Paper Culture Review

Saturday, December 3rd

2022 Graduation Invitation Store Reviews

Paper Culture

• Every order plants a tree
• Free shipping over $125
• Products made from post-consumer recycled paper
• "A+" Better Business Bureau rating
• Customer satisfaction guarantee
• Free address printing

Paper Culture says they "design for a world of trees, because we fear for a world without them." Their mission is to inspire people through contemporary design and sustainability while raising awareness about climate change. With every order, Paper Culture promises to plant a tree. They boast they've planted over 1,000,000 trees around the globe. Paper Culture has been featured by Real Simple, Refinery29, Brides, The Wall Street Journal, The Knot, and People. They carry an "A+" rating from the Better Business Bureau.

Sustainable products

It may seem ironic that a paper company is so concerned about deforestation and climate change, but all of their products are sustainable and made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper. This means no new trees are cut down to produce their cards.

275 graduation invitation options

You can create nearly any type of invitation, announcement, or greeting card at Paper Culture. There are 275 options for graduation invitations for elementary-aged graduation announcements to those finishing college. There are a wide range of styles, some including clipart graphics, others with quotes, and some modern, plain cards with no pictures at all. You can narrow down the graduation invitations by format, number of photos, orientation, color, and foil color.

Limited customizations

Once you select the card you want, you'll usually have a few different color selection options. The only other thing you can change is the quantity (cheaper when you buy more), the type of paper, and the trim you want. If you want rounded edges, it's $0.20 more per card. We also noticed that double and triple thick paper options were sold out, so the only option was premium paper. Overall, the customization process for graduation invitations at Paper Culture is much more limited than we've seen elsewhere.

Reasonably priced

We assumed that since Paper Culture only sells eco-friendly, sustainable products, their prices would be higher. Surprisingly the cost for graduation invitations here is comparable to what we've seen through other companies and they even offer free address printing. Unfortunately, you can't filter results by price, but most cards range from $1.39 to $2.34. At the time of this review, Paper Culture was offering 40% off of graduation announcements, making some prices as low as $0.83 per card. If you spend over $125 you'll qualify for free shipping.

Email signup perks

When you sign up for emails, Paper Culture will send you a deal for 50% off thank you and note cards. This doesn't necessarily help at all for ordering graduation announcements, but it's something to take advantage of if you want it.

Satisfaction guarantee with exclusions

Paper Culture has a customer satisfaction guarantee that says they will refund your order if you're not 100% satisfied. However, there are some exclusions to this guarantee. If you approve a proof that has typos, missing information, or wrong information, you cannot get a refund. You also won't get a refund if the main issue with your cards is the photo you're using. If a low resolution photo is used and the print comes out blurry, you wouldn't get your money back on your order.

Minimal customer reviews

We are big fans of Paper Culture's mission. We give them a big high five for using sustainable methods for providing personalized cards and other products. However, there are few customer reviews on this company and from what we've seen, people aren't always thrilled with their experience. Some issues we've seen are products feeling cheap and major delays with orders. When it comes to graduation invitations, you want to make sure you order from a company that has timely printing and shipping processes so you can mail everything out in time. We recommend ordering well in advance if you buy from Paper Culture, otherwise it might be safest to order from a higher-rated site.