Recent content by wcalvert

It is in most states, but there are several such as Arizona, California, Texas and some other that explicitly allow it :wink:

I do very much see where you are coming from. I would think that you would welcome anybody that wants to print because of you having something like a newbie forum. If I was here as someone as a prospective signs business, I would have been welcome with opened arms. In effect, that is what I...

Thank you for the insight. There are a very limited number of bus-based advertising agencies out there, and I hope that we've found a sort of niche here. The only reason I was looking at buying a printer was because it looked cost effective with our current contract, much less looking to the...

This is a response that is more akin to what I would expect. And to reiterate, I did not call y'all knuckleheads. Flat out didn't happen. Not only that but I did apologize as well if it was interpreted that way. I'm not sure how I was interpreted as being a spoiled little brat, but I have...

Here's my big perspective. We plan on doing 400-500 signs within a calendar year, with the maximum being about 1800. The signs are all about 2'X8' and I have to pay approximately $100 a piece to have them installed through a local place. Or, I could print them myself for $25 each and pay someone...

Why do you think I came here? To talk crap about how I'm so smart and can just do whatever the hell I want and rub it in your faces? Or do you think I came here to learn a thing or two and see if it's even plausible to do it? Think about that for a moment.

If you will read what I said, then you will see that I was not awarded a contract to print signs. I was awarded a contract to sell advertising space for a school district, the majority of which will be for on-bus advertising. The state of Texas is specific in what can be done, and it calls for a...

Well, let's see. I could have it printed online and delivered for about $25. I wouldn't ever think foam backing would cost $50+ for a single 2X3

I don't understand why you are being so hostile! And I still don't think you understand what we are getting a contract for, it's not to print signs. As I mentioned, I am merely here to do a cost-benefit analysis of doing our own setup instead of subcontracting out. Edit: And PS, my dad is dead...

Let me explain myself a little more. I don't have a contract to print those numbers of banners. I have a contract to sell approximately 2000 of those spaces, and part of selling the space is going to be to print and apply the banners. We were/are going to contract out the initial few to get...

First, I think you are out of line. You are making huge generalizations even after I clarified myself. That's funny about wholesale, I went to the local shop and tried to work out a deal, and he said the price might go down 10%. Instead of dealing with the 20 year old salesman (I am only 23...

Haha, I know the difference between a banner and vinyl. Our companies internal term for the signs is banner, which is why I used it here. And like I said, I'm hoping that my background in print design and publication will help me with that. Sending something to our presses doesn't mean that it...

If I didn't have to have it within a few days, then I would have ordered it online. I think it was allposters that offered $3.33/sq.ft for any size.

What would be the best file format to send something like that to a print company? Also, I've applied some vinyl before and the results weren't too bad. I definitely know that I need to practice. One of my friends owns an auto-vinyl shop in downtown Houston and he said that he's more than happy...

Let me re-iterate again that I meant nothing towards the industry as a whole. I'm active on some car forums online, and we always complain about the local mechanics at dealerships and refer to them as the local knuckleheads. I'm not insulting mechanics as a whole, just the poor job that is...