Trip to the printers

I decided after receiving an email back from Diguru to go in and visit them, along with dropping by one of the other printing shops I had contacted on the way as they were both near each other. Diguru at the minute seemed to be my first choice they were able to do everything I required, they advised I dropped in to see them as it would be easier for me to see the works that they produced and also have a chat and look at paper samples The guy I spoke to by email when visiting explained all they could do, he advised me that he could only give me a guide price because of the bespoke nature of my project. He talked me through paper samples, front cover options, and binding which was great as it allowed me to understand more about printing and binding in general.

As the meeting progressed I felt the man was very distracted and he was trying to talk me into an easy option of printing for there own benefit not mine, and I found it challenging explaining to him that I did not want certain elements he was telling me. I felt that even thought they could create a front cover I wanted with a fabric that I was causing them hassle by asking for it and they did not understand how important it was for me.

By the end of the visit I was not overly impressed by what I had been shown and had already decided that they were not the print company for me. I left hoping that the next printing company would be better suited for me as I was highly disappointed with Diguru being my favourite at first.

The next print company I visited was Kall Kwik in Eastleigh, On arrival the man was very pleasant and helpful. I explained my project to him and he disappointingly told me that they actually did not create books how I wanted as they were such a small business  but more printed and binded dissertations etc, he did advised me of other places I could try which was very helpful of him.

After visiting both printing shops I realised I had not had much success the only thing I had come away with was some paper samples. This meant I would have to keep searching for more print companies maybe even going further afield and pay more money for what I wanted. All in all it was a learning curve and made me realise that this search could be a lot harder than initially expected.