month for a website and e-mail marketing for her business that I never wanted for the last three years! They never e-mailed me or said anything about the fact that I was never doing anything with either of them! And the business cards are cheap because they are tiny and often have Vistaprint advertising on the back. Bad customer service, too.
Reviewed March 8, 2012
We always check our credit accounts and make sure that we have ordered everything that is on the card. However, Vistaprint had at least 8 orders that we never made, $95.00 worth! As a matter of fact, we never even used the company! We had to call the fraud department. They were no help at all. We called our credit card and they immediately knew who we were talking about and we had to get a new credit card as they felt this is fraud! Wow, this company will get your card and charge it up in just a few days!
Reviewed March 8, 2012
Delivery charge not stated - After spending 1 hour and 40 minutes uploading photos to a calendar, I was then told that there is a delivery charge of £8 for a 14-day delivery schedule or £30 if you want it within two days. Vistaprint should be telling customers this before.
Reviewed March 6, 2012
Vistaprint needs to be stopped from their false advertising and horrible customer service. My issue was so petty and I had been a prior customer with thousands of dollars in business. They threw it all away and insulted me on the phone over a simple signature stamp. Basically, I ordered a signature stamp and saw my signature on the website and agreed to the order, etc. When the stamp arrived, it was blank! No signature, nothing at all on the stamp.
I called customer service expecting a simple resolution and to my surprise, they told me it was my fault and that I did not do something correctly. I asked them what their quality control process was so when the order was being processed and whoever fulfilled it saw it was blank, didn't they stop and think, hey we have a problem here. I was told that most of their work is automated and no quality checks are done on such a small order (insult #1).
So I asked for a supervisor expecting a resolution and she had a horrible attitude like I was a bother to her time. I asked her about their 100% satisfaction guarantee. She said that I should read their terms and conditions page. Then when I told her I had spent thousands in the past, she smartly said "that is not much, we have customer that spend much more than you and we wouldn't make a refund for them so why should we do it for you?". Well, I promptly chewed her out for being a complete idiot and had no business talking to the public and she is in no position to be a customer service supervisor. She said, "Have a nice day," and hung up which is code for "** ".
Reviewed March 4, 2012
They offered 250 free business cards for $10. I was taken in with Vistaprint’s new offer of business cards for under $10. I did everything they asked of me. I designed it all myself online. Everything that I choose said “no charge.” I thought the $10 charge would be for shipping, but they charged me almost $40! It's a Sunday and they don't have any costumer service today. I feel they are a big scam. The website they have is very easy to use, but when you check out, it's not a 'free' offer and that's after you've given them all your information. This is not an upfront company. They have commercials now that are very, very misleading. Please check into this company. Thank you, Consumer Affairs, for your help in this matter. I am not alone in this complaint.
Reviewed March 2, 2012
I found an offer from Avira anti virus promoting 250 free business cards from Vistaprint. I've seen them on TV so I decided to try them out. The cards had limited designs that I could choose from but hey, no problem. These 250 cards are free. So then, I came to a part where there is just a plain white back to the cards with "Get free business cards from Vistaprint!" And again, not a problem because these are 250 free business cards. So then I get to the very end of my free order, and there it is, "Oh, you can pay $7 for shipping." Sorry, free means free. Nowhere on their site in plain view is the terms of service (TOS) about this. What Vistaprint does not know that I maintain three big information technology websites that get many hits a day. No matter how they device people with their so called free offer, there is no hiding when the truth is posted for everyone to see.
Reviewed Feb. 29, 2012
The business card is of remarkably low quality (and I paid for the top glossy quality). Upon calling them for a refund, they explained their 100% customer satisfaction guarantee is actually a 50% refund policy--take it or leave it. It’s a complete violation of Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act in my opinion.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2012
Scammed on business cards - Some time back, I ordered business cards for a friend and the transaction was OK. I kept getting come-on offers and finally decided to order some personal cards for myself. The whole transaction was supposed to be under $10. Instead, I found myself with a charge of $18.11 and no way to cancel it. So I called the company. Although the charge just happened, they refused to cancel it but said they would issue a credit through my credit card company. The transaction was on 2/9. The billing was two days later, 2/11. No business cards and no credit for the scam. They are total scam artists and not to be trusted.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2012
My debit card is being billed for $3.99 over the last few months for nothing that I know about. I want it stopped and a refund immediately. The latest billing was on Feb. 14 and posted on Feb. 15, 2012. I have used your services for a couple of years at the suggestion of my friends and we have all been happy with your work. Up until now there have been no problems. You are an ethical company. But there is some misunderstanding here and I want a cash refund immediately or I will file a Georgia and California complaint.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2012
I purchased in December cards which were to be billed at $3.99. I have been billed in January and February for the same amount. What are you trying to do? This is why I do not like to order on the internet because you are taken advantage of. Please credit my credit card with $7.98 immediately. This is robbery.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2012
I have been buying items from Vistaprint for a year now. I have ordered banners, t-shirts, coffee mugs, business cards, key chains, hoodies and other items. I have only found one issue and that there red ink is orange on black t-shirts. I emailed them on this and immediately they shipped out replacements free of charge with fast shipping. They were still orange but they were great about taking care of my issue quickly. As for the cards and the print being smaller, if you go into there system, click on Advanced Editing. You can change the color of the font, the size and the font itself. It's been great. It sounds like a lot of these complaints are small and could be corrected if you knew how to use their software online.
My only complaint I would have is their slow shipping. It's three weeks for slow shipping. Standard shipping, you pay a dollar more and so on. But for $1, I get it a week sooner. But overall, I am very happy with them and they do have phone number to call. I have spoken with them on the phone myself, 1-866-614-8002. You can call, email or live chat with them. I have to give them 5 stars.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2012
Vista Print websites are inadequate for the small businesses and have virtually no technical support. Their limited disk space and outdated websites, not to mention, they nickel and dime you on things that are basically free at other website hosting. I paid for email services which did not work. After complaining it to the tech staff, over a month to fix the problem and I was charged for a service that never worked. Now currently, I have a nonoperational website and was basically given the answer, "We will fix it when we fix it." If you call, you will never speak to tech support, only to a rep that can only take a note for tech support. They are very unprofessional bordering on fraudulent service.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2012
I used Vista Print years ago and had no problems. So when I started a new enterprise and needed business cards I went with them again. I originally was just going to order cards but they just kept offering more and more specials every time I tried to end the order. Since I had done business with them in years past with good results, I took advantage of the specials.
The ship time was much longer than expected and the quality for what I spent was disappointing. I ordered 1500 cards plus other items. The cards were the most disappointing for the final cost. The worst problem was that out of 6 boxes of cards, one whole box and one third of a second box are totally unusable because of a printing defect. The pretty red border has a big uneven blotch of white ink over parts of it that go all the way up to the top, covering the printed words on the card. It happened after the cards were printed because the white ink is smeared on top of the black and red printing. Also, there was no choice for type size for individual lines so the business name is not as large as I wanted even though there was room for it.
