Digital BW, The Print

Will the back side of those cards take printing?  I've been frustrated
trying to find a glossy stock to make postcards.  The ink usually just will
not stick to the backs of glossy paper.  Those that are made for postcard
use that I tried end up having a front side dmax that is totally inadequate.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ed021us
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:51 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Costco paper substitutes
> 
> Cosco in New England just released the Kirkland paper in 4 x 6
> sizes.   which I use for testing. And note cards
> 
> Take care
> Ed Blake
> 
>  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >
> > >    Has anyone on this group attempted to contact Costco's
> purchasing
> > > department for the purpose of finding their vendor, or MORE likely
> > > pursuing
> > > COSTCO themselves for a LARGE QUANTITY buy of 13x19 cut sheets by
> > > interested
> > > members of this group...
> >
> >
> > Yes, I have contacted the Costco buyer and found him very un-
> receptive to
> > the idea that larger sizes would have a reasonably large market.
> His
> > response was essentially that such a market might look large to us,
> but not
> > to Costco.
> >
> > I've had the feeling the Costco paper might be either a giant beta
> for a
> > future Ilford or Epson paper, and/or Costco's contract may limit
> them to the
> > letter size to avoid competing with the supplier either now or in
> the
> > future.  At any rate, the message seemed to be that I was wasting
> my time.
> >
> > >
> > > Is there any chance that the Kirkland/Costco Glossy paper has the
> > > same origins as some of Ilford's paper? It too is made in
> Switzerland.
> >
> > Yes, I think it is made by Ilford.  But, while it's very similar to
> their
> > Galerie Smooth line, it is better in almost all respects.  Among
> other
> > things, it has a buffered interior paper like Epson Premium Glossy
> paper.
> >
> > Incidentally, when Costco was between batches, just before the
> current paper
> > was released, they had paper in the box that was made in Japan.  I
> received
> > a box that actually had the Epson logo on the back.  When I
> mentioned that
> > to the buyer he was a bit aghast, saying that should not have
> happened.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > And if it is Ilford rebranded, perhaps one of Ilford's other
> > > inexpensive papers will have similar characteristics.
> >
> >
> > I've not found such a paper.  The Printasia was a disappointment to
> me.  The
> > Galerie smooth is the closest I've used.  I suspect we'll see
> essentially
> > the same paper eventually appear as a premium paper sometime in the
> future.
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> 
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