I decided to give this shop a chance in spite of the lower reviews since I know that ratings on here tend to veer towards the extremes. Glad I did, because I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I had a last-minute commission that I needed to get printed, and this shop got it done with an incredibly quick turnaround. I sent in my request around noon, calling immediately after to request same-day service, and got the email that the order was completed about 20 minutes after I confirmed the final printing details. The total came out to just short of $16 (due to the rush fee) for five 5 x 7-inch prints, which works great for me. For technical folks like myself: the prints were done on 11 x 8.5-inch card stock with indicators for where I needed to cut (I opted to do it myself to avoid the service fee) and were handed to me in a plastic sleeve. They came out perfect, nothing to complain about. Customer service was great too. I presume I was chatting with Anna, who helped me fetch my prints as soon as I told her my order specifications. She was very kind and payment was quick and painless; the cost was exactly as quoted plus tax (which they warn you about in the emailing stage). Even when I called a couple days ahead to ask about their print details (ie. confirming that they use CMYK, PDF, and ~300 dpi for artwork), the individual on the phone was very direct and easy to speak with, handling all of my questions with ease. I would be happy to come back with any personal projects or future rush orders. Highly recommend! read more

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Highly recommend! So easy and fast and affordable compared to other options I looked at. Thank you!

Great staff, great prices. Printed a copy of my novel here for editing. There was a mixup with files, but they fixed it kindly and without issues. The price they charged was the lowest I could find in SF (and also elsewhere), and the quality was great. Very friendly service, and they give back to the community with discounts for neighborhood residents and students! Thank you! read more

Great prices! I go here for any last minute print jobs I need for work. They are able to accommodate me each time. We normally go to a FedEx but this service is fast, high quality and cheap! read more

Had to print a last-minute wedding gift. Working with the woman today was fast, easy, and professional. Getting this printed was a journey like you wouldn't believe, but she was with me the whole way. I'm so glad this little print shop exists. Support local businesses! read more

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Go here to get your prints! Only shop I will go to for now on! Great pricing from what I've compared and very fast.

The other day we saw "Perks of Being a Wallflower" at the Bridge Theater (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bridge-theatre-san-francisco#hrid:GnPBG9uxM2sh80aOMVqERw/src:self). Set in around 1990, the movie has several characters giving each other Mixed Tapes they made specially for the other person (CD-Rs were introduced in 1990, so tapes were still the way to go when you made a special mix of music for someone in your life). I got a chuckle out of this because I had just gone through the 2000's version of this - making a CD for someone's engagement party. In the day of playlists and links to music, we chose to go with the "old school" CD format. In the end it wasn't just a "mixed CD", it was a double CD set of specially selected lyrics, ballads, anthems that wove a story of life, growth, and love. Why 2 CDs? One for him and one for her. It was a work of art. Therefore a simple CD cover would not do. We wanted a high quality booklet of song listings and dedications (some borrowed from Car Talk on NPR) with specially selected background pictures as well as a back cover for the CD case and printing on the CD's. While I did the CD printing, I used the Geary Print shop for the booklet and back cover. I had 50 of them made. Having never done this before, I had a few questions on how to get it done. The young man behind the counter was friendly and helpful. He also listed all the charges up front and advised my on how to prep the files for an efficient work flow. First they made a proof to make sure it met my expectations. It did and they had me initial it as proof of acceptance. The initial printing was done on time and the work was top quality - printing was well done, cutting was just right, it all worked well. I said initial printing because after hours of work and multiple proofing sessions, we failed to catch that the last song change for one of the CDs was not captured on the booklet. This of course was discovered on a Friday evening when my wife was flying out the next day for the engagement party with 45 of the CD sets. And my wife, the perfectionist, wanted it corrected if possible. So at 10:00 am Saturday morning (as soon as they opened) I asked the young man if he could reprint/cut them in time for the noon departure to SFO - and gave him the updated file set. We only had 30 redone and the rush job was done on time for my wife to catch her flight. The only wrinkle was that with the rush job, about 7 or 8 of the new ones were slightly smeared. SO the next week we asked to have those redone for free - no problem I have used them since for 2 other small jobs and am happy with those results too. The only wrinkle? The manager/owner that others spoke of here. I went in after my initial visit to clarify a couple things so that I could deliver the proper data set for printing and she was there. She gave me the "what do you want" look, contradicted about half the things the young man told me, misunderstood what I was trying to do, and when I tried to explain to her she interrupted me and clearly was not listening to what I was saying. and she started adding a couple small charges that the young man didn't state - and it turned out they were not needed because, as mentioned above, she was misunderstanding what I was trying to do. She just seems to be in a perpetual bad mood. I was very frustrated and almost chose to go elsewhere. Instead, I waited until the young man was there again and had him help me. Glad I did because the work was done to my satisfaction. So when I go back there, I just make sure it is when she is NOT there. I have been helped by the young man, a young girl with reddish hair, and a young asian girl. Service from them is always done with a smile. I hope the owner/manager takes my comments to heart and fixes her attitude because: - I am giving them a positive review in spite of her - I am a repeat customer - my comments regarding her are similar to others on here that she has clearly dismissed read more