I was going to call them and could not find a phone number for them anywhere. So I googled complaints on them. After reading all the complaints, I'm going to watch my bank statements very closely, even though I paid with PayPal, so I shouldn't have any problems, which is why I use PayPal for all online transactions. I'll chalk this up to lesson learned and never use them again. I also did not realize they were a foreign company till after the sale. I always try to shop American whenever possible. From now on I'll shop local and support an American business even if it costs a little more. Peace and love.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2012
I'm planning to file a lawsuit against Vistaprint regarding their negligence towards customers, dishonesty, and not refunding customers money that they've charged even though they agreed to. I paid $50 for a coupon that I planned to use later; but on the day when it was about to expire, I called them and Vistaprint said that it was okay to use the expired coupon. However, this was all a lie. So, now I paid $50 for nothing, and once they agreed finally that they would refund the money, the money never came through. Let me know if you'd like to be part of this lawsuit. Thanks.
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2012
I bought the Groupon deal from Vistaprint, $17 for $70 worth of their product in January 2012. On the Groupon promotion sheet, it said for $70 Groupon option, visit **. However, I can't find this site at all. Then I called the Vistaprint 866 number, waited more than 30 minutes. They told me they had some website issue, and it should be fixed the next day or two. After many days, I can't still find the website. Finally, I had to go to my Groupon website and by the older link, I finally got into the site that was showed to me at the time of the Groupon offering. I booked only one calendar, used the Groupon redemption code, paid the shipping cost, total of $6.90. Then I signed out.
Vistaprint sent me an email to confirm my first order. I thought my first order was totally done, thus I got in there to do my second Groupon order, this time I ordered some note, address label, etc. first. Then I tried to find the link for another calendar. At this time, I found out Vistaprint mixed my second order to the first one, no warning, no notice, just show my first order and my selections of the second order selections. At this point, I stopped my second order process and get out, thinking that without my final approval, the two orders should not be mixed together. However, as soon as I got out, without the last step of check out at all, they sent me another email. This time they charged me $20 for two calendars. They did not even apply my Groupon redemption code. I ordered only one and only needed to pay the shipping and tax total of $6.90. Finding out the mistake, I got into the site and tried to cancel the order, they don't allow the cancel.
I am so sad with their service and the way they push you to buy their product. I wish I read their reviews before I bought the Groupon deal. It is not worth it at all! Plus it gave me so much headache, so much trouble, so hard to order a very simple calendar! Don't deal with them; there are a lot of better business for the products they offer.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2012
I ordered 250 business cards, got to the check out still 250, entered card details and was billed for 1000. I sent email to change order to 250 but apparently they haven't received. Also the delivery costs are far too high and are a scam. I had a free business card holder which costs $4 for delivery although it came with my order.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2012
I also received the Instyle magazines and called 1-800-274-6200 and they told me it was through Vista Print. I wasn’t sure who was to blame since the same scam happened to UTLA customers. The customer service rep told me to call 866-441-1281 and they asked me to go to m2mediagroup.com/feedback to cancel or mail a letter. It's getting really difficult to cancel this magazine that I never requested. What a headache especially for a magazine I never authorized or wanted. I hope this helps.
I have bought business cards from Vista Print and have been happy with their website services. But, now I am upset that they sold my information and I have to go through this big hassle.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2012
I ordered Christmas cards 11/28 with a group on and paid extra for quick shipping. On 12/13, I emailed VistaPrint letting them know I did not receive the order yet, they said they would expedite another order and I could keep both. 12/20 an order arrived. I have emailed them twice letting them know this same story and even today this is their reps response: "Thanks for contacting Vistaprint, where it's easy to make an impression for less.
Really? Time to find another company. Would not recommend them. They are not timely and have automated customer service responses not what I would call customer service.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2012
In 2006, I and a friend mine used my personal bank debit card to order some business cards through Vista Print since it was such a great price. About a month later, $14.99 began coming out of my checking account. I knew I did not purchase anything online except those cards. There was a 1-800 number on my bank statement for a place called Business Max. I called the number and the lady I spoke to told me that she had no record of me purchasing anything. I gave her my address and she didn't even have anyone with my name or address on her computer.
She wanted the number from my card and I told her that she already had that information or I wouldn't be able to call her. She just kept telling me that unless I gave her my number to my card that she could not help me. I talked with supervisor after supervisor to no avail. After about 6 months, I had to close my bank account out and open another one. I could not stop them from taking my money. My son did a search on Business Max and Vista Print when I finally figured it out and just closed the account.
I have made it my duty to let others know not to buy from Vista Print! They are a scam! They share your information, once they get it, with sister companies to take you money and you can't do anything about it. I had to close a bank account that I had for over 10 years. I hated starting all over with a new account.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2012
Around Christmas, I placed an order. The money was taken out of my PayPal account. I still haven't received my order. **@yahoo.com--Julie **, **. I trust that you will correct this. Thank you.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2012
Last March 2011, I purchased the website hosting package from Vistaprint which included a website, a blog, local search profile, email marketing, email and the SEO management system for my business.
I never expected this to be a première hosting service. I was aware that there were certain limitations as to what I could do with this service and things have been going well up until I called support in early January 2012. I wanted to remove the blog and local search profile from my service. The support representative said that she was able to do that for me and she proceeded to remove the services from my package. During the process, I refreshed my control panel and noticed that all of my web services, except those I requested to be removed were now disabled.
I informed the representative of the issue and she told me that because I have a package deal, I would have to renew my services for one year in order to get them turned back on even though I had three months remaining on my service contract. After explaining to her that I didn't have to renew for three more months, she continued to tell me that there was nothing she could do. After a few minutes of back and forth, I asked to speak to her manager.
When the manager and I spoke, I was told why the problem happened and the best she could do was to credit my account for one month of the remaining service time left over on the blog and local search profile for ending them early on the current service contract, but then I would still have to renew my service two months early.
I rely on my business website to provide my customers with services and information. The service representative at the Vistaprint caused a major problem that, for a time, affected traffic coming to my site. In order to correct the problem that they caused when they removed the blog and local search from my service package, they attempted to charge me to correct; even though they did resolve the problem and the site is functioning again, I have to renew my services two months early to avoid it from happening again. They are charging me for a problem they created. I had no choice but to accept their terms and pay for it so I wouldn't have the same problem happen in 30 days.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2012
I received an email from Vistaprint offering me $40 worth of free products as I had used them before and all I had to pay was the shipping. I made a point of reading all the small print as I have worked in call centers for years and usually these offers have some sort of catch. However, this one seemed to be genuine so I went ahead and ordered my products that were to that value. I put in my offer code from the email and it reduced the cost to zero. I then went to pay and an error message came up and charged me in full so I contacted them via telephone. Big mistake.
They are by far the worst call center I have ever spoken to. They have no idea how to deal with customers who have problems with the website or just customer service in general. The error I was told was their side and other people had had this problem. I had to email the member of staff the email and he then contacted several departments and they tried to resolve it.
After being on the phone for an hour and not wanting to have wasted my time I held on as it is freephone. I was then transferred to a manager. The manager was even worse. The member of staff I had been speaking to had not even told her the situation so I then had to go through the entire situation again. In the end, she managed to use a code from another offer to get the price down but I was promised that if I paid this difference ($17) and the post and packaging then they would refund the $17 back to my card.
They would only refund this if I called back as it had to be authorized by a different department and she said it would take about half an hour. I refused, having been on hold for over an hour now and it being 11:30 pm in the evening UK time and the fact that it was their error. In the end, she agreed to put the refund through and would be back on the card within 10 working days.
