STLBluesNut wrote:Not necessarily as a consumer but for the designers that have to deal with these issues. It costs them time and money. Not to mention the stress of dealing with something they shouldn't have to.
Hi all - Just wanna chuck in my 10p on this...
Correcting damage/getting reprints is the most stressful part of production projects (for me at least.) But it's also the most consistent part. Although I've only created 2 decks, I have more experience with other kinds of print/custom manufacture - and I've never put in a bulk order and not had SOMETHING need correction/reprint. This is not to excuse Cartamundi (or any other supplier)... More to say; Cartamundi is not unique, and these kinds of problems seem to be a feature of mass print. I know I'm not unique in having this experience - I used to think I was fussy until I realised every other creator I spoke to had the same problems (and a garage full of misprinted calendars/game parts/artbooks/etc.) As an example; on my previous deck there were also issues with the packaging to resolve, and a third of the artbooks had to be remade. Some of the artbooks for this deck arrived with big dents in the spine and are being remade.
So... Yeah. This stuff is really [BLEEP-BLEEPETTY-BLEEPING] stressful, but it is normal for this kind of project IME.
I'm sure plenty of folks on UC have more experience than me, but FWIW... To any other creators, my advice would be; ALWAYS open all shipping cartons when they arrive, don't open one box and assume the rest will be fine. Have a good quality control plan, use random allocation if you can't check every item, but check something from all shipping cartons/boxes. If you have space, keep ALL original packaging until you know your order is good. Keep records of all faults and photograph eeeeverything. & remember you're not alone, this happens to us all!
Have a great day all,
Immy
) with the customers and the end-consumers (of course with the premise that it leads to positive progress for both sides).
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