I wanted a favor for my wedding that people would actually use (or eat). My man is a big nerd and…read morehe is constantly buying multi phone chargers for friends at work and friends in general. Basically if he hears you mumble "damn I lost my cord", or "I left my charging cord at home, anyone have a spare?" he buys them like candy off Amazon in sets of 10 and just hands them out. He's a good guy. Anyway I keep hearing 2 things: 1) Multi phone chargers are the "hot" give-a-ways at conferences 2) That Wedding favors are a big waste of money - but not if they are good So that was my mission, to get these things at a good/fair price and in a small (50-60) qty figuring only 75% of my guests would take one. I work in marketing so you would think I could pull a good vendor favor or two, but nope, my "regular guy" not only felt pestered by my puny request, he could only do 100 minimum qty. Let me just say he is no longer my "regular guy" because Courtnie at Creative Marketing Concepts now is my regular gal! Courtnie was a doll, not only did she work with me on quantity and price, but she also offered to have her team do the artwork for our wedding favors at $0 extra..sweet deal - I think I scored the "Courtnie discount" too. shhhh...don't tell her I told you. I am going to have a "phone charging station". .. (called a "Power Bar") at the wedding, so these favors will be displayed there. Another cool wedding task checked off the list! The chargers arrived within 2 weeks and were delivered easy peasy to my office via UPS.

It is very clear to me that CMC intentionally withheld the truth about our order delays to prevent…read moreus from canceling our order. They did not inform us of the true status (that the vendor was out of stock) until after it had imposed a high cost to our organization. We have placed three separate orders with CMC, all of which have gone badly. 1 - Order for 27 embroidered Marmot jackets 2 - Order for 100 branded pens 3 - Order for 180 American Apparel t-shirts 1. JACKETS: We ordered 27 Marmot jackets on Dec 19. We were initially told they would arrive by Jan 5, and then the expected delivery continued to slip. We were then told we would have them in time for our January 22 holiday party. If at any point we had been told that the delay would have been months, we'd have ordered a different brand or gone with another vendor. Instead, we were constantly told that everything was in order and delivery would be in 1-2 weeks. On Feb 27, I told our rep that if the jackets did not arrive soon, we'd need to cancel our order. He replied that they would arrive by March 7. I followed up on Mar 3, and our rep said everything was still on track. On Mar 24, our rep told us the delivery date was still uncertain and we could order different brands. He provided a few options, none of which were name-brand or high quality, so he later offered us Patagonia jackets. We tried on a few jackets and picked the style, and on Apr 12 we sent our new order. On Apr 20, we sent a follow up email since we hadn't heard back from our rep, and a few days later we called. Our rep NEVER told us that the jackets were out of stock until 3 months later. In fact, he constantly promised us delivery dates 1-2 weeks out. We followed up with him almost weekly, and he continued to assure us the jackets would arrive soon. I don't believe he even mentioned any problems with strikes until February. At that time, he told me that the jackets were DONE and on a boat for delivery. Later we hear they are out of stock - this means he blatantly lied when he said the jackets were ready to go and just delayed at port. It was not until March that he indicated the jackets might never arrive. 2. PENS Lest you think we're idiots for trusting CMC a second time - the one compensation CMC offered us for the incredible delays was a free order of pens, which we decided to take him up on. We placed an order about 2 weeks before our conference (for which we needed pens). Five days before the expected delivery date, we were told the vendor was out stock. Rather than find a similar alternative, he suggested a different style pen, in a different color (silver), with a different color logo (black). It wasn't until I called him for 30 minutes, that he found another black, metal pen with silver logo. Luckily, he was able to expedite the replacement order, and they arrived the day I was leaving for the conference. Only every pen was empty - no ink cartridges. Yes, 100 pens without ink. 3. T-SHIRTS While the jackets were processing (and so before we had any idea of the problem), we also placed an order for 180 American Apparel t-shirts on March 16. This order was also delayed several times and finally arrived on April 21. During this time, I ended up needing to place a rush order with CustomInk online, and they were able to deliver my shirts to me in less than a week. As of today, May 1, I still don't have any jackets. I did insist that CMC provide a discount on our next order and include jackets for the new employees who have joined since our original order. (Since these were a holiday gift, we only ordered enough for the current employees, but arriving six months later, we have new employees and it would be awkward for them not to get a jacket.) I spoke directly to the CEO, who went so far as to blame our organization for a delay in getting the sizes to them. He claims that because of our delay, their vendor ran out of sizes. Rarely does the CEO of a company blame the customer for the problem. But this doesn't explain the complete lack of communication, transparency, and honesty from CMC. I certainly suggest you avoid doing business with this company.