One month later, still no refund. So I sent them an email asking where it was. I got back a reply saying that they had no record of my call or any details and in this case they would not be issuing a refund! Ridiculous! It was their poor set up error on the offer which caused the internet timeout error. I was promised a refund that they are not refusing to give even though it was confirmed by a manager. They are ignoring the fact that I received bad customer service and was on the phone for over an hour for something that was their error. They refused to complete a call verification which will have the details of someone confirming my entire conversation and the content of this email. They provided an offer that does not work or even exist. They have taken money off a card that was promised to be refunded and now not been. This is fraud.
Not to mention that the printing and products were poor anyway. The print was off color and the photo albums were shabby and flimsy. A child could have produced better. I am going to ensure that everyone knows the truth about Vistaprint and never even so much as considers using them as a new customer and pursue this until I am refunded! Do not ever use this company. They are fraudsters and thieves!
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2012
I placed my order for a calendar which came to 99p and added some kind of gloss thing for 2.99p. I went through checkout process. Fine, it came up to 3.98p total. Then, I went to check the order status. It told me 14.46p had been taken out of my account. The postage and packaging should be clearly stated at checkout. I never requested 7-day option delivery.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2012
After reading so many negative responses and complaints, I just had to write a positive review. I have been dealing with Vistaprint for over a year and have had great service and quality products from them. Maybe because I use Pay-pal and not a regular Visa account, I am never overcharged for things not ordered. And maybe because I live in Alaska and they are in the Netherlands, I understand the postal delays.
But overall things have been great. Delivery has slowed down as orders use to come via United Parcel Service and I got them within a week. But the last few orders came via US Mail. Well, we all know how slow that can be. Anyway, I just wanted to share some good thoughts for the New Year. I'm happy with their products and services and costs so far, so don't get too discouraged.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2011
I ordered Christmas cards from Vista on December 9; they arrived December 19 and were totally creased and unusable. The offer I got from Vista was that they would resend them by December 23, not enough to get out for Christmas. Since I used a Groupon, they offered no refund and told me to take up my concern with Groupon. No Christmas cards for my family this year.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2011
I have been ordering business cards, note cards, etc. from Vistaprint for almost a year and have had good luck with that. I decided to try their online business card in September 2011. To do this you also needed to select a domain name. I did that. After a few days I decided I did not want the online business card and I tried to transfer the domain name to the provider with whom I wanted to build my website. I was told I had to wait 60 days to do that. It has been closer to 90 days and I've written multiple emails to Vistaprint.
I have called their customer service and have been told a different story with every single contact. You never speak to the same person twice and I believe they will tell you anything just to get you off the phone. They've given me wrong info in the emails and I've tried to get them to provide more information to no avail. If you need their paper products and don't mind being spammed, you shouldn't have a problem. If you're considering their online services, make sure to do your research. Sure wish I had!
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2011
Well, gosh, guys, I've been using my website without problems for many months now—but it isn't with Vistaprint! Any technical group that is comfortable taking more than six months to resolve the inability to publish issue belongs offshore!
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2011
Whether you like their products or not, once they have your address, they will spam you forever no matter how many times you unsubscribe or who you speak to at Vistaprint.
Letter to Vistaprint (date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011): After some quick research, I now know the things you don't say, such as all the affiliate email addresses and re-directions. Your spam program is spread out far and wide. There seems little hope of ever getting our email addresses completely removed from these databases. Your CSRs are conditioned to act as if they are really trying to help when they already know we will be spammed every day from now until eternity. They act as if they just resolved the spamming problem and claim credit for how "glad we were able to help you". Yet, absolutely nothing ever changes. For you employees of Vistaprint, be ashamed. Think about the company you work for and live with your decisions. I am seeking out every review site I can find and will post my comments about Vistaprint accordingly. I can only hope I cost you a lot of business. Good luck. The bottom line is, don't believe me or other reviewers. Do do your own research.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2011
I placed an order with Vista Print for business cards which turned out fine. A month later, I started to receive a magazine I never ordered. I contacted the magazine to let them know I never ordered. The order was put in by m2 media group that receives your information from Vista Print as well as your credit card number. I have contacted my credit card company, m2 Media to cancel and also Vista Print that I will never do business with them again. Hopefully, I will not receive any charges for something I never ordered. I don't think that it is right that companies can do this to you and get away with it. I just want to make sure that everyone is aware of this.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2011
I did not get enough satisfaction to check even one start. I placed an order on 11/26/11. I received confirmation that the order had been received and I would receive the items on 12/3/11. The order did not arrive. When I called "customer service", I was told that no payment had been made and the order was not shipped. I called my credit card company and there was a partial payment charged and paid. Round and round and I finally got a supervisor. No one seems to know what the charge to my account was for. I learned that Vistaprint’s main office is in Massachusetts and their customer service is in Jamaica.
The supervisor seemed to have a difficult time distinguishing between the numbers I was giving him for my account. He was not able to tell me what happened, but only that they would send the order and put a three day rush on it at Vistaprint’s expense. However, I am not feeling like I have been fully understood. And folks dealing with numbers and language seem to be a handicap for both customer and company. How can well meaning people provide customer service when they have a difficult time with the language? These have totally taken away my confidence in Vistaprint. The amount I may have saved is not worth the risk and trouble it took. I am extremely disappointed in Vistaprint!
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2011
Beware! What good are slick and well-designed mailing labels when no one at Vista Print can help you with a product number to use in your word-processing software to use them in a mailing? I ordered 200 labels; they arrive with no receipt—nothing. I'm trying to use them in an MS Word mail-merge program. There was no information on their site to help me on this basic issue.
When I speak to their "customer support" in Jamaica, WI, only on my direct question did they tell me that they have no one to help on technical issues for their products (e.g. how they interface in computer programs). She asks me to hold and comes back to quickly to state: “I talked to my supervisor and he said basically we don't sell products like this. Our products are to peel off and hand write on with a pen." Ladies and gentlemen, this is one clueless individual. These are 10 to a page small shipping labels that correspond to most 2"x4" Avery labels. I'll just have to figure out how to set up the margins for each label on my own. Avery labels they're not.
For personal calling or business cards, they maybe they're great. But labels for business or large personal mailings, you better be super word processing savvy (this isn't advanced programming) or you'll be frustrated trying to align your text on to labels so they appear as professional as Vista Print promotes its products to be. I just can't believe how ignorant their "customer support" staff is regarding the basic usage of their products.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2011
I ordered 1,500 business cards and some other two small items. To my surprise my name was sold to other companies, which started to send me magazines with my address and name. Over the phone, I was told that I ordered those magazines. This is far-fetched since I am looking at my invoice and there is nothing about subscribing to any magazines. Bottom line is, they sold my name probably multiple times. My email box is getting more spam as we speak. Calling the magazine did not help, since I cannot cancel it. This is madness.
I have talked to the customer service and cancelled my order. They said that they will refund the purchase. Since I cannot trust them, I am skeptical about it. I will never do business with Vistaprint again, and reading other complaints, I hope that someone will sue their ** off.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2011
This summer we used Vistaprint to order some wedding invitations, and paid for the invitations using my mother-in-law's visa card from Credit Union A. We got the invitations and were billed correctly. Yesterday, I found a charge to my account from Vistaprint for $108.79, and my account is with Credit Union B. We did not order anything new from Vistaprint, and I have no idea how they were able to charge my personal account since we never gave them the card info from Credit Union B.
