Where do I buy my grad card?
By Catriona McCord
You’re nearing graduation and it feels like you’re always forgetting something on your senior to-do list. May hits and you realize you never ordered your grad cards, but there are so many factors to consider—cost, card style, format, shipping, and more!
There are plenty of sites on the internet you can purchase your graduation card from, but what option is best for you? Here are four popular online stores to order graduation cards from and the features they offer!
Shutterfly
Shutterfly is possibly the most popular online print store in the US—but is it the best option for graduation cards? The website offers 121 different grad card templates with a plethora of customizable features. Themes vary from simple, to sparkly, to photo collages, to custom! Along with that, Shutterfly offers single, front-and-back cards for a simplistic design as well as trifold cards if you would like to include additional pictures and information. Five different trims are offered for the borders of your cards if that’s something that interests you! You may also purchase the standard 5x7 card or smaller or larger ones depending on your preference.
Visit website - shutterfly.com
Cost per card - ranges from $.98 - $2.38
Shipping - free economy 6-8 days + faster shipping options
simplytoimpress
Simplytoimpress is an online store that specializes in custom invitations and announcements. The website offers 1,075 different graduation announcement templates. Similar to Shutterfly, simplytoimpress has a variety of styles and themes for its grad cards. The website has 12 different borders available for their grad cards. Along with that, they offer multiple card sizes, orientations, and design colors. If you are looking for a one-sided, low-cost card, their website offers one-sided announcements as an option starting at only 60 cents per card. If you’d like two-sided grad announcements—that is an option too!
Visit website - simplytoimpress.com
Cost per card - ranges from $.60 - $1.56
Shipping - standard 2-5 business days $8.75 + faster shipping options
minted
Minted is an online print store that specializes in wedding and engagement announcements, but of course, they also have a wide variety of graduation cards! The website has hundreds of different graduation announcement templates, all of which take a modern, clean approach. Every card is designed by a different designer, so customizable features will vary from template to template, but the common customizable features are border design, photo orientation, and format. Many of the templates offer foil-pressed wording and envelopes, available in 9 different colors.
Visit website - minted.com
Cost per card - $1.35 - $3.92
Shipping - standard 5 business days $3.95 - $9.95 + faster shipping options
Jostens
Jostens is an online high school and college memorabilia store. You might be familiar with the company as they are where Kayhi purchases caps and gowns, but they also sell yearbooks, school gear, school jewelry, and more. Though Jostens only has one graduation card template available, it is unique from other websites in the sense cards can be customized to have your school’s official logo on them. It takes a more traditional approach to graduation cards. The card offered is a standard 5x7 card and is available in a multitude of quantities.
Visit website - jostens.com
Cost per card - $2.25
Shipping - free standard shipping 7-10 business days + faster shipping options