Creative Parties had handled our invitation addressing for four straight years. Always courteous,…read moreon time and efficient. They send a proof of our hundreds of entries, but we never need to make an edit. Highly recommend Tracy and her incredible staff.

I bought 2 living social coupons for Creative Parties. My college friend recommended the living…read moresocial coupon to me since she knew I was planning my engagement party. I work in Falls Church, VA, so driving up to Bethesda after work was not easy. Each time, I had to leave work early in order to get to the store before they close. You would think if I had 2 coupons the store would allow me to make 2 transactions in one visit but they actually made me come in 2 days in a row bc the rules stated that one coupon could be used per visit. After purchasing the invitations, I realized that printing would be difficult. I returned to the store for a third visit to purchase their printing services for the invitations. My fiance and I sat down with the store employee and we wrote down exactly what we wanted on the invitation. You would think this would be simple and they would print out exactly what I wanted on the invitation. She informed me that I would be emailed a proof "next week" and the invitations would be ready shortly after. You would think that you would hear from them within 48 hours (business days of course). On Wednesday I still didn't hear from them. On Thursday, they emailed me a proof. I checked on my iphone for the design but didn't double check all the wording since we sat down with the store employee and wrote down exactly what we wanted on the invitation. We drove up to NY and I showed my in-laws and noticed that instead of printing out Saturday they had printed out Sunday. I was so confused because 04 August is a Saturday and I wrote down exactly what I wanted on the invitation. I ended up having to repay the amount for the invitations. On top of that, I ordered 40 invitations and since they made another mistake, I only got back 39. They did not apologize. If you're planning any special event, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM. They are not timely and they do not meet basic customer satisfaction like giving you back what you order. I am so glad that I ONLY ordered engagement party invitations from them & nothing more. From the first time I first went in their store, it took me a month to get the correct invitations. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THEM & WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE TO DEAL WITH WHAT I DID.

If you need stationary, elegant invitations or greeting/holiday cards personalized this is the…read moreplace to go. Vincent has superb skill, impeccable customer service and a steady, patient working style that has left me immensely grateful. We have worked on two projects together now, and I am left wanting to tell everyone about Brewood. Online invitations may be less expensive but for constantly evolving, specialized projects, I would only choose Brewood.

I have been a client since 1991. If you want it done right, classically, in a way that will give…read moreyou entrée into the professional world, especially in Europe and Asia, this is where you go. While many of us miss Rene, the current crew has maintained the quality. You will pay more for their service, but it is worth it.

Sarah was very sweet initially. I only knock off stars because she misspelled almost 1/3 of my…read morewedding guests - over 30 people! She did apologize though but she wasn't willing to redo them since that would be a lot more time & money for her. I also didn't notice and point it out to her until 4 days later. I had typed up the list of guests and so she just wasn't careful when looking at the list and doing the calligraphy. I think she was rushing. The names were also not that hard - Michael was spelled Micheal and my best friend Catherine was written with a K (!?!). I would just recommend checking the spelling immediately before accepting the package. I have to say though - the calligraphy was really pretty and you get what you pay for. If I had paid more for a high end calligrapher they probably would have not misspelled as many people or at least would have redone them, but it would have cost a lot more, and I still got a pretty product. Also Sarah was right in that no one noticed, or at least they didn't say anything to me about the misspellings on my wedding day! So it bothered me initially but wasn't everything. Bottom Line: Sweet person, pretty calligraphy, not good at following directions to spell names correctly, and definitely won't correct any of her mistakes at least if you have already paid her.

Sarah was so lovely to work with on my wedding calligraphy!…read more She was organized, a great communicator and her work is simply stunning! I would absolutely recommend working with Sarah! She is the best!

I highly recommend Metro Printing Center! They do quality work and they do it quickly! I have been…read moreworking with them for several years and even when I ask for a rush job, they always get it done. I count on them for all my printing and award production needs.