I called Vistaprint and they agreed that I had not placed a new order. They then sent me from person to person, in a big stupid loop. I finally hung up since I was getting nowhere. I will be getting in touch with my credit union's fraud department today.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2011
It was terrible. I had difficulty with their ordering system a few months ago. I can't get them to stop sending me daily reminders of "Sales", after I placed an order. I want the reminders stopped, and I will never order there again. They constantly aggravate their customers! Goodbye!
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2011
I have received three charges in the past two months on my credit card from Vistaprint and I never ordered anything nor have I received any product or service. I expect a call from them offering to refund the full amount of the charges or will begin legal action.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2011
Having seen the glitzy advert for Vistaprint, I thought I would give them a try. They sent me 5 calendars that I ordered and all 5 of them had print cross-hairs printed on the front cover of each calendar. To make matters worse, they even sent me a mouse mat with an offset image of my children skewed to one side.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2011
This is about Vistaprint. When ordering cards, I checked that I did not want my personal email given out to other companies. Obviously, they paid absolutely no attention. Since ordering from them, I have received hundreds of solicitation email from many different companies and it hasn't been very long. They jumped on it immediately. When I called to complain, they said it must have been an error and that they'd send an email to the appropriate department to notify the solicitors to stop sending me their solicitation emails.
So far, it has not stopped and so what if they tell them to stop. Who knows who these companies have sent my email to? So they too can reap the rewards of selling an email address for solicitation purposes? Never again will I order from this company. Although the cards were fine, I'm very unhappy that they paid no attention to the fact that I didn't want solicitation email. I spend way too much extra time each and every day sending these solicitations to spam.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2011
I'm not sure how the free business cards will look but maybe they are printed on a regular paper. I ordered $250 worth of business cards for our sales staff and they ended up costing $58.00 for each set. You are charged for every thing including a logo, BBB logo, and two photos.
We also ordered magnetic signs for the vehicles. They are super thin so I don't know how long they will stay on. We ordered yard signs and they were okay. All in all, we spent a good bit of money and it took about 3 weeks to get everything.
I went back to my regular in town supplier, TargetSource Media in Richardson, TX for the post cards. I got them in 3 days, they look fantastic, and were cheaper than Vistaprint.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2011
They have charged my account for items neither I nor my wife ordered. They shipped them without a pack slip or return document. I have no idea where they got our credit card information as we have never done business with them. I have filed a complaint with IC-3 and FBI Internet Fraud Division. I suggest all of you do the same. ID theft is punishable by jail and that is where these people belong.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2011
I too had charges on my credit card from Vistaprint that were not mine. They refunded the money immediately, however, they had a great deal of information about me which I did not in any way give them.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2011
On 10/27/11 and 10/28/11, I created and ordered 200 postcards to be sent out to target renters for a home-buying event, to be held on 11/5/11. I put a "3 day rush" on the orders and was informed that 100 of the cards will not reach my targeted audience prior to the event. Why say you have a 3-day rush service and can't get it out within the agreed time frame for an event?
This company just wasted my time and money. I actually went through 5 other companies prior to selecting them because they seemed affordable, convenient, and user-friendly. I will never use them ever again for anything! Buyers beware of their mailing policies. Nothing has been done to resolve the issue. They have not sent out the postcards yet, and they would not cancel my order.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2011
I posted a complaint here in August after being charged for services I did not order, and Vistaprint helped themselves to my bank account on two separate occasions, totaling $21.95. I got my bank involved, and when they reversed the charges and started an investigation, Vistaprint sent me an email saying they would credit my account. Last time I checked, a credit is not a refund.
After another complaint on this website, Vistaprint was finally convinced they should refund the money they stole from me. I received an e-mail on 9/27/11, confirming that a refund has been issued by Vistaprint, and that refund will appear on my credit card statement in the next one to two billing cycles.
Can someone tell me why it is okay for them to keep my money for two months? I have been patient until now, and I have yet to see this supposed refund, more than one month later. My bank considered the case closed, because Vistaprint told them they were giving me a refund, so I am still without my money.
This company should be investigated for fraud, and I should be paid interest and a fair amount of money for the time I've had to spend getting my money back. And I know there are more people out there like me. Time for some class action? Small claims? Bottom line, it's time for Vistaprint to step up and do the right thing.
Should Vistaprint choose to be complacent, thinking I'm going to go away because it's only $21.95? They are sadly mistaken. I've become just angry enough to take this to the next level. You appreciate my business, Vistaprint? Appreciate this: I'll see you in court.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2011
I placed an invitation order for my business in which Vistaprint was to do the mailing also. I was told that it would take 12 business days before mailing. Expedited would be 8 days before mailing. I wanted them shipped after Halloween, so planned accordingly.
Called twice to make sure the proper time frame was correct. Unhappily, my customers received the holiday open house invites the week before Halloween. I called and they apologized for my inconvenience.
Obviously, they didn't care and i will never do another mailing with them.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2011
Watch for the bait and switch on the free shipping and handling. They will use some small ad to get your attention. Also watch for the price switch on your bill compared to the advertised price.
I paid 10.00 for shipping and handling when it was supposed to be free and paid an extra 5.00 for magnet car stickers than what was advertised.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2011
I placed my order on 9/27/11 to be delivered within 7 days (which I paid an extra fee for). After the 7 days passed, I called Vistaprint to find out where my order was. I was told that there was a problem with the invitations I ordered and they could reorder for me. I said, "No just refund my money." The next day, I got an email from a stranger who tells me she received the invites in mail with my information on them, which appear to be part of my order. This person now has my name, my child's name, my phone number, email address and knows where we live. I am very upset.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011
I ordered business cards for my secondary business from Vista Print and they offered a 30-day free trial on a website. I did not set the website up nor did I sign on to the website. I did not do anything to indicate that I wanted or would use this website.
After looking at how many complaints on Vista Print I found on a Google search, I attempted on twenty occasions to cancel the website for fear that Vista Print would charge my credit card. Everytime I did a cancellation, I was given a confirmation number with the cancellation and every time I went back to make sure that the website Vista Print set up was cancelled and to verify the confirmation I received, I found that the website was not cancelled.
On October 2nd 2011, Vista Print attempted to charge my credit card, twelve times, for a fee of $14.98. I had transferred my money to a savings account so they were unable to get the charge paid. I received an email from Vista Print on October 2nd stating that my account was suspended due to non-payment of the fee.
On October 3rd, I again cancelled the website five more times and received a confirmation number with all five cancellations, but again, the account was still not cancelled. I received an email today, October 10th, stating that my account was reactivated and welcome back due to the fact that Vista Print charged my credit card and got the money on October 9th. These charges were unauthorized and I called Vista Print to have them cancel this account and it appears that it is now cancelled. I attempted several times to remove my credit card from Vista Print website and I was unable to do so.
Now, I will have to cancel my credit card in order for Vista Print to have no further access to my money.
This is a ripoff and I have contacted a friend at the US Attorney's Office in Washington DC, to initiate a federal investigation into the business practices of Vista Print. They most likely rip off thousands of people every day. Vista Print needs to be investigated on a federal level, looking at the business practices of this company and exactly how many people they have ripped off for fees and services that the customers didn't order or charges that were unauthorized.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011
Back in July of this year, I supposedly signed up for a website (I don't remember doing this). I called on September 6 of this year and was refunded 1 month but they would not refund the full amount.
