2 page invoices ??? think I got robbed. - Plumbing Zone

UnclogNH · 07-22-2009, 02:39 PM

Just wondering who you use for your printed invoices?

I just picked mine up $84.00

For 100 two part forms nothing special normal 8 1/2 x 11 sheets no color, no logo nothing. Paid $39.00 before less than 6 months ago.
Kind of feel like they took me to the cleaners. .84 cents a sheet.

Said price increase is because of paper price increases and ink

come on thats an extra .45 cents per sheet. If I'm going to pay a lot better be some nice color looking forms. They said if I wanted color it would be an extra $45.00

Who do you guy's use? Maybe I can find it cheaper if not better looking more bang for the buck. Web address of online print companies???

Thanks in advance

Phat Cat · 07-22-2009, 05:48 PM

We use NEBS 3 part forms from Office Depot and print our own. I think they are $9.00 per 100.

UnclogNH · 07-22-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PlumbCrazy

We use NEBS 3 part forms from Office Depot and print our own. I think they are $9.00 per 100.

Got mine from a local print shop. Try to help local business but man what a price increase.

Do 2 part carbonless slips print off a regular computer printer? That would be great then I can design how ever I want.

Associated Plum · 07-22-2009, 06:48 PM

We paid just under $800.00 for 1,000.

Our invoices are 2 copy legal size printed both sides. the front is white with color and the back is manila card stock.

UnclogNH · 07-22-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Associated Plum

We paid just under $800.00 for 1,000.

Our invoices are 2 copy legal size printed both sides. the front is white with color and the back is manila card stock.

You got the nice ones.
Mine were regular 8 1/2 x 11 paper. They went up over 100% in 6 months that was just crazy. I don't mind paying if the quilty was good.

Herk · 07-22-2009, 08:03 PM

I make my own. I do short runs of about 50 at a time. I use NCR paper. It's easy to make changes when you do your own. Top sheet's white and bottom sheet's yellow. And I recently bought a Kodak printer to save money on ink. So far it's working. The last printer I bought to save money on ink was a Lexmark and one week I spent $80 and decided it was time to switch. The cartridges are cheaper than HP but they don't hold much. I have so far run through one set of Kodak cartridges and they only cost $25 a pair. Got a lot of pages. Printer was $90 but that's pin money compared to what I usually spend on ink.

I make lots of my own forms, from service contracts to invoices to temp work order sheets for flat rate. I designed my flat rate sheets so that I put the price of each task as I add it, then a subtotal on the same line. Then, if the customer needs something else doen before I finish I can add more prices to the list. But I don't use those very often because I usually can get by with a regular invoice.

When I converted to flat rate, it was a simple task to convert the invoice. I changed the line that said "invoice" to "flat rate invoice" and the "extra parts" column to "added values" and I split the main part of the window into a couple of lines for "primary task," and the rest for "secondary task."

Overall, it looks a lot like a NEBS invoice, though I made it from scratch in Printshop Pro Publisher, which I don't even know if they make anymore.

TheMaster · 07-22-2009, 08:06 PM

I buy two part carbon-less full page invoices custom printed in two colors for 200.00 a thousand

Phat Cat · 07-22-2009, 08:53 PM

Master - That sounds like a great price, where do you get them?

Unclog - Yes, they have printed fine in two of my HP Laserjets. They didn't work in a third machine. When the one I was using bit the dust, I asked the guys at Office Depot which one they recommended for printing the forms. The ink in the Laserjets last forever!

TheMaster · 07-22-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PlumbCrazy

Master - That sounds like a great price, where do you get them?

Unclog - Yes, they have printed fine in two of my HP Laserjets. They didn't work in a third machine. When the one I was using bit the dust, I asked the guys at Office Depot which one they recommended for printing the forms. The ink in the Laserjets last forever!

Local print shop,they are numbered in red...so thats a color. The rest is black with a logo at the top and letterhead. I stole it off sombodys design and then modified it to suit me. The logo is just generic stock logo. Nothing fancy but works well and plenty of room for me to list items and description of work for the typical repair.

422 plumber · 07-22-2009, 09:39 PM

The more you buy, the cheaper they are. We buy 500 at a crack.

07-22-2009, 02:39 PM	#1
UnclogNH Drain Cleaning Specialist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Hampshire, In a town time forgot. Posts: 2,037 My Photos	2 page invoices ??? think I got robbed. Just wondering who you use for your printed invoices? I just picked mine up $84.00 For 100 two part forms nothing special normal 8 1/2 x 11 sheets no color, no logo nothing. Paid $39.00 before less than 6 months ago. Kind of feel like they took me to the cleaners. .84 cents a sheet. Said price increase is because of paper price increases and ink come on thats an extra .45 cents per sheet. If I'm going to pay a lot better be some nice color looking forms. They said if I wanted color it would be an extra $45.00 Who do you guy's use? Maybe I can find it cheaper if not better looking more bang for the buck. Web address of online print companies??? Thanks in advance __________________ Charging less does not mean more call volume it just means you have to work harder to reach your goals.

07-22-2009, 05:48 PM	#2
Phat Cat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5,106 My Photos	We use NEBS 3 part forms from Office Depot and print our own. I think they are $9.00 per 100. __________________ All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. – Edmund Burke

07-22-2009, 08:53 PM	#8
Phat Cat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5,106 My Photos	Master - That sounds like a great price, where do you get them? Unclog - Yes, they have printed fine in two of my HP Laserjets. They didn't work in a third machine. When the one I was using bit the dust, I asked the guys at Office Depot which one they recommended for printing the forms. The ink in the Laserjets last forever! __________________ All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. – Edmund Burke

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422 plumber soccer mom Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gardner, Il. Posts: 2,970 My Photos	The more you buy, the cheaper they are. We buy 500 at a crack. __________________ Just a sinner saved by grace

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07-22-2009, 06:48 PM	#4
Associated Plum Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 497 My Photos	We paid just under $800.00 for 1,000. Our invoices are 2 copy legal size printed both sides. the front is white with color and the back is manila card stock.

07-22-2009, 08:03 PM	#6
Herk Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: S.E. Idaho Posts: 800 My Photos	I make my own. I do short runs of about 50 at a time. I use NCR paper. It's easy to make changes when you do your own. Top sheet's white and bottom sheet's yellow. And I recently bought a Kodak printer to save money on ink. So far it's working. The last printer I bought to save money on ink was a Lexmark and one week I spent $80 and decided it was time to switch. The cartridges are cheaper than HP but they don't hold much. I have so far run through one set of Kodak cartridges and they only cost $25 a pair. Got a lot of pages. Printer was $90 but that's pin money compared to what I usually spend on ink. I make lots of my own forms, from service contracts to invoices to temp work order sheets for flat rate. I designed my flat rate sheets so that I put the price of each task as I add it, then a subtotal on the same line. Then, if the customer needs something else doen before I finish I can add more prices to the list. But I don't use those very often because I usually can get by with a regular invoice. When I converted to flat rate, it was a simple task to convert the invoice. I changed the line that said "invoice" to "flat rate invoice" and the "extra parts" column to "added values" and I split the main part of the window into a couple of lines for "primary task," and the rest for "secondary task." Overall, it looks a lot like a NEBS invoice, though I made it from scratch in Printshop Pro Publisher, which I don't even know if they make anymore.

07-22-2009, 08:06 PM	#7
TheMaster Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6,437 My Photos	I buy two part carbon-less full page invoices custom printed in two colors for 200.00 a thousand

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