I needed two last minute copies made tonight and they were so nice and helpful. I would highly recommend!

I am very satisfied with the turn around and the customer service I was given. I had my MFA final presentation to prepare for and needed my booklets printed. GPS was perfect as they were not busy and the PA [Production Associate] was knowledgeable and very placid. They also undercut more popular printers prices. I like GPS becasue it's very close to my apt. But,t he printing quality and turn around time was the best. They are a small shop, so any special bindings, or varnishes, embossing, foil stamps and die cutting will have to be outsourced to a "real" [real = Offset] printer. Other than that, they do the same as all the other small/ Mom and Pop print shops. They can even do passport photos, oversize document output, and the standard binding styles. You don't have to be a designer to know... You don't use Kinko's for anything. Don't even buy their pens and paper. read more

Great print shop in my neighborhood.

I live literally three door from this place, so imagine my excitement when I realized that, should I need copies, I will have the convenience of a copy shop within walking distance. Not only that, but this copy shop's windows are plastered with signs that say "Support Local Business." I love local business! So, I walked in with a small copy job (one copy, two sided, color) for a Valentine's Day card that I made for my wife. The document was on a USB Key Drive. When I walked in, the owner stood behind the counter and looked at me like "what do you want with me, and my copies." Arms crossed, head slightly tilted down, eyes looking up and eyebrows dickishly perched. When I told her about my job, she at first made me feel like an idiot for only wanting one copy by repeating what I had said in question form: "one copy?" Then she went down the list of fees. $2.00 fee just to open my file from the USB. This is my biggest complaint. The dickishness is subjective, but a fee to open a file. This is 2012. She said that it takes time to "rip the file from the drive." This is obviously not true, as I saw their PC open the file with general ease, and I have opened, or "ripped" many files from PC's. Pretty easy and VERY commonplace. The girl behind the counter was very nice. She was sweet and said that my Valentines Day card was cute. Kudos. However, when she was trying to mess with the margins to get my printing correctly done, the owner came up to her (I was two feet away) and she said, "don't spend a lot of time on this, just print it." Then it came time to pay. The nice lady behind the counter was ringing me up, and the mean owner was hovering over her. The owner was angrily typing away on her calculator, and kept barking fees about "more coverage" and tax and "USB Fees" at her. Now, granted, my copy (one copy, front and back) was $3.85, not a lot of money to complain about. But the general relativity of the fact that it's one F-ing copy in 2012, and is $3.85 is ridiculous. Not to mention the tone of the place. The rudeness. At first, when I saw the "Support Local Business" signs, I thought it was a value system of the shop. Now that I've been there, I feel like it's a guilt trip. If you want us to come to your shop and fulfill our need, San Francsico's value, to support local business, make it a community place. Make your prices competitive. Don't lie to me and say that it takes time to "rip" the document from the USB. Even if it does, don't charge $2.00 for it. That's a punishment for coming in. If you work there, I'd recommend getting a job across the street at the coffee shop. You'll have a friendlier environment and won't have to deal with the dictatorial lady who owns the copy shop. I would never wish any business to close or go out of business. However, I don't see how this place will survive. You have to be just as nice to your smallest customer as you are to your largest customer. I'm a high school teacher. I need copies a lot. But, I will go out of my way to avoid this shop. The owner should anticipate that this might happen. One copy today could mean a thousand tomorrow. So, if this place does close, I will just hope for a coffee shop on my corner in my wonderful neighborhood. Or some kind of business that supports its community at the same time that it asks us to support it. Thank you to the workers, shame on you owner. read more

I've known Anna for years and she does ALL my printing and copying needs. She'll work with you if you have a budget and is very helpful in bringing that little spark of an idea to fruition. TAKE THAT KINKO'S!!!! SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES. read more

