Do not purchase magnet Save the Dates from this vendor! I am hoping this review saves others the trouble and unnecessary stress I had to endure. I really really wanted to support a small business especially during this time but Mallory's poor customer service does not make it worth it.
I placed an order for 150 magnets and received them in early August. At the beginning, Mallory was professional (albeit a bit delayed in her responses) and helped bring my vision to life with the proof. Multiple times during the proofing process, I had mentioned that I was hoping the quality of the photo on the magnet would be clear and not grainy so I had sent over a high resolution image. Upon receiving the magnets in mid-August, the photo was grainy and unclear and the saturation was way off from the original image. The quality of the magnet appeared shiny and very cheap looking. Also, there was 15 of them with ink smudges on the photo. I emailed Mallory to let her know that unfortunately I will not be using any of these Save the Dates due to the poor quality and respectfully asked for a partial or full refund. At this point, Mallory's responses become more delayed than usual and I found myself having to follow up with her. When she finally responded, she said "Your reprinted cards without smudges are on the way. Since we're replacing the cards, we don't offer refunds as well." I felt like there was a major disconnect here as I had clearly mentioned that I would not be using the cards at all due to the poor quality - why would I want more of something that I will not use?! On top of it, some of the replacement magnets arrived damaged (folded corners, varied levels of saturation in the photos to the point where I looked orange in some, and black marks on some). I followed up with Mallory asking for a partial refund again, there was so much back and forth up to this point (so exhausting!) that I didn't even care for a full refund anymore. Since then, I have followed up with her a few times but still have not heard from her and it has been over a month so I am considering this a lost cause (sadly, that's $207.09 down the drain). I wish that Mallory put a disclaimer on her website indicating that the magnets will have compromised quality so the purchaser is fully aware of what they are getting themselves into, some side-by-side examples of the photo and printed product would be nice as well for transparency purposes.
If you plan on getting magnet Save the Dates, I highly recommend using Minted as I had the opposite experience with them - they were everything a vendor should be as they had prompt responses and great communication. Above all, the quality was amazing and exceeded my expectations! Minted also often has discount codes so it is very comparable to Mallory's prices. I am SO happy with my Minted magnets and wish I had used them from the beginning.
Lastly, I wanted to note that I also posted this review on Mallory's website (https://malloryhopedesign.com) but since she has the ability to approve all reviews posted and obviously this honest review would not be in her favor, it was never posted. read more