I cancelled the website on October 8 of this year. 2 attempts were made to once again charge my card. On October 10, 4 attempts were made to charge my card! After an hour on the phone with Vistaprint, I was asked to fax my bank statement to Vistaprint so they could "investigate" the charges.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2011
I have been doing business with Vistaprint for about 4 months. Now, I'm not able to access their website to cancel my subscriptions and I'm getting overcharged.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2011
I ordered business cards and could not get on their website to verify order. But I still get emails with an account number but no cards nor any way to contact them.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2011
This is a reverse complaint. I have been doing business with Vistaprint for over 4 years and all of my products have been received in good condition! And for the person who paid for shipping for their free cards, do you really think businesses will give free stuff away? Wake up and read the fine print! Maybe mommy and daddy didn't teach you how to read. Just ** a big one.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2011
I ordered some business cards from Vistaprint and in the same transaction I signed up for their "free 30-day website trial." I understood that the website would cost $3.99 a month after that, if I wanted to continue. The next month, I see an unauthorized charge for $8.98 on my bank statement. It turns out that Vistaprint used the credit card number I purchased the business cards with, to automatically charge my card for the website. I was not aware the 30 days were up. I was not asked if I wanted to continue the website service and I never authorized my card to be used for the website - not to mention the amount was twice what I thought it would be if I had agreed to the continued service.
Trying to reach a person at Vistaprint was also very difficult. There is no contact number on the Vistaprint home page. I had to keep clicking through various questions, etc. to find a number. The customer service representative was polite but basically told me that it was my responsibility to cancel the service. Initially, Vistaprint would not refund the charge until I asked for a supervisor. There was not a supervisor available, but the representative said he was now authorized to refund half of the charge. This was a very frustrating experience and in my opinion these business practices are deceptive.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011
I have ordered from Vistaprint before and been pleased with their work. However, this time, I am seeing red! I ordered several items which came in a large box (one item was a small yard sign). The note cards and postcards looked like someone had thrown in a bin or mixer--they were bent, the corners were white and ragged. They had not put any packing material in the box to protect them. Most of the envelopes were bent. It was very disappointing and unprofessional. What is more disappointing is that several of the items were going to be gifts for family and friends. I am hopeful that the company will do something about this as I just recommended them to about ten friends.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011
I ordered business cards from Vistaprint. It took them 3 weeks to get them to me. And when I got them, they had this ** on the back of them. It states "business cards are free at www.vistaprint.com"! I paid $12.00 for these cards and now they sent me cards promoting their product on the back of them! What kind of ** is that? Now when I called to get a refund, they told me that they can only give me a credit because the cards were free! Give me a ** break! That is another ripoff people! The cards are not free! They advertise their cards are free, but is ** because they charge you for anything you do to the cards - shipping cost, glossy cost, and anything else you want done they charge you for! Vistaprint is nothing but ripoff. I advise everyone to not use them at all! Put them out of business!
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2011
I used a LivingSocial coupon to order 200 business cards, and tried out a website (ad stated it was a 30-day trial and could be cancelled at no charge if done prior to the 30 days) for $10.
I received the cards in a timely fashion and they were fine. I set up the website and it was fine too, however it wasn't netting any return for my small business after three weeks, so I decided it was not worth paying a monthly fee to keep it.
That's what a 'free trial' is supposed to be, right? Try it out, if you don't like it, you don't have to keep it or pay for it. I cancelled the website online via my Vistaprint.com account prior to the 30-day trial ending.
The very next day, I received a call from my bank that a potentially fraudulent charge was in process in the amount of .49 cents by Vistaprint. I told them that, while I had done business with the company, I had not authorized this transaction.
A couple of days later, a charge of about $21.95 was made to my account by Vistaprint. I called Vistaprint and told them - again - that I did not want their service, and I wanted that money refunded. The agent assured me the account was cancelled, and said I would receive an email within 15 minutes stating I would receive a refund.
I did not receive an email within 15 minutes, so I filed a dispute with my bank. My bank gave me a provisional credit for the amount, pending an investigation.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011
Over two weeks ago, I spent over 1 hour picking and choosing a design for my new business cards. I finally placed the order and sent a check for over $56.00. But I never received my 1000 business cards! They claim that they never received the order and check, but it all went through over the computer. I know my check is out there somewhere (God only knows where). I didn't get the business cards that I thought were going to be here several days ago. I called the company, but to no avail, the conversation was useless! I will never try to do business with Vistaprint again. I've read other complaints, prior to sending this one. I am now very glad I didn't give them my credit card info, because I understand others have been ripped off $14.95 each month, which was not authorized! This company should be under major investigation by the IRS, as well as the BBB.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2011
I bought magnetic signs from this company. At 60 days, the paint had begun to peel off. I emailed VistaPrint. I got no response. At 90 days, the paint had completely deteriorated. I emailed VistaPrint again, twice. I still got no response. I have attempted to get a contact phone number or other email address and find it impossible.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011
I ordered 500 magnets from Vistaprint.com. Within a few minutes, I received a confirmation email of the 500 magnets at the price that I had paid. Five minutes later, I received another email saying, "Congratulations for your Bonus Buy." This email said that they had doubled my order and charged my credit card a second time for this "bonus buy" that I did not place.
I immediately called Vistaprint's customer service where a CSR said that she would cancel this bonus buy transaction (which was NEVER made). I received an email from **, Director of Customer Benefits, confirming that they had issued a refund. This morning, I received another email from **, VistaPrint Customer Service, saying that I did place the bonus buy and the order was being shipped and they would not refund my credit card. This is a classic bait and switch. I buy one item, give my credit card, and they send me something else, charging me double the amount. This company is a scam.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011
I got a charge for $382.80 on my checking account. When I order anything online, I always make a copy of the dealings. I cannot get a hold of these people. Apparently, I have ordered from them before. But I did not authorize anything recently. I received a phone call from someone about magazine subscriptions, but I told them I was not interested. They told me they would send me a letter in five days to review, but it never came. I am really ticked off. It is a good thing my retirement check had just been deposited to cover this.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011
They have terrible customer service. I ordered 3-day rush service. It's now 8 days later. They said they don't know when it will be shipped. Maybe they could check into it!
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2011
I tried to order business cards, and I received confirmation notice. The next day, I received a notice that it had been suspended. I talked with a customer service person and she walked me through the reordering process. Then, when I received another notice that my order was suspended, I became suspicious. I tried to call the customer service, but the recording said none was available until next week. It is a scam and a fraud. I have contacted the credit card company and nullified the charges.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2011
Please remove this number from your fax list. Had lots of attempts but not able and had enough of your junk mail. Now will do. Bjorn.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2011
Although I got a great deal on five t-shirts, two weeks later three charges were trying to be made on the credit card I used with Vistaprint. It was right before a hurricane was going to hit us and my card was declined at the grocery store. Thankfully my credit card company knew something was wrong and canceled the card, although they reinstated it long enough to pay for my groceries. I will never use Vistaprint again and do not recommend it to anyone!
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2011
A couple years ago I ordered business cards from Vista Print. That was a good experience. But now I cannot even get to their website- I get an Application Error message or an IIS7 page. I have tried Chrome, Firefox, and IE. Based on the complaints I have read here, something bad must have happened and Vista Print went down the tubes. I'm writing them off, & have used Zazzle more recently. Higher cost, but the cards were printed on good heavy stock with good colors. So, bye bye Vista Print...
