Custom Business Cards in Houston — What Actually Ships Same-Day

Same-day in Houston, really?

Yes — as long as your artwork is print-ready and your order is confirmed before 11 AM Central. We produce and ship business cards from our Houston, TX facility every business day. The FedEx and UPS trucks leave our dock between 5 and 6 PM CT, which is what actually makes 'same-day shipping' possible for small businesses across Texas and the rest of the country.

What qualifies as same-day for business cards?

Not every card configuration prints in a single shift. Here's what does:

• Standard 3.5" × 2" business cards, single or double-sided, 4/4 CMYK on 16pt or 14pt uncoated / matte stock.
• Round-corner cards on the same stocks (adds no time — we die-cut inline).
• Silk laminate cards ordered before 10 AM CT — same-day is possible but tight, so aim earlier.

Things that push a job to next-day: foil stamping (both dry and hot foil), embossing, edge painting, and any spot UV pass. These require a second machine pass and often a curing window. If your brand needs a foil or edge treatment, order the night before for a next-morning ship.

Getting artwork right the first time

The biggest reason 'same-day' becomes 'next-day' is artwork. We hold jobs until proofs are approved, so an unclear file kills your cut-off. Ship us:

• PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-4, 300 DPI, CMYK or spot-Pantone.
• 0.125" bleed on all four sides.
• 0.125" safe area from any trim edge for text and logos.
• Outlined fonts (or embedded).

Our free die templates are downloadable directly from every product page in PDF and SVG (SVG opens natively in Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW). If you don't design in-house, we have a small design team on the Houston floor who can prep your file for a flat $35.

Houston-local pickup — is it a thing?

We're a print production facility, not a retail counter, but yes — we welcome local Houston pickups. Note the order at checkout with 'HOUSTON PICKUP' and we'll email you as soon as the job is off the press. Our address, hours, and a photo of the pickup door are on our contact page.

What about trade pricing for agencies and resellers?

Houston has a strong agency and print-broker community, and we work with a lot of them. Create a business account and you'll see reseller pricing across every product — no minimums, no volume commitments. Reseller invoices are unbranded so you can drop-ship straight to your client.