In an earlier post I’ve mentioned that I’ll be reviewing Moo.com’s mini business cards that I’ve ordered a while back.

So how did i come across this website? You see i enjoy Googling just about whatever comes to my mind. That day i was working on a business card for a client & needed some measurements, and there it was on the top 10 results of the search page. I dunno why the name Moo, it does not seem to have any relevance to business cards nor printing services nor whatever they have in there! I started playing around familiarizing myself with their services and ended up making an order.

What are Moo’s services/products ?

you can make business cards, mini-cards (which I’ve ordered), postcards, greeting cards, accessories such as business card holders and i also think you can print sticker books? I’m not sure about that though, you might wanna check about this.

Why do I like Moo?

First of all, who doesn’t like good quality printing? I’ve had to print business cards several times in local printing shops around here and i was never really satisfied with the final results, the paper quality is always cheap, not to mention the limited paper options they provide. Maybe i haven’t stepped into good printing houses, but i still haven’t had a good experience.

So what do I like about my Moo experience?

1- The paper used is THICK, of high quality & is water resistant. It almost feels like a plastic sheet rather than card paper.

2- They print on both sides of the card

3- You can have up to 100 different images on the back of your business card, in the same pack. So imagine the same business card with 100 unique backgrounds? talk about boring stationary. (I’ve only choose to have 4 variations of my logo at the back in both black & white)

4- It’s all done ONLINE. You’ll be walked through their easy to use wizard where you select existing designs or upload your own.

5- You can import your photos from different websites such as Flickr, Etsy or even Facebook.

6- The colors are very vibrant & fresh, almost the same as what your screen shows.

7- Their prices are very reasonable. I’ve never printed a set of business cards here for less than 800 AED/500 cards, and that on wanna-be textured card paper (which usually smudges off once you run your finger on it!). But on Moo, i ordered 100 mini-cards + a card holder for less than 40$ (around 147 AED).

8- I’m a sucker for cute packaging, I could buy any product just because of its packaging ! & obviously, I love Moo’s packaging.

9- Because i made the order during the ash cloud in the Europe, i decided to order from their US store rather than the European store so i don’t face any delays. shipping would’ve been cheaper from the UK. Anyhowwww, in exactly the same promised delivery date, I got my parcel in the Post

10- Minicards are a new concept around here, people and businesses usually go for the formal 9×5 cm cards, I find my miniMoos way cooler

Here’s a confession though, I totally forget that I have them, so haven’t been carrying them around with me yet :P, but i will be using those 15% discount cards that come with the order very soon, because my cool dad loved them and wants some for himself too

On another note, I’m planning to do a post about BLOGS soon, Blogs that i follow, like and specifically Emirati bloggers that I’ve been checking for years. If you have a blog and would like me to view it, please leave your link with a comment and I’d be delighted to list you in. (Readers who usually comment here are already on the watch list such as Mimi & Tine )