Wall Calendars

[Geneva Olson]

I have a customer who keeps asking me about wall calendars. Every website I find a wall calendar for, they are so darned expensive unless youre ordering 1000. WELL, this customer wants all the months on one sheet. EASY. What can I print it on? Poster paper? And in this instance, they have plastic top and bottom to keep it straight. ...
Does anybody else make wall calendars? how do you do it?

 

[Stacey K]

I was going to say send it to Signs365 but their largest size for poster board is 18"x28" and $2 sheet. Zoo Printing has large poster sizes and quite a few paper options. FireSprint sized 30x40" is under $10 a piece for 50 posters and the ability to print larger/custom sizes. IDK...just thoughts.

 

[Geneva Olson]

I was going to say send it to Signs365 but their largest size for poster board is 18"x28" and $2 sheet. Zoo Printing has large poster sizes and quite a few paper options. FireSprint sized 30x40" is under $10 a piece for 50 posters and the ability to print larger/custom sizes. IDK...just thoughts.

I'm clean out of options. I needed a new perspective. I will check into those. My first thought is Firesprint.

 

[Boudica]

We typically print them on vinyl and laminate it with Dry Erase (aka anti-graffiti lam). Then mount to ACM or Ultraboard. If they don't want the dry-erase, then I would probably print it on 8 or 12mil poster. We currently have one in our breakroom/conference room direct UV printed to Ultraboard.

 

[Geneva Olson]

We typically print them on vinyl and laminate it with Dry Erase (aka anti-graffiti lam). Then mount to ACM or Ultraboard. If they don't want the dry-erase, then I would probably print it on 8 or 12mil poster. We currently have one in our breakroom/conference room direct UV printed to Ultraboard.

The problem is that they want them as "giveaways". They want 100 of them. so they are looking for cheap.

 

[Boudica]

The problem is that they want them as "giveaways". They want 100 of them. so they are looking for cheap.

Have you tried 4imprints? https://www.4imprint.com/search/calendar


Or:

https://www.4allpromos.com/product/span-year-calendar

 

[JBurton]

I get them from our distributors all the time, the one from GSG (I guess the last one ever from them) was printed on Nekoosa Synaps OM synthetic paper on an HP 700. It looks fine I guess. The synthetic paper is pretty cool stuff, but don't run too many passes, it doesn't like to get too hot. Hit up nekoosa for a free sample roll.

SYNAPS OM Waterproof Synthetic Paper | Nekoosa

Waterproof, tear-proof, and weather resistant synthetic polyester paper for menus, signage, and more. Compatible with wide format, offset, and HP Indigo.

nekoosa.com

If they are a construction company, print it on tyvek, just make sure you cover it in logos like Lowe's does for their home wrap products. They'll probably love the idea.

 

[Elwood "Woody" Smith]

I have a customer who keeps asking me about wall calendars. Every website I find a wall calendar for, they are so darned expensive unless you're ordering 1000. WELL, this customer wants all the months on one sheet. EASY. What can I print it on? Poster paper? And in this instance, they have plastic top and bottom to keep it straight. ...
Does anybody else make wall calendars? how do you do it?

I have a customer who keeps asking me about wall calendars. Every website I find a wall calendar for, they are so darned expensive unless youre ordering 1000. WELL, this customer wants all the months on one sheet. EASY. What can I print it on? Poster paper? And in this instance, they have plastic top and bottom to keep it straight. ...
Does anybody else make wall calendars? how do you do it?

I do these all the time for car dealerships, usually one side vertical and one side horizontal, I direct print them on 20 pt dead white styren + dry erase lam both sides. I do 25-100 per group about 50 time a year.

Let me know if you need help or have any questions at all?
-Woody

 

[Gwenofeve]

I have a customer who keeps asking me about wall calendars. Every website I find a wall calendar for, they are so darned expensive unless youre ordering 1000. WELL, this customer wants all the months on one sheet. EASY. What can I print it on? Poster paper? And in this instance, they have plastic top and bottom to keep it straight. ...
Does anybody else make wall calendars? how do you do it?

Something we do at our office...the steel maxmetal so you can use dry erase AND magnets to add notes & change dates easily. The magnets we write the jobs on and move it to where it needs to be on the calendar. We do a month version.

 

[Geneva Olson]

Something we do at our office...the steel maxmetal so you can use dry erase AND magnets to add notes & change dates easily. The magnets we write the jobs on and move it to where it needs to be on the calendar. We do a month version.

I love that idea. I used to have calendar blanks (3 of them) on banner material and we would write on it in the back with the dry erase or wet erase markers to keep up with what was coming in. but we got busy and stopped doing it.

 

[chester215]

We give out calendars every year to our customers.
We get them from Comda, I think they are in Canada.
They have always been reasonable.

 

[Geneva Olson]

thanks

 

[GraphixGirl79]

I have a customer who keeps asking me about wall calendars. Every website I find a wall calendar for, they are so darned expensive unless youre ordering 1000. WELL, this customer wants all the months on one sheet. EASY. What can I print it on? Poster paper? And in this instance, they have plastic top and bottom to keep it straight. ...
Does anybody else make wall calendars? how do you do it?

We printed our own wall calendars for our shop on SiHL poster paper. it's a 36" roll so large enough to make our own. in all honestly after you trim them and such, they don't stay too curly. People will usually tape them to the wall anyways. I did the artwork in Coreldraw for custom layout.

 

[DL Signs]

Look at films used for roll up banner stands. Used to use this stuff a LOT, for everything from pictures & posters to calendars (and of course roll-ups). Lays flat, prints beautiful, grey backed for block-out, you can use just two sided tape or a hole punch for budget, or grommets for hanging. If you can get by without them wanting dry erase, just print & trim. they roll up nice for shipping/ storage, won't tear, but can be creased. You may be able to find this type of film cheaper through one of your vendors. Just an idea anyway...

https://bigsys.com/store/BigSol%C2%AE-760-Satin-Textured-Blockout-Gray-Back-Roll-Up-Film-p329189096

 

[ringocat22]

Try Finn Line Graphics, they have a full year on one sheet, and low quantities.

https://finn-line.com/product/write-on-wipe-off-calendar/

 

[ringocat22]

And Jubilee has low quantities as well: https://www.jubileebrands.com/index.php?id=1090