'First of all, let me just say, I hate writing bad reviews but for some reason, I feel that this place ought to have another one (I just found that there were lots of other bad reviews from customers). DISCLAIMER: I would have given this one star if not for the really nice guy (brown/red hair with a beard, fairly young) who worked at that place who was extremely helpful and accommodating. He is the only reason why I added another star. If I were to rate him separately, I would give him a five. This is really more for the Asian lady who was at the counter when I entered. I don't know if she was the owner but she was the boss for sure. As soon as I entered, I greeted her with a smile and she looked at me with the what-do-you-want face. So I told her what I needed and she said that I can either make copies on my own or they can do it for me. Immediately I noticed a young man come forward to take a look at some of the documents I was holding. I decided to have him do it even if it was gonna cost me an extra 3 cents just because he reached out to me and offered to help. The Asian lady boss saw that my documents were all stapled and told me that it has to be "unstapled" for it to be copied. I said "uh...ok..", she immediately added, if you want us to do it there's a charge. When she said that I was like, "Really?? you can't even give it as a free service?" I mean, I don't know if that's how it is everywhere but I was just surprised that there would be an extra charge if they remove the staples. So I did it myself and decided I was better off doing it away from her because her tone was starting to irritate me. She just sounded condescending every time she spoke. Maybe that's just how she was, I really don't know. Oh well. So to cut the story short, I just really didn't like the fact that aside from making the copies itself, there seemed to be an extra charge for stuff like removing staples. I just find that weird. Also, I don't like the way she talked to her employee, at least the one that was there who was helping me. She sounded like she was scolding him everytime: "Have you done this? You should. Have you done that? You should.. yada yada yada." My husband and I actually felt for the guy. He looked unhappy working with her. Me and my husband both work in the customer service industry so we pick these things up pretty easily. We actually only wanted to yelp about the experience just because we felt for that guy. So there. If you need something printed/copied and don't need any help at all then maybe this place is ok. Otherwise, if you are looking to be assisted and accommodated, you might want to look elsewhere. read more

Scared to come here because of the reviews but I had a great experience , Andrew was knowledgeable and thorough . He answered all of my questions and my print came out perfect . Great customer service . read more

Complete rip off! $14 for faxing 6 pages??!! I don't need to fax very often but wth?!! Like the others said, the Asian lady here needs lessons on customer service. She didn't even greet me. Took forever and I was so shocked at the price. There are many other copy places around here. Go to those. I came here because it is closest to me. I'll be taking my business to the Kinkos on Stanyan. No wonder this place is always empty. Good lord, I feel bad for the employees here. The job market cant be that bad!! AT LEAST ASK FOR THE PRICE BEFORE YOU USE THEIR SERVICES! read more

I had a great experience with Cindy and the Geary Print shop recently. I am finishing off a book and needed about 50 forms to be scanned at a higher lever of dpi. She took my job and kept me informed via email, and did not do anything further until I gave the ok. The forms came out very good and she put them all onto a thumb drive for me. I can only say good things about my experience with this shop. read more

Been having an issue with my home printer so I stopped by here today for a small job and the experience was great. Cheap, fast. What more can you want in a print shop read more

Geary Print Shop is my go-to place for printing my own zines. I can't speak about the custom print services, because I really just roll in and print like 2000 copies and roll out, but the staff has always been friendly and helpful when I jam their machines, and for 3 cents a copy (for 500+ copies), it's pretty awesome for zine making. They also have a cute dog that runs around the shop, if you're into that sort of thing. read more

Tried to do business with the owner Anna to resolve a small issue. Here is what you will get when dealing with Geary Print Shop: 1) you will be treated as if your opinion does not matter 2)you will be talked over, and talked DOWN to 3) you will be frustrated with any dealings you have with this person 4) you will ask yourself WHY have I even tried to work with this person when in the first 2 minutes of talking to them, I knew I was never going to be listened to in the first place She does not understand customer service not does she understand a business transaction. My opinion is that she is soured from being called out on the poor customer service she provides. turn around and find another place if you value your sanity. read more

This shop sells Face Shield Masks to help with protecting against covid related symptoms. I ended up getting one and it's got to be one of the best purchases I've made in the last couple of months.. and trust me I've made A LOT of purchases. The quality and durability is just some of the perks that make this product awesome but what really stands out to me is how comfortable it is. Just try one out and you will know what I'm talking about, trusss, you'll know.. read more

