I have been a longtime customer of this local UPS store in my neighborhood of St. Paul. Not once…read morehave I ever had a complaint; Lu and the staff are A-plus, and the services they provide meet my personal and professional needs. Then the other day I shipped a family heirloom from the store to my son in Boston. Alas, it got waylaid and even with the tracking number and insurance, neither my son there nor I here could locate it. So I went back to the store on Grand for help and to "complain," and without hesitating the staff jumped to help and in less than five minutes the shipment had been tracked down in Boston. Lu even called me with an update too! Now the issue will be resolved. Prompting me to post this review to emphasize that when it comes to customer service, the UPS Store on Grand has a powerful reach across the country! Impressive.

Went to this location for the first time and this will be the last time. The younger man with long…read morehair and a slight mustache/beard was the rudest individual I've encountered since moving to Minnesota in November. Zero help and zero customer service skills from this person. If you need help, don't go here.

I remembered Michelle at the last location when I had a brochure done for my personal chef…read morebusiness. I finally broke down and decided I needed a business card for my new business. It was done within a week and absolutely gorgeous. She has great suggestions. The price is right.

This shop was recommended to me by a former co-worker and I have been very pleased with the work…read morethey've done for me. When discussing a project, both Michelle and Jim will bring up things you might not have thought of, such as things that might cause issues or options that might save you money. For example, what were designed as black and white pages in my dual bw/color project were stilled viewed in their printer as color because the computer-operated printer could detect shades of color within the black. Michelle worked a little magic to force those bw pages to print as such. There was a small charge for her time to do this, but it ended up saving me thousands by printing those pages as bw rather than color. Jim and Michelle are very easy to work with and certainly know what they are doing. It is nice to be able to talk directly with the bosses! I have several more projects in mind and I know who I'll be going to when the time comes to print them. The end result is that my projects come out looking very professional. I couldn't be more pleased.

The Nomadic Press is a really cool studio with an equally cool owner. Kent is a super nice guy,…read moreand it's clear his work is his passion. I had the privilege of attending a studio tour of the facilites where he produces his art. Stationery, business cards, invitations, certificates...you name it and he can print it. Have him print an invoice; that too will end up looking like an artifact :) He took the time to walk us through the entire process and patiently answered all our (mostly my) questions. He even allowed us to print little booklets and sent up back with souvenirs. His website is a great intro to his work, but if you can setup some time with him to visit the studio, you will fall in love with this method of print. Oh, I should also mention that he even tooled his own equipment to make his own paper at some point. Interesting process, interesting work and an interesting guy behind it all who is willing answer any questions you have (regardless of your print experience). Don't just check out the studio, give him your business and support a true craftsman.

When Kent Aldrich began his printing business over twenty years ago there were fewer and fewer real…read moreletterpress printers around because it had become easier and cheaper to print with more modern methods, and with the dawn of desktop publishing pretty much everybody became a printer. His choice to go into this business is tied to who he is as a person rather than what kind of career would make a lot of money. The quality and value of his work has provided for his family and a good life. Quality and value. That, really, is all that this review needs to say. There are now many more people experimenting with letter press in Minnesota, and some are pretty good. But I doubt that there are any who are in the same category as Nomadic Press in terms of quality and value. His dedication to traditional and time-honored methods of production and service alone puts Nomadic in a separate category, but he is also an artist with considerable taste and heart who can guide the customer to the best available result in the market. My business cards are not only read, but literally fondled by people I hand them to. They have weight, texture and they mean business. The Pantone colors specified by the designer were perfectly matched in the inks mixed by Kent. See this, and you get an idea: http://www.mnoriginal.org/episode/321-julie-lenfant-kent-aldrich-karen-gustafson-communist-daughter/kent-aldrich/

Great customer service! Any time I have an "emergency" job, these guys come through with flying…read morecolors. If you are downtown and need to have a print job done, big or small, I highly suggest you try Alphagraphics.

Great group to work with. Britta was patient and understood right away what we needed and was able…read moreto get us a great price too.