Cal Copy

If you’re not a student at CAL it’s pointless, the hours are limited and if you expect more than just letters, like packages, the price ends up being the same as other PO Boxes in Berkeley, so it’s not cheap either.

These guys are crooks. Charging $ 70 for a simple reader is just unacceptable. I would walk miles to avoid this place. If you find out your professor books their course readers through these guys, see if you can find it used from a past semester.

I called to see what time they closed, and their official hours had just ended but the owner offered to keep it open longer so I could come and do my printing. The store seems pretty disorganized and messy, but all of our needs were met. The owner made sure our printed flyers turned out well and lent us his paper cutter and scissors to finish everything up. The prices were a lot more reasonable than Copy Central, where I had been earlier in the day. This would be a 5-​star establishment the inside were organized a bit nicer… the messy display inside the front counter bothered the neat freak in me.

Fast, friendly, high quality service.
Thank you, Sam!
I ordered 20 copies of a 90 page document,
including one color page, printed and bound.
Excellent quality, finished the next day, for
a reasonable price.

I went in to print 1 page of a 4-​page pdf from a USB thumb drive. It was evening and the only person in the store was the owner. He was very nice and polite and although his computer was painfully slow, he printed it for me… for $ 1.10! That’s $ 1.10 for 1 8.5″ x 11″ black & white copy on plain copy paper, which I could’ve easily done myself. So, 100 would be $ 110?! I expected $ 0.10, or maybe $ 0.25. Way too expensive. Won’t be back.

Honest. Friendly. Fast and efficient. Great prices. What more can you ask?. The owners are a family and make you feel welcome. I’ve been going here for years.

Cheapest P.O. boxes in Berkeley

I have been using Cal Copy for work and I would say that its ok. Nothing too special. I use to get a lot of my printing done, but I noticed that it is really expensive and decided to do it at work instead. When you check the price of ink, and paper it makes more sense.
I did get frustrated because the pricing was always different and I was never billed on time. The people are overall pretty nice, and now I just go in to have calendars enlarged.
Nothing too bad about the place, but nothing amazing either. They get the job done.
There is a weird smell in there that I like though… I think it is ink and paper.

I’ve used Cal Copy for years, mostly through my job but also for the occasional personal print job. Last year we used Cal Copy to print out wedding invitations and programs and I was impressed by what a good job they were able to do. They’ve got quick, friendly service, and it was convenient to be able to email them prints ahead of time. The staff worked with us on the proofs, and made suggestions for how to get a better resolution image when one of our pictures was low quality. We were really happy with the quality of the end product. Cal Copy has a reasonable selection of papers on site, but if you have a special job you may want to buy your own paper — but check out what’s available at the shop first. The only snag I ran into had to do with scheduling a review of a proof; I’d recommend calling ahead before driving there to pick up. The first time I went to check out the proofs, they weren’t ready; the staff tried to find my job and print it while I waited, but the person helping me had placed it somewhere they couldn’t find it. They do make an effort to keep to the schedule they promise, but there may be some snags and a call ahead will save an extra trip. Other than that, I’ve had great experiences there and highly recommend them for pretty much any print job you might have.

Mr. Cal Copy, you sure know how to make a lady’s day. While the guy in front of me was fumbling with his wallet and taking centuries to decide between sky blue and sage green, you politely took my order with a smile and some advice on covers and finishes. When I came back slightly ahead of schedule, it was already done and bound, just the way I wanted it. I think I felt an inadvertent spring in my step as I left your store. Thank you for the least stressful copying job imaginable.

Great service and the machines worked like they are supposed to work. What more could you ask?
I needed documents printed and I didn’t have a flash. The very helpful man at the counter spelled out his e-​mail address and I sent them off to him (I have broadband — don’t know if they have wifi or not.)
He printed them out for me, let me hang around while I figured out with several phone calls where to sign them etc (important drug deal) and fax them off.
While I was waiting he also helped someone to send a fax to Europe that didn’t go through. He told her «pay me next time» even though the overseas call connected, just not to a fax machine. Pretty cool.

Cal Copy is run by the nicest people (maybe a family?); they greet me like we’ve known each other for years. I always get exceptional service when I need a few copies in a hurry.