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2011
The customer service person, Chanice, authorized a refund to my Paypal account. She said it would take 4 to 6 weeks to get the refund credited back. I waited 6 weeks and called back and they said it would be another 3 to 5 weeks. Conveniently for Vistaprint, Paypal only will refund for a claim within 45 days of a purchase. Obviously, Vistaprint knows this and made me wait thinking I was getting a refund until Paypals 45 day policy was up. Vistaprint are criminals!
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2011
I have been using Vista Print for awhile to order business cards. They had a great price and delivery was good as well. Then the owner of our company noticed that he had been charged a fee of $17.95 for a service called BusinessMax (http://www.membershipcenter.com/adaptive-marketing.aspx). He asked me if I knew anything about this company. I had never heard of them nor authorized them to bill the American Express I had used with Vista Print. I contact BusinessMax and they said I had clicked on their banner on vistaprint.com, but I did not. Vista Print denies knowing who BusinessMax is but BusinessMax said they got my credit card info from Vista Print. BusinessMax has agreed to issue a refund. I have yet to hear back from Vista Print. I researched this online and this has happened to others. I do not plan on using or recommending Vista Print. I deleted the stored American Express number from their system so that this will not happen again.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2011
I've used Vistaprint for over 5 years now so I'm shocked at the way I was treated. I place an order over a week ago. The customer service person changed my design when she placed the order (business cards). Why I don't know. I received the order Monday and it was all wrong! I called in to explain and they gave me a small credit and said they would reorder and I would get it Friday. When the order still didn't arrive I called and they said the customer service person never placed the order. The supervisor, if it was a real supervisor, told me all he can do is place the order with people laughing in the background. No credit, nothing to make things better except give me more cards. At this time my client who I made the cards for is very upset and don't want more cards because she is changing the design. I believe that the customer service person never placed the order on purpose!
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2011
Makes me look cheap.Have never used them
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2011
I ordered a Website, business cards, postcards, pamphlets and t-shirts from Vistaprint about 2 months ago. All of a sudden today, they have taken 6 payments out of my account! One may be for the Website but what on earth are the others payments for? If I had known they were going to start taking money from my account without my permission I would never have used them. Is there anything that can be done?
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2011
Vistaprint persists in sending unsolicited spam emails to all my email accounts. I've "unsubscribed" dozens of times over many months. The emails continue to arrive almost every day. No company that engages in this kind of attack advertising could be considered ethical.
Reviewed July 30, 2011
I paid over $30 for a "Rush" 3-day shipping of biz cards which never arrived. Now leaving on vacation (husband has an appointment with county officials, hence the rush order and fee) and still no cards were received which means they'll be heading back to Vistaprint as no one will be available to accept them. This was a poor showing of your delivery policy. I expect my credit card (under wife's name) to be duly credited for the access shipping cost and that you send me an email when you get this and for the cards to be returned to you. We want these cards but this experience has been a lesson learned!
Reviewed July 29, 2011
This review is in regards to Vistaprint's web builder.
I spent days working on the website and talking to customer support. When I went to publish the website, it would not publish. Tech support then informed me that Vistaprint did not support the latest version of Firefox, so all that work was lost. I was told to use Internet Explorer. I typed in a few text on my website and, with tech support still on the phone, checked to make sure Internet Explorer would publish the website, and it did. So I spent days building the site and when I published it, the text and photos on my newly published website were all jumbled. I called tech support and was told that Vistaprint did not support the latest version of Internet Explorer and that I needed to use Google Chrome. So, again, all that time and work was lost. There are basic things that you need a website to do, and you need to know that Vistaprint won't do a lot of them.
I have plenty of examples that I can give, but in the interest of time, I'll give just one. I was advised by Vistaprint to create a thumbnail page. I asked, and it was confirmed by tech support, that I could link each thumbnail to a subpage that would describe the photo. After spending over 7 hours creating the thumbnail page, none of the photos would link to a subpage. I called tech support and was told that "unfortunately sir, Vistaprint does not support that activity." So, again, all that time and work was lost.
What the heck good does it do to create a thumbnail if you can't click on it and be directed to another page? I don't want to sound too condescending but creating a website that has a thumbnail page that takes the customer absolutely nowhere has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. There are other basic features that you are going to want on your website that vistaprint won't do. In my opinion, there are major, and I mean major, programing flaws in the design of Vistaprint's website features. So, to sum it up, the weeks I have spent building my website have been mostly wasted (the only upside is that I am learning how to build a website). I told the supervisor that the only reason I haven't left Vistaprint is because I have so much time and money invested in it. But now, after having time to think about it, I am going to call tomorrow and cancel my website, ask to have my money refunded, and go somewhere else. I only hope that Vistaprint does not, now, own my domain name.
Reviewed July 27, 2011
I saw the Vistaprint ad on my Yahoo sign-in page. I happen to trust Yahoo very much. I thought $3.97 for 250 business card was a pretty good deal.
I went ahead, filled out the information and submitted it. A few minutes later I received an "International Transaction Alert" from my credit card company. It made me very nervous as those "hidden transaction" fees can be pretty high and although there is no mention anywhere in the ordering process, I discovered the transaction originated somewhere in Norway!? I immediately cancelled my order.
Following the cancellation of my order, I received an email from VistaPrint acknowledging the cancellation; however, there is no refund credited back to my credit card! I quote them, "This message is to confirm a merchandise credit has been issued to your account by Vistaprint". I did not ask for "credit"; I requested a refund.
I wrote a note to their customer service department and I have not heard from them, it's been seven days. I am concerned that they will keep my money and possibly charge extra fees?! I'm not sure. I guess I'm stuck with my $3.97 charge on my credit card, which will probably end up being a smarter-cheaper 'mistake' than using the "merchandise credit" and being charged more. This company is very mysterious.
Reviewed July 26, 2011
There is no way to talk to anyone at Vista Print about questions or problems. No matter what the site says, nothing is ever free. When it says you will be able to use the 25% off coupon from your last order before order processes, there isn't. When it says nothing can be changed after order is submitted, and you agree--that’s it. There is no "submit" button. The site is very confusing.
Reviewed July 24, 2011
I am a college student and Vistaprint is amazing to me. I know they have a call line and I'm not sure why everyone who's complaining hasn't called. Once and only once did my deal code not work and I called and told them. Within a day, I had the money they owed me back.
I make probably a $50 purchase every two months, if not more. I get emails but they are great giving me free invites, t-shirts, tote bags, hats, and so on. Gosh, I got half of my Christmas presents from this site for free. I would never complain about the emails, in fact, I brag about this site every chance I get. I just got 11 personalized t-shirts, 50 invitations, 100 save the dates, one tote bag, address labels magnets, and a banner, all for $50.
Nowhere else is that possible and this site has made a lot of my wedding wishes come true which I couldn't have done without their amazing deals and prices. I have never had a bad experience with them in the past, over two years, that I have bought from them!
Reviewed July 22, 2011
I can’t reach them, and there is no accessible toll free number to do any complaints. I decided to order their products via a promotion code, for a free virus protection and PC protection for my computer; when I finished the deal for ordering Vista business cards, which I have received. I haven’t received the free computer software. Also, I never got their name. I think it is called PC; please, investigate. The vista order was a promotional deal for receiving the PC virus thing.