If I went to this store again, I will cut myself. I went to this store once and it was a totally totally nightmare. Here is my story. I was going to ask a perfect binding. I gave them all the papers and cover which I already printed and cut (expect the cover). Because it was my final project, so I chose really nice paper for both inside and cover. The young guy told me it would be done in 5 hours which is the same day. And he said he would call me after he done. I was good with that, before I need my book tomorrow for my class. After 5 hours, no one called me. So I just went to this place and the old woman told me the young guy cut himself while cutting my cover. And he went to hospital. I was sorry about this, so I said when can you finish then? The old woman said, if he can't do it, I will do it but maybe it will not be a good job.....I'm kidding. Tomorrow 12pm, I will finish it. I didn't blame them anything, I said it's ok. Because I was sorry about the guy who cut himself. But the paper he needs to cut is only ONE sheet. I cut hundreds sheet per day and never cut myself. Anyway, I called them before I went to there on the second day. The old woman said, it will be done in 2mins. So I just went to there, the real nightmare started. They completely ruined my book. The glue is bleeding, my white cover is dirty, scratches, fingerprints etc.... I even can't open the first page because it sticked together. The old woman told me she won't charge me for this book. Of course, you are not. I really don't what to say. They wasted my time and money. My class will start after 3 hours and I have to go back home and reprint the whole book. STAY AWAY from this unprofessional and poor store, guys. read more

Geary Print shop has recently moved to 3236 Geary / Cross street Parker, right across from the Post Office. I really count on these guys and was shocked when i'd found out they'd moved. I did not want to have to start going to going to Fed.Ex. The people at Grary Print Shop offer a truely personalized, quality service. read more

The boss, Anna always guote you the cheapest price in the begining. after you submit the job to them, She will try to make up some reason that charge you by hour (want more money) especially, you already put deposit to her. She has bab bab moral!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you believe her, You will be stuck. Thanks for reviewing. read more

This place is a joke. Took 20 minutes to print 3 color copies of one file. It took another 5 minutes for the employee to figure out what I owed. Don't waste your time or money (color copies more than double FedEx - although that place sucks in its own right). read more

Thank you, Michael for your response. You confirm my one star rating. I am perhaps to blame for trusting a "neighbor" not to swindle me for black and white copies. I know better now. I hardly think that voicing my dissatisfaction with your service--even after attempting to rectify the situation two times--belies my "acting like an adult." Rather, such a mean-spirited, puerile response further demonstrates your unresponsiveness and questionable business practices. My reputation remains intact, whereas your response clearly demonstrates your irresponsibility to customer satisfaction thereby calling into question your business's integrity. YOU have left out several details and have misrepresented yourselves again. The extra charges of which you speak were NOT DISCLOSED prior to the job at any time during the ordering process. In fact, Anna made a point to say that she had the paper in stock. If I was informed that the paper was not in stock, I would clearly not endorse buying paper at Kelly especially for the menus. Like any rational customer, I would have brought my own paper or asked for a substitute if I had known of the inflated costs. She likely made a strategic decision NOT to tell me these important details in order to inflate the price. Furthermore, I made sure to tell her that the menus were NOT rushed. At no point did she say the cost of printing the menus would be that high. In fact, it says on the receipt that the menus were black and white COPIES, not laser printed. Even when I went in to complain the first time, the person who "did not work on my order" calculated the charges in disbelief and had to call Anna to understand her creative accounting. I did not dispute the program charges, which were printed on the laser printer and reformatted to fit the custom paper that I brought. But, please, continue to add in extra facts that are not pertinent to the issue at hand and continue to dispute the real facts in a public forum. I am game because I speak the truth. Again, GPS, instead of responding responsibly to the customer's concerns, you persist in your shady practices and you will continue to lose customers. Perhaps you must now resort to such tactics as a result of feeling the pinch of a declining clientele? It was clear from my two conversations with GPS that this matter would not be resolved so I have turned to Yelp to express my dissatisfaction as a public service. I hardly think that two faxes sent to 800 numbers (of which I was willing to pay) and a few extra copies would make up for almost $100 in extra charges (according to a GPS employee's calculations) for *black and white copies*. Thanks again for demonstrating why NOT to patronize your shop. I stand by my previous review. Smart print shop patrons should be on notice. read more

Prices and quality were great! Treated very well. This is the place to go for all your printing needs!

