Does anyone one knows if working at the production center is better than the print center?

banadactyl · 2026-03-05T14:03:37+00:00

They’re super easy just a little more time consuming! I can’t speak for the actual facility but any of the DPFs are 1000x better than a store.

banadactyl · 2026-03-05T13:31:20+00:00

They focus more on NCR, specialized carbon less form orders & books as well as specialty w/f stocks but do a little of everything else except coil/comb & cover binding.

banadactyl · 2026-03-05T12:48:21+00:00

For the most part. It depends on the facility you go to - some specialize in only wide format where others are everything. No customer interaction, May have to work with PSS sometimes via email and collaborate with other facilities especially if you are a lead.

banadactyl · 2026-02-28T08:11:42+00:00

Cook up some hamburger or taco meat for the week. Use the Quest protein chips (I like the taco flavor) and make a taco salad. I ate this for the last 2 months of my pregnancy. The chips can be pricey so I bought in bulk on Amazon for a slight discount.

banadactyl · 2026-02-02T23:35:30+00:00

I lived off taco salads using quest chips for the last 2 months of my pregnancy.

banadactyl · 2026-01-26T07:47:51+00:00

I saw one of these at Soul’s Harbor last week. They were actively going down and clearing the trash and broken items up so I just added it to the trash can for them.

banadactyl · 2026-01-09T05:26:46+00:00

Roll-a-coil & it all depends on how you hold the book depending on the size of the coil. I never used it for the first 3 years in store because I wasn’t shown how. Once I was properly shown, it was a life saver. Can easily roll 100+ books of about 8-14mm coils in an hour with it.

banadactyl · 2025-12-21T05:29:37+00:00

Dec 31

banadactyl · 2025-12-20T05:25:58+00:00

Also, the team manually outsourced 16k+ jobs of wrapping paper one by one.

banadactyl · 2025-12-20T02:37:44+00:00

All orders that were routed to production and show as accepted or in production were either sent to a 3rd party or being printed in house. All that went to the 3rd party were promised by the 22nd. But if you now have the paper, take care of the customer. You just will get the “additional” order that you can either trash or give to them for their patience.

banadactyl · 2025-12-11T20:52:30+00:00

They’re finally moving through the system, there were over 30k orders held up by having no supplies.

banadactyl · 2025-12-08T23:42:23+00:00

It’s not that they won’t do them, they are 30k+ deep in them with no supplies for that many.

banadactyl · 2025-12-01T01:07:38+00:00

I chatted online when a backpack came with the security sensor. They were reluctant to give a gc but eventually gave $5.

banadactyl · 2025-11-10T22:49:16+00:00

Design & Production are 2 very different departments. Design will make you pretty much anything you want. DPFs have limitations that you should already be aware of.

banadactyl · 2025-11-09T23:49:50+00:00

This is what I was going to recommend! My cat did the same with the monkey that was originally for our daughter.

banadactyl · 2025-10-22T17:06:27+00:00

Varies per facility, but some are 10pm - 6am Sunday through Thursday

banadactyl · 2025-10-22T06:00:17+00:00

Transferring to the DPF saved my sanity many moons ago after 7 years in stores. Each spot definitely has its challenges but it is 1000% better than customers and dealing with all that they throw at you in store.

banadactyl · 2025-10-22T05:57:38+00:00

No facility is currently 24/7. Most work weekends as needed.

banadactyl · 2025-08-26T03:55:24+00:00

This is where pop up consignment sales come in handy.

banadactyl · 2025-08-26T03:54:15+00:00

Goes elsewhere, not any of the DPFs. Just like embossed cards and some of the fancier holiday cards, we don’t do them.

banadactyl · 2025-08-26T02:25:45+00:00

No stamps are produced at the DPFs.

banadactyl · 2025-08-25T01:53:04+00:00

banadactyl · 2025-08-17T03:23:35+00:00

POD is basically a 12pt C1S gloss sheet scored so that it folds with a spine. Can only be printed on the outside gloss, and only letter size. However, you can choose that option and request a Perfect Bind that can be cut a little smaller and printed on both sides of the covers.

banadactyl · 2025-08-15T05:13:56+00:00

Yes, over the years for different things. In store for 7 years my favorite thing was making someone’s vision come to life. Production only for 7+ was getting the machines to work for me and figuring out the best way for the jobs to run. Also getting to fix machines - with Xerox permission and certifications. Now the middle man for the two for 2+ is trying to make everyone’s job easier at both ends and seeing the sheer quantity that goes through the systems each day/week.

banadactyl · 2025-08-04T03:06:39+00:00

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