Reviewed July 13, 2011
I wanted to take a moment to put out a good word towards Vistaprint. I don't know if this is the place to do it but I figured I would try. I ordered two different sets of invitations for upcoming parties. I allowed ample time for shipping when I ordered; therefore, the longer shipping time was not an issue. I understood that custom orders can take time. When checking out, I took the extra few seconds to review each page that I was directed to and made sure that what I was agreeing to, was in fact what I wanted. It took little to no extra time, and ensured that I would not sign up for anything I did not want.
My invitations shipped earlier than planned and arrived sooner than the website said. They came packaged well, with coupons that will be helpful when I place many more orders to come. I was kept up-to-date via e-mail every step of the shipping process, and found navigating on the website for further information very simple. Unlike what others are stating, I have not found myself being bombarded by additional e-mails, because I didn't sign up for anything. My invitations are beautiful and look exactly as I verified on my final proof selection. The colors are amazing, and the quality is fantastic. The price was amazing as well. All in all, I would rate Vistaprint 5 out of 5 stars and I will be recommending it to everyone I know. Thank you for being so awesome Vistaprint.
Reviewed July 11, 2011
Having decided to respond to an ad "via" independent party site for 250 cards FREE with free stamp included, I clicked on the VistaPrint ad and commenced the process of designing a card. After having followed all of the prompts and finally ending up at the "check-out" page, I found out that VistaPrint is indicating that I'm to be charged $3.99 for the cards. Nope, that's not what was promised at the beginning. I then proceed to call the 1-800 number listed on the same page and after going through approximately four stages of prompts I finally have contact with a "live" person.
Teresa asks if she may be of service and I then proceeded to inform her that the cards are not free as promised. She proceeds to inform me that I've picked a "premium" card and that I will be charged $3.99 for the said 250 cards. She further tells me that I've apparently picked the wrong stock for it to be free but if I will hold for a minute or so she will see if she can get the cards that I've already designed for free. I held on for a short couple of minutes and upon her return to the line she informs me that she found another promotional and that I'll still be able to get the cards and the stamp with red ink for free. All I will be required to pay is shipping. I then informed Teresa that nothing in the ad addresses a shipping charge.
She then proceeds to tell me that the different charges are related to shipping. The cheapest one ends up being through book rate with USPS and that's gonna cost me almost $9 and will take 21 days ship time. My immediate response to Teresa; "In other words, you're charging enough in shipping to actually pay for the cards and even though you advertise free, it actually isn't free!" I then told Teresa to cancel my order and I then disconnected. Needless to say, I won't be contacting VistaPrint again.
Reviewed July 1, 2011
I was adopted and brought up by retired people on a fixed income. When My husband and I got married in our early 20's we had to work together in order for us to both go to college. I worked full time while going to school and I finally graduated with a degree in Early Childhood Education after seven years in 2004. We even had to refinance our house in 2006 after my father died or we would be bankrupt. My husband continued to go to school while I supported him and he finally graduated in Dec. of 2007. However in 2008 the housing market crashed and so did the economy. So my husband was unable to find a job, so I was supporting us both on a teachers salary and we were slowly going bankrupt.
A friend of mine at this time introduced me to Vista Print. She also was a teacher and said she had ordered some business cards and also recieved a free magnetic door sign for her classroom. She gave all the teachers the website at our school and we all ordered free magnetic signs for our doors. I would not have ordered anything for purchase since my husband and I were broke. My husband then went on an interview and aquired a job in California in November of 2008. We then had to pack up and move to California by the end of the school year. Since we were brokle and the company my husban got the job thru would not reimbusre us for moving untill after the move, we were making a lot of credit card purcahses to move and get our house in FL ready for renters. June of 2009 we moved out to California in a moving truck with 2 dogs and 3 cats. Now that we are a little more stable even though I am looking for a job every year due to budget cuts in education we have been able to pay off some of our credit cards.
It is then we noticed that every month we are being charged to charges by Vista Print. one MVQ shppoing essentials for $20.95 and MVQ Vprewardsus for $24.95. I have been recieving these charges since 2008. I have almot $2,000 in charges for a free magnet:(They billing statement has not always been the same. The name changes on the billing, the billing amouts changes, this all of this seems very sneaky. I have recieved no services for any of these charges. The only thing I ever recieved was a free magnetic door hanger. I am very concerned by these practices. There is also a law getting ready to passs that says it is illegal. I am very disappointed and it makes me wonder how many of my other teacher associates in Florida are also getting charged for this and do not realize it. As a teacher and as someone that has worked for everything I have i am very disappointed in this company and myself.
Reviewed June 24, 2011
Hi I've cancelled the subscription of website services but was billed continually for subsequent months. I did not receive any email feedback when I submit the online cancellation form as instructed.
Reviewed June 21, 2011
I have used Vistaprint before and was generally pleased until this past month. Unless something changes, I will never use the site again and I will let anyone who will listen or hear about how they backed out of their supposed LivingSocial deal. Here goes: I have ordered 2 photo books using a LivingSocial $10 for $50 "deal". While Vistaprint was happy to take the additional money I spent on the photo books, they cancelled my order and did not refund the "deal". They did say they would issue me a refund for the money spent on their site, but when I inquired about the money spent on the "deal" and the promotion I was supposed to get, I got no response.
I was told I should re-order and recreate a new book, so I did. This order was also cancelled. I feel Vistaprint is using the LivingSocial deal as a way to scam people out of money. If they were legitimate, they would not merely say they will give me a refund, which does little good when the majority was supposed to be purchased using the $10 for $50 deal, but they would reprocess a new photo book and send it to me (like re-ordering but with a new book since they said they deleted my first one even though it was in the system when I ordered it, and they did not appear to delete it until after I had complained about them canceling my order). I would like the product I ordered at the deal I was promised.
I will also be complaining to LivingSocial about this scam as well. I am very displeased with their service, their response barely even addressed my concerns and when I directly asked about them sending me the product if I recreate it, they merely suggested I "reorder" yet again.
Reviewed June 14, 2011
I ordered online one order of personal business cards. When I checked out, they sent me a confirmed notice of my order to my email address. Then a few minutes later, they charged me for a bonus order. I wrote back and told them to stop right away or I would call my bank. They have not replied to me . This happen this early morning online.
They are attempting to place an illegal order attached to my one order. They have taken funds out of my bank already for the non-ordered bonus order. This is wrong.
Reviewed June 9, 2011
I wanted to place an order for 5 custom embroidered polo shirts for an upcoming convention where we were going to introduce our new logo. I had been sent emails as had others in my office who also have accounts) about the customized polos and we thought it would be appropriate. As we had been very satisfied with the products and services through Vista Print, there was no hesitation using them.
Unfortunately, each time I tried to upload our artwork in the pop-up window, I had problems. So I called customer service and was told that there was a sampling of people who received this offer and I was not one of them! That was incredible as I had received the email and the page with the advertisement and pop-up window was right in front of me on the screen! I was merely asking if the artwork I was submitting was the right format. He said he was sorry, but only a few could take advantage of this and I was not part of the marketing sample. I countered that I must have been since I had received an email, and that this offer was able to be accessed by any of our office computers including laptops through the official web site, without any passwords.
He countered that I should not have been able to access the page at all! I asked to speak to a supervisor, LaToya, who is the surliest, offensive, and most aggravating customer service representative I have ever come across. She challenged my veracity rather than calmly going through my concerns, read from a lengthy PR script and would not tolerate interruption. When I wanted to ask a question, by raising her voice, was rude, and simply had no interest in anything I had to say. I asked her to refer me to another supervisor and she gave me the name of Gavin **. I subsequently called and left a message for Mr. ** to return my call, which he has not, as of this writing.
