I've been using #8471 business cards for years now, with decent results in my HP printers. Just ordered and received a box of 1000 with new "Sure Feed Technology," a blue strip at the tops and bottoms of the front side, meaning no more paper jams. Well, I just wasted at least 10 sheets because of paper jams. Had to practically disassemble my printer to get them out! Such a frustrating morning. I have to print more cards, but I am not looking forward to it. Plus, the new cards separate too easily inside the printer, also causing problems. Please go back to the old-style cards. The previous pack just had rough-feeling tops and bottoms that seemed to do the trick of not jamming.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from avery.comBy Avery Consumer Care, March 11, 2020
This is very concerning to hear. Could you please reach out to our Care Team at 800-462-8379 or chat with us at avery.com/contact so we can take a closer look at this issue? We want to make sure you can print successfully and make this right for you.
The first time I bought Avery business cards was at a retail store. The product was easy to set up and use. The finished cards look very good. I will be buying more as the need arises.
Could not figure out how to get my own design to print. Instructions for doing so were convoluted and confusing. I will return the Avery product and buy another brand.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from avery.comBy Avery Consumer Care, December 4, 2019
We are very sorry to hear about this. Could you please reach out to our Care Team at avery.com/contact? We would be happy to assist you with printing your project.
must be my printer cause no matter what i do it will only print 8 per sheet, which ruins the whole sheet. was helped by CS in "word", changes saved, print...8. completely fed up
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from avery.comBy Avery Consumer Care, September 12, 2018
We're very sorry that this was so frustrating. If you get in touch with our Consumer Care Center again we will do our best to make this right. You can reach us through call or chat at Avery.com/contact
We're sorry to hear that! As an alternative we would recommend one of our Clean Edge business cards so that you can avoid the textured edges of a perforated card. Our Clean Edge cards will have a smooth cut at the edges. For example, product 8871 would be a good start for another card with the same dimensions and color as this one.
The template I downloaded for use with Word onto my laptop was the most wasteful thing of time, effort, and ink I have seen in over 25 years of using Word and printing documents for my home office. Definitely not WYSIWYG - centered graphics were shifted significantly to the left during printing, and backgrounds shifted off the card as well. I wasted 4 sheets out of 10 trying to print one sheet of business cards, gave up and tossed the rest to avoid further frustration. I need only a handful of cards for a new venture, so I'll find another vendor.
Cons: Template is impossible to work with
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from avery.comBy July 27, 2018
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. If you ever need assistance in the future please contact our consumer care center at (800) GO AVERY and one of our representatives can help align the print for you.
Tried everything under the sun to get the bottom half of the page to line up correctly, using Avery templates and everything, and no go. I am ending my night after using 3 full sheets, which should have produced 30 cards, and I only have 6 cards that I can actually use. Pathetic.
Pros: Professional Weight, Bright, Doesn't Jam, Sharp Tones & Colors