I needed to print 5, A1 posters for church’s upcoming I Heart Kirribilli art exhibition and prize. I went to my usual provider – Officeworks, who print A1 posters for $19 – bargain! Unfortunately, they were busy, and couldn’t fit me in.

Officeworks suggested I go to Snap Printing – their printer was broken. They suggested I visit another printer up the road and good news – their printer wasn’t broken and they could fit me in. As we were arranging a time to pick up the posters, I thought I better check the price.

Total: $456! Ouch.

I thought the prices would be more expensive, I didn’t think they’d be 4.5 times the price!

I’ve emailed the files to another Officeworks store, and saved myself $361. When it’s a service that lots of businesses can provide for little to no difference in quality, it pays to ask around, and get a good price.

Normally I go to my usual provider, but today I was in a hurry, and they couldn’t turn the job around in time. However, $456 was a high price to pay for a quick turnaround!

Here are some suggestions for churches on getting larger print jobs done at a good price.