GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's holiday card-sending time. Consumer Reports ordered cards from 10 brands and evaluated features like photo and paper quality, ease of ordering, customization options, and pricing.
The pick for best high-end cards: Shutterfly’s Tiny Prints ($109 for 25 cards).
"They’re pricey, but their paper and photo quality were unmatched. The company will even address and mail your cards out for an additional fee," said Lisa Fogarty, Consumer Reports.
The best-midpriced pick is Nation’s Photo Lab ($46.50 for 25 cards), which offers fewer options for customizing cards but delivers beautiful photo quality.
Another option that won’t break the bank is Artifact Uprising ($40.80 for 20 cards), which has good photo and paper quality for the price and can address your envelopes for an additional charge.
If you’re looking for a quick and easy card on 100 percent recycled paper, Postable offers a diverse list of holiday categories and will address and mail your cards for no extra charge beyond postage. But its photo quality fell to the middle of the pack.
If you tend to wait until the last minute to order your cards, Staples offers reasonable pricing, with some that can be picked up the same day. However, CR’s experts say the photo quality isn’t as good as most other cards.
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