I gave a simple printing assignment to Metro Printing Center: 500 business cards for one of the…read moreparalegals at our office. I went there in person and gave one of the paralegal's business cards to an employee there, to make it as easy as possible to prepare the proof. All that had to be done was to re-type what was on the business card I had provided. However, when I received the preliminary proof of the business card, the person who prepared it had made three big mistakes: 1. The paralegal's actual business card, that I had given to the employee in order to create the proof, does not have any cell phone number listed on it. However, on the proof, my own cell phone number was taken from my business card and put it into the proof for the paralegal's business card. 2. The paralegal's business card very clearly lists her correct job title: "Senior Paralegal". However, the proof that was prepared by Metro Printing Center listed her job title as "Attorney at Law". 3. The paralegal's actual business card lists "Fluent Russian" underneath her name and job title. However, on the proof, "Fluent Russian" was replaced with "French - Spanish". When I brought a printed copy of the proof into the store on a Friday afternoon, with my corrections written on it in red ink, and showed these errors to the owner of the store, this is what he said: "That's why we have a proof." What he said came across to me as dismissive and disrespectful. To me, it sounded like his basic message was "So what if we did a careless, sloppy job of preparing this proof. That's why we prepared it. So that after we made several careless errors you could spend your time correcting them for us. Therefore, you, the customer, have no right to complain about the quality of our work." He did not apologize to me for these errors. As I stood inside of his store, discussing these errors with him, I heard nothing from him that gave me the impression that he was sorry for what had happened. In addition, he told me that these errors on the proof would not be fixed that day, without bothering to tell me on what day the errors would be fixed. So, I had to ask him a follow-up question: by what day would these errors be fixed? He replied that he couldn't tell me yet. I then actually had to stand there and ask him yet another follow-up question: by when could he at least tell me how long it was going to take to correct these three errors. He told me that on Monday he could let me know how long it would take to fix the errors (but not necessarily that they would actually be fixed on Monday, even though it would presumably take all of five minutes for someone to fix these errors on their computer). He also stated that: 1. The proof had been sent to me for review more than 10 days ago. I don't understand how that fact made it O.K. to do such a sloppy, careless job of preparing the proof. 2. I hadn't paid his store anything yet for this work. My not yet having been invoiced for this work, and hence not yet having paid for it, did not make it O.K. to do such a sloppy, careless job of preparing this proof. While I was in his store, the owner did not apologize for what had happened. Instead, he told me, as another customer stood a few feet behind me and could hear everything he said to me, that if I was not pleased with the quality of his store's work, "You're welcome to take your business elsewhere." That is exactly what I did. I took my business elsewhere, to a competitor located a few miles away. In one day, this other printing store provided me with a flawless proof, without a single error on it, for the paralegal's new business cards. Four days later, the business cards were ready and I picked them up. They were perfect.

I hired Samantha from Painted Palettes to hand letter mini pumpkins for a fall themed event and it…read morewas THE HIT FROM THE PARTY (even three months later, in the dead of winter my personalized pumpkin is still going strong and it's so beautiful I do not have the heart to throw it away). Samantha was easy to work with from start to finish and was able to stay professional despite the long lines at the party (I mean, how could you not want something so beautiful as a keepsake?). I could picture using her for corporate events, bridal showers, baby showers and any other celebration that could you a personalized twist. She can write on any material and even engraves on glass! I have not had the chance to check out her Intro to Hand Lettering classes yet but for now, I'll leave it to the pros. Painted Palettes is simply the best!

I first saw and met Samantha from Painted Palettes at a Yelp Elite event back in 2018. Then I…read morestarted following her work on Instagram (@painted_palettes). A couple months ago, my friend Kim and I took an Intro to Hand Lettering class with Samantha at Steadfast Supply in DC. Oh that rush hour traffic and $20 parking was sooo worth it! Turns out, Samantha used to be a teacher, and it shows in the way she articulates the class. It was easy to follow her instructions, and she was very hands-on with showing examples. Plus we got a pretty decent set of tools and goodies to take home with us! Since, I've purchased some of her watercolor artwork to hang at home. I am such a fan! The artwork can be found on her website or in various shops in the area. And her classes are actually affordable! Next I want to take her Pointed Pen class!

Our company switched to the Webb Company via a referral after a horrid, horrid experience with…read moreanother printer. James, Sheila and all the Webb Company staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and are always looking for ways to help you save a buck on your printing! We've gotten stationery, envelopes, correspondence cards, business cards and I am sure they would be awesome at any other paper good you could possibly desire! Three cheers for them!

Great work polite staff and quick service. Quality printers is an institution on Kennedy Street. I…read morewill use them again and again for all of my printing needs.

Very poor customer service and poor communication. So disappointing. I've used their services about…read more5 or 6 times and am always unhappy with the experience. I will drive to Silver Spring FedEx for future print jobs.

Beautiful work, and they honored a Groupon that wasn't technically supposed to be used for this…read moretype of frame. Just great service.

Excellent, quality work and fast turnaround by framing standards! Glad that I choose them.read more