Moo Mini Cards: An Expensive Lesson in Proofreading

I’ve been an avid fan of the Moo cards ever since they went online. The business/calling cards are of high quality and each one is unique so even if they’re coming in from London and are a little expensive, I ordered 3 boxes.

With all that excitement, I forgot to proofread my submission.

It’s an expensive mistake. All 300 cards have a typo with the mobile number.

Now, either I throw them away or invest in a nice White-Out and spend hours cleaning out the errors. Maybe the latter.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

13 Comments

liz says:

17 years ago

yikes! just try one of those white tape erasers to minimize messiness.
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Jan Alvin says:

17 years ago

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Rico says:

17 years ago

I’m a fan of moo cards. Well, somewhat of a fan, being I haven’t really bought(or ordered)them cards. It is just too darn expensive. Maybe someday. Too bad about your cards though. I recc using White-Out, it would just be a waste of too good cards if you won’t be able to use them.
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Obed says:

17 years ago

sayang naman yun.. magkano ba isang box nun.?
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Brownspank says:

17 years ago

Might I suggest buying sticker paper, printing your correct number (in the same font, color, and size; DON”T FORGET TO PROOFREAD!), slicing it up with a utility knife, and sticking them over the typo? ;)
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Animohosting.com says:

17 years ago

hehe
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Joenel Umal says:

17 years ago

siyet… na sayang lang.. they look cool though..
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franz says:

17 years ago

how much for the set of moo cards?
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Abe Olandres says:

17 years ago

About $25 a pack.
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Proofreading and Editing says:

16 years ago

I would suggest you resist the urge to use white out. It might be a costly mistake but closing a future business deal might be harder if you cut corners now.
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Simon says:

15 years ago

I feel bad for you, It happened to me too years ago on a batch of business cards, but the printer reprinted mine for no cost (local printer).
There’s also http://www.myminicards.com, I don’t know if they ship international but I know they’re cheaper than moo
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RT says:

15 years ago

If you want to take a chance with crappy customer service, bad quality paper stock and numerous software errors and production bugs, go ahead and use MOO. These guys are terrible. BAD COMPANY and bad bad crap they’re trying to market. I’ve known too many people who have been screwed by these guys. Go elsewhere for your cards…..
THIS COMPANY IS NOT A SAFE CHOICE. Too many people have been very disappointed.
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15 years ago

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