I thought paper stock weight was just a number until my business cards felt like cereal box cardboard | Design And Print

Reese Anderson · 2026-09-24T14:30:02.743609+00:00

I ordered 500 cards on 16pt stock from a shop in Austin to save $40 and when they showed up they bent like a cheap coaster. A printer there told me 32pt soft touch was the standard for anything you hand to someone, so I paid the extra $60 and the difference was night and day. What weight do you actually run for client cards, or am I the only one who had to learn this the hard way?

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