Amherst Copy & Designworks

amherst copy and designworks is my absolute go-​to place for all things copying, printing and more. I have had work done for the office as well as personal projects and they are always friendly, professional, have great suggestions and I’ve been very happy with everything they’ve done. I love that some of the staff remains from the previous owner which I think says a lot about new owner Sean that they stayed. My favorite is Scott, who is totally knowledgable about everything and anything that can be done in that shop. I was the featured artist for the May 2015 Amherst Art Walk and they could not have been more gracious hosts.

I have used Sean and his team since they took over the business for both my business and non-​profit design and printing needs. Letterhead, business cards, posters, vinyl signs, static cling decals, tri-​folds, mailings, etc. Fast, friendly and affordable. It’s great to see how the business has grown.

Friendly Staff! Had a simple task, to print a bus ticket from my email. I was in and out and it only cost about $ 2.50 for 5 pages black and white. Great place

I wouldn’t recommend this place for any professional printing. I’ve used this print shop over the years, and every time I go there I seem to leave slightly unsatisfied.
I JUST left Amherst Copy with such a project. I ordered 200 show cards (4×6 post cards) and wanted a ¼ inch white edge around all four sides of the front. Long story short after attempts by the individual cutting the cards I was left with less than an ¹⁄₈ of an inch (and inconsistent) on around 100 of the 200 cards. I went back to the shop to give the feedback on the cards and see what the shop had to say. The respective employee attempted to cut approximately 10 of the most severely cut cards closer to the edge to make the white border more proportionate.
Though the print shop employee did apologize sincerely for his mis-​cutting I’m surprised he couldn’t/didn’t do more to remedy the problem.
I’m not sure these folks know how to adapt properly to satisfy the customer. The 2 – 5 people working in the shop, including the owner, are all more than pleasant and willing to answer questions or try to help, but perhaps are lacking in follow through, despite knowing there is an issue with the print job.
I’ve also heard experiences of other customers going into this shop for what would normally be a simple task (i.e. printing small proofs) and either having to wait an exorbitant amount of time, or having to come back another day, and the shop lacking Apple software/​hardware knowledge.
I paid $ 97.22 (after tax) for 200 cards on «Specialty Cover» stock paper
One more straw on the camels back,
Local & permanent Amherst resident for 23yrs.

Great service! They assisted with printing my father in laws programs for his memorial. They were so helpful and the prices were great!

The folks at Copy Cat have been so helpful to me in so many projects. Their prices are really reasonable and my jobs always come out very well. I would recommend them highly.

Copycat always exceeds my expectations, I think the best thing about them is that they «specialize in impossible deadlines!» Right in downtown Amherst, very friendly staff.

We had our wedding invitations printed at Copycat, and although the co-​owner (who helped us) was very pleasant and the prices seemed reasonable, they don’t appear to have the expertise to deal with jobs more complex than a simple copy. We supplied files with crop marks (my husband is a designer), and Copycat had to do the job 3 times for us because they kept cutting them crookedly and to the wrong dimensions, printing them the wrong color, or on the wrong paper. By round 3, we settled for what we got (which weren’t the dimensions we specified, but at least fit our envelopes and weren’t that noticeably crooked), because we were told that this was the best they could do and that most people don’t care if its off by a couple inches. In the interest of full-​disclosure, they also broke our flash drive though they were very apologetic and reimbursed us the full price of the drive. Copycat has very up-​to-​date machinery, but it would seem that no one there really knows how to use it with precision. Thankfully, we had a much better experience at another local print shop in Northampton.