Me and ben endured an epic day on tuesday, Ben had brought in some paper sample books, So we flicked through and picked one we both liked, and that was suitable for our project. That stock was:
Conqueror 25% recycled fresh white CX22 at 160gsm.
We found the details for the supplier (which is Antalis McNaughton), and I gave them a ring, this was a bit of a lengthy process because we wanted to know if we could get a quote for a 150 page pack of B1 (to suit our print needs) and also if they did the exact same stock at a lighter weight of 120gsm. Turns out, they were out of stock of the paper and that it was also actually discontinued. I was confused by that, so we decided I should ring the supplier to this Company, a chap called rob at the mill.
Rob enquired on his system to see if he had it in stock for me, which he did and said that Antalis should have said that they would order it in anyway if I requested, and also should have given me a price. Rob then rang them and left us a message.
I then rang Antalis back, and was eventually told that 150 sheets of B1 would cost over £100. I politely said i would ring back If me and Ben were interested at a later date. But for the stock we wanted, that is too pricey. We ended up going to Gadsbys and found some nice stocks!
I bought enough stock for two books incluing inlays, covers and Ben's paper too. How much did that cost me?
SEVEN QUID.
Ben's words from his presentation really rang true: Always have a contingency plan. Never a truer word spoken. I think I learnt that quite a bit of planning (and a bigger than expected budget) is needed when ordering speciality stocks.
it was actually dan who talked about a contingency plan. so credit to boome on that one.
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