The issues are offensive on several levels:1. If this was truly a marketing sample to see if this service was viable, why was it available online on their website that anyone could access?
2. I did receive emails and have photocopies of the page that has the pop-up box for the customization, so I was able to access that.
3. They admitted that they had these currently in production, for a select few but were unwilling to accommodate me as part of this sampling.
Bottom line, this is deceptive advertising. These people lied to me with each conversation. As I result, I cannot trust Vista Print anymore because there is no truth to their advertising. They were not truthful to me on the phone. They insulted me and there was no customer response to my call and complaint. As a result, we had a local printer make up all our new business cards and stationery. We are making arrangements to cancel our web site with them and will not order anything else until they come back with an apology for treating me so shoddily.
Reviewed May 31, 2011
I'm not sure if this is "allowed" @ ConsumerAffairs.com, but I am actually writing in praise of VistaPrint. I have placed at least 6 different orders for business cards, each one a unique card layout. They have all been excellent quality, shipped according to or FASTER THAN expectations, and my customers have been 110% pleased with their cards. I can't speak to their customer service as I have never needed to use it. Perhaps I am just lucky!
I am also extra-cautious with any online transaction, perhaps this is why I didn't accidentally enroll myself in any recurring program charging my credit card each month. Perhaps due dilligence would remedy some of these claims.
Thank you, VistaPrint, for offering excellent products at excellent prices!
Reviewed May 25, 2011
I wrote a complaint about Vistaprint last week. I had a very frustrating time getting my Living Social deal to work, and really felt like it was a scam. I couldn't get a person, but they may have been because it was the evening. As an update, I did finally get the deal to work. The problem was, there was no place for a coupon code. I swear it wasn't there. The next morning, I returned to the site and tried again. This time, it was there and working. Really bizarre. I looked everywhere for that thing, then the next day, it was there plain as day. So, I did not get scammed. The deal did work. Vistaprint also contacted me today to rectify the situation, which is good. So, I wanted to retract my statement.
Reviewed May 23, 2011
Vistaprint charged me $43 on a $33 order for "rush" delivery. My order (and money) was complete at 9:16 am, on Wednesday, 2011. And my confirmation email indicated that the order would be received on or before May 23, 2011. I didn't read that. Otherwise, I would have called back immediately and cancelled my order and went with someone else. Then, my money would have been better spent, and I would have had my product when I actually needed it. I spent 12 minutes trying to find a real person on the Vistaprint team. Finally, I had to act like I was buying something. Lo and behold, a real person came on the line. Ad nauseum I repeated my story to the agent, then to her supervisor, and then to the supervisor's supervisor to no avail. Literally, when I asked for his manager, he said he was and there was no other. But if I waited two hours, I could talk to a counterpart to him, which I would do. But I was not holding my breath for anything to come of it. He said, "Well sir, we already have your payment, so there is nothing you can do." This all took more than 30-40 minutes. This is a huge scam. I will not be satiated with "this is their policy". It is wrong and should be stopped.
Reviewed May 18, 2011
I ordered several Living Social deals with Vistaprint. I paid $10 for a $50 worth of merchandise at Vistaprint. (I ordered three of these at various times before I realized that it was a scam). You do not get $50 worth of merchandise. In fact, my total order is only $3 less if I purchased it regularly. (I tried this several times, several different ways to see what the result would be). Basically, I paid $10 for nothing.
I keep trying to reach Vistaprint and cannot get a person on the line, conveniently. What a scam. I wish that I had never gotten involved with Vistaprint. Unfortunately, I have already placed a business card order with them before I realized what a scam it was. Hopefully, I will receive it without a problem. For now, I am stuck with two more Living Social deals that I can't use. I have informed Living Social of this Vistaprint scam, though I doubt if anything will be done about it.
Reviewed May 9, 2011
I have ordered products with Vistaprint before and was satisfied. So when an offer to buy embroidered polo t-shirts came from them via my email I jumped on the opportunity to buy 42 t-shirts for one of my clients. I looked at all the designs on their website to make sure the design I was sending them was not too complicated to embroider. In fact, we have actually had this logo embroidered on two t-shirts by a company in San Antonio, TX. And they had no problem with the order. Vistaprint has also used this logo to print on baseball caps and regular t-shirts and it came out just fine. So here's the problem: after waiting 10 days I got an email that my order was cancelled. What was bad was I was given no reason at all whatsoever. I had already received payment from my customer for the t-shirt so you can imagine how mortified I was. So I got on the phone with Vistaprint and they said all t-shirt orders had been canceled because of technical difficulties. The next day, I called customer service and I was very distraught and irate talking with their customer service department, they were no help at all.
That afternoon I got an email saying that their difficulties had been fixed and they would like to help me get my order reinstated. They refunded me my original price and we went through the whole mess of reordering the 42 t-shirts. Within days I got another email notice that the order was cancelled. This time when I called back I talked to Caven **. He had me make minor modifications to the logo and assured me he would follow through and make sure the order printed. I then assured my client that they would have their t-shirts after all. On May 9th, the day the t-shirts were scheduled to ship, I got another email saying that they still could not print the t-shirts. I talked to Caven again and he could not give me any explanation. He couldn't tell me which area of the logo was causing the problem. He kept saying over and over again that he was dealing with a "machine" at the printing facility and that there were no humans to explain what the problem was. I was told I would be issued a refund again. This is now the third time I have gone through this canceling and refunding process and I have a very upset client that I have now lost my credibility with. And I have to refund my clients money, which is not a problem since I couldn't deliver but I wasted a lot of time trying to help this client because I care about my clients. Evidently, Vistaprint doesn't care about their clients at all! So the moral to this story is, if you want to deal with a machine and "hope for the best" then go ahead and try Vistaprint. But if you prefer to deal with a human that will help make sure your order is correct and arrives on time then please try a different printing company. You know the old saying, if it is too good to be true, then it probably is! I will never use vistaprint again! And hopefully, if you are reading this, you will think twice about using them.
Reviewed May 9, 2011
I don't know whether this should be called a complaint, but I have one big problem with Vistaprint. A problem that they do not know about as I do not know how to reach them to tell them about it. A few weeks ago, I placed an order for business cards, which I received and used.
Now, I want to order some more of the same, but to do this, I believe that I have to sign in. As part of this, they asked for my email address and password. I gave them this and they told me that the password was not correct. They sent me an email that I could use to reset it. This was, however, addressed to my wife. She is also a Vistaprint user for her small business and we both use the same email address.
Apparently, Vistaprint does not recognize that two people can have the same email address. I could reset her password but it would not do any good (and get me in trouble with my wife). I would just like to know how I could go about placing an order for repeat business with Vistaprint. Thanks for any help that you can give me.
Reviewed May 6, 2011
I ordered yesterday, 05 May 2011, a pack of 250 business cards and paid by VISA the amount of 17.15 Euros. I received the order details and I printed it. So far so good. Later, I received an email with another order with the same number above and, with not the 250 cards I asked, but with 500 cards and at 26.36 Euros. I tried quickly to cancel that order and sent an email inside their web page, but I didn't receive any answer and right now the order can't be canceled and states that it was already shipped.
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