All the reviews about Kristal Graphics here on Yelp are great and they certainly convinced me to use their services. Unfortunately, I feel that these reviews are deceiving. Don't get me wrong, the front desk girls are fantastic and personable, especially Crystal, but Munna is all business and comes off rude. I am a graphic designer and have been looking for a great print shop to build a business relationship with. I have researched a dozen shops around Woodland Hills and found two that looked promising due to great Yelp reviews. It was a decision between Minuteman Press or Kristal Graphics. My decision to go with KG was based on 4 things: 1. fast quote/email response, 2. reasonable prices (not the lowest), 3. great reviews and 4. open on Saturday from 10-1 (which turns out to be a big fat lie).
I had them print 80 sets of wedding invitations on a Friday, taking advantage of their slogan "same day services with no extra charge" because the invitations had to go out the following Monday. The invitation set included 3 cards, a belly band and envelope liner. 20 belly bands and 20 envelope liners were ruined. A quarter of the invites couldn't be completed. You think a print shop would do quality control but KG does not. As soon as they are printed and cut, they are wrapped in a plastic that closely resembles saran wrap and handed to you. Only 2 of the 3 cards was completed when I came for the pick up. I waited an extra 20 mins for them to print and cut the last card. I called KG the next day, which was a Saturday, to give them a heads up that I will be dropping in for some replacement prints. Munna answers, as I described my problem, he slashes out and gets defensive saying there is nothing he can do on a Saturday because the store is closed (even though they are listed open). He was not even a bit apologetic. I asked to be compensated a little bit for the trouble and all he could tell me was I can't make any promises. If your product isn't up to the customer's standards, wouldn't you try to make it up to them?
What I have learned working with KG: Munna, the owner, does not care about his customers. I will never send them another project.
Long story short:
1. KG does not handle problems on a professional level
2. No quality control
3. They are not open on Saturday
UPDATE
After this review has been posted, Munna has desperately tried to make things better. I'm happy that I got his attention but even with the refund, there's no way I'd use his services again. I will not set myself up to get yelled at. I've found other print shops that are happy to work with me. Thanks! read more