This place sucks!!!! Come here if you want to be Ripped OFF! I wish I could give I have zero stars. I asked for help and someone very nicely helped me with the photocopier. However, when I went to pay for my copies I was charged me for the clerk's copies which were was 2-3. The cashier, who was I guess the owner, was a total b---- and forced me to pay for her employee's copies because the counter on the copy machine is never wrong. Never coming here again. I will go to the big box stores, drive somewhere farther and even pay more than to avoid this place. read more

This is a terrific print shop. I have been coming to Geary Print for many years; they have done my letterhead stationery, envelopes, and other office printing needs. The work has always been high quality and efficient. The staff is friendly and oriented to customer service. Geary Print is a rare find. Stephen I San Francisco read more

The asian lady is rude as hell. The guy is very polite and professional. The lady talks to you as if you came to her house and asking for food. Aggressive and angry. Poor guy. Would never work with that kind of person. Will never ever come here again. read more

Terrible experience. They claimed they could design flyers for you. Spent 1 hour at the shop describing what I needed. Ended up paying for the terrible design I could never use! read more

Geary Print Shop is terrific, they are so helpful and always friendly and easy to work with, I've been getting all my printing done there for years! read more

Geary Print Shop is awesome. Support local businesses! Theres this super cute boy working there most of the time so thats enough reason to visit, right? Cute boys, friendly service, small business. Yaaaa GPS! read more

I ended up here because my usual go-to print shop, Copy Central was closed for repairs. The staff was friendly and helpful. Prices were reasonable. And the final product looked great- it was a small folded, stapled booklet. Paper selection wasn't as extensive as Copy Central's. read more

I really do appreciate the personalized service at Geary Print Shop. It's a small shop with copy, printing and fax services. The staff is so friendly and and helpful, and they have the cutest little dog that often hangs out and greets the customers as they enter...great fun. Thats the beauty of a small shop like this, read more

I found this place by driving by on Geary and was excited to find a print shop in my neighborhood. I was looking for a place that could bind my booklets with a wire binding, so I called this shop and spoke to a nice guy over the phone. He was really helpful and said they could do it quickly, so I came in right away. I walked in and the woman at the counter kinda stared at me and then rudely asked what I needed. I explained that I needed binding. I chose the style and she proceeded by ORDERING her employee (I think the guy I talked to on the phone) to look for the size I needed even though he was busy with another project and that she was standing right next to the wall of disorganized boxes of binding. He climbed on top of a table to reach the boxes, but every time he pulled the size SHE asked for, she would yell at him that it was the wrong box! She must have yelled at him 10 times! It was so uncomfortable hearing her yell at him for doing nothing wrong! After about 10 minutes of looking for the binding, I asked how much it would cost. She quoted $60 and it was for 3 thin booklets (about an 1/8" thick) that were already printed! The price included an additional charge because I printed it! She also added another $5 for a plastic cover for each booklet. On top of it, I had no confidence in her that she even knew what she was doing or if I would get my booklets back in one piece. Needless to say I walked away without binding. I will not return to this store because I don't want to be nickled and dimed and sit there to watch the owner demean her employees. read more

Overpriced and very unprofessional! Wanted to charge me $2 for a single fax and $1 for a single black and white copy. They couldn't even get my fax through and wanted to charge me for every attempt. More likely to charge than provide a quality and hopeful service. You won't find that here! read more

If you want to get ripped off and then treated like shit while you are paying this is the place to go. One of the workers was reasonably polite but the women who I am guessing is the manager or owner is an opportunistic vulture that lied through her teeth. I would love to support a locally owned business but this place is a joke. If they want the business of the local community they need to pull their heads out of their asses. read more

Extremely unprofessional owner. Will not do business here ever. Save yourself from the condescending attitude and do your business elsewhere. read more

Just want to say this is a cool little print shop. It's convenient and the guy there was helpful and patient with me. I was able to quickly send something in and have it printed before I arrived minutes later. The prints looked good and the price was reasonable. The lady working there gave me a student discount without asking. Overall it was a good experience in comparison to Office Max down the road. I don't mind supporting small business when it is worth it. read more

I've had legal briefs photocopied and bound at the Geary Print Shop for over 20 years. They are accurate, fast, friendly, and reasonably priced. Over the years there has been little employee turnover, which has made working with them very easy. And, new employees are quick to pick up my requirements. I hope they'll be around for the next 20 years. read more