Great Customer Service. Linda delivers the best customer service and provides a wonderful…read moreexperience. We are so happy with our T-shirts.

I asked for quotes on having my shirts made for my company. Evettra responded immediately and even…read morerecommended other businesses if hers wasn't a fit. What? Who does that? Well I picked her because her customer service was impeccable. She made sure she did exactly what I wanted and involved me every step of the way until I was 100% satisfied. She literally had my shirts done in one day and shipped them and received them the next day! I couldn't be more happier with her product. The colors are so vibrant, they far exceeded my expectations. I want her to handle all my printing needs from here on out! If I could give her 10 stars I would!

I have been corresponding with Evretta for a week now to get what I visualized within my budget…read more She has been wonderful with timely responses and suggestions. I value attention to detail a lot, and Evretta definitely has that. She truly cares about her customers needs.

I reached out to several screen printing companies at once. DVA was the first company to get back…read moreto me. Amy answered all my (many) questions and was very clear on my options. I'm super pleased with the high quality service and end product of the t shirt. DVA was also willing to grant a 10% discount for my philanthropic event. Thank you to the entire team at Diablo Valley Advertising!

Diablo Valley Advertising got my order done in a timely manner with no issues during the order…read moreprocess. I will definitely be using them again for future business.

Let me start by saying that the quality of the product is f$@ing clean. If you want to get that 5…read morestart workmanship on a budget Rob is the man to call. He's both able to do exactly what you want and use his own innovation to create some beautiful custom decals and clothes! I ordered a decal for an artists that I've loved forever named Bonobo (check him own if you like Down tempo beats). I remember attending a concert and pining over a tee that cost $50 and a sticker that was $20.... like seriously wtf! I don't have a money tree growing in my backyard so I let the temptation go. Rob was able to make me the same products with exceptional quality for a lot less (I mean A LOT). I'm already making plans on my next Combat Graph-X piece. If you need something customized, ROB'S YA BOY!!

I recently went to my first Raiders game, and I wanted something cute, but also custom for my first…read moreRaiders gear. A friend referred me to Rob of Combat Graph-X and gave me his phone number. I texted him, and he was very quick and responsive. I let him know that I wanted a custom Raiders shirt, and we talked about some ideas I had. He then took those ideas and created a very nice design! The whole process from start to finish only took a couple days, and I was able to pick the shirt up well before the game. I also wanted a cool Raiders decal for my car, and asked if he knew anyone. He let me know that he actually started off doing decals and still makes them, so I was able to get a sticker from him as well! I'm really happy there is finally a custom clothing/decal guy in Hayward. His prices are very reasonable, (way better than those mall vendors!) and the shirts and decal material he uses all seem like they are very good quality. Doesn't hurt that he is super responsive and very helpful as well! I cant wait to get more stickers and clothing from Rob! Highly recommend him to everyone!

Excelent work done Joe is a really nice guy to do business with was very happy with my t shirtsread more

Just spoke with Maria and she was very helpful. Even though they don't the job I was looking for…read moreto get done, she referred me to another company who did. Plus, heard good things about Signographics from my neighbor who just installed their awning.

Used this business for Marine Corps decals for my charger. Maria and the staff did an amazing job…read morewith the design I wanted. She sent me the rough draft to finalize any details and then I brought my car in for work. Took only about an hr and the technician was very good at what he does. Don't remember his name though. Will definitely recommend this place to others looking for sign work.

I absolutely LOVE Visual Presentation. Such a great local business and Jeanne and Taina are a…read morepleasure to work with. Whenever I have a tight deadline they somehow always help me make it happen and the quality of their work is amazing. From step & repeat backdrops to event signage to face cut-outs I've used them for a number of services and both their quality of work and turnaround is top-notch!

The ladies at Visual Presentation have been huge supporters of the non-profit I work for, City of…read moreDreams. They are not only hugely generous, they also do some of the best printing/design work I've ever seen. If you have any printing, design, etc. work to be done, do not hesitate to give Taina or Jeanne a call! They'll even deliver the work to you if they can! Check out their portfolio video on You Tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s90jv6sRufQ