Instant Copying & Laser Printing

Best prices around. They are really friendly and will adjust their schedules to make sure the job is done.

It is quite an experience to work with Sanjeev at ICLP. It’s an old fashioned place with lots of work in progress, and lots of interesting people and projects every where you turn.
Sanjeev is a perfectionist. Don’t try to rush in and rush out. He does quality work, which takes time and planning. And yes, he will charge you for his time. And yes, it’ll be worth every penny.
Sanjeev is a pleasant and savvy business man. He is cultivating repeat customers by the quality of his work and by word-​of-​mouth.
My friends who have seen Sanjeev’s work will go only to ICLP for printing and copy services.

Sanjeev was extremely helpful with our last minute request during the first week of school to get a parent welcome packet printed for our elementary school PTA. He agreed to finish the job the same day and then stayed open late to make sure it got done during this busy week for BUSD and Cal. He also charged us a VERY reasonable price. I appreciated the speed, quality and value.

I flew into Berkeley to deliver a proposal, and needed some last minute scanning services. I figured that there would be lots of copy shops open late in Berkeley, but as it turns out, I was wrong about that! I called Sanjeev from the airport, told him I’d be there before 7PM, finally got there about 6:59PM, and he was so gracious and kindly stayed about 50 minutes late after the shop closed to make sure I got my scan done and that it was complete and good quality, and even gave me a zip drive since I didn’t have one on me. He was totally good natured, very kind, through and professional, and the scan service was extremely reasonably priced. Sanjeev is one of a kind, I highly recommend this shop.

Just got majorly ripped off by this copy center. Went wanting to print four photos on regular photo paper. The owner (?) printed them on one large sheet of somewhat glossy card stock. This might be fine except that the printing looked awful, and then on top of that he charged me $ 7 — for one piece of paper! I tried telling him one of the pictures would look better if he hadn’t zoomed in so much (the actual quality of the photo wasn’t great) but he argued that it wouldn’t do anything to zoom out and did not even try to reprint it.
This guy is a serious sweet talker… but I felt totally ripped off and taken advantage of after he actually charged me! Also would only take cash.
~~Will not be coming back to print any readers or copy textbooks — I don’t like getting ripped off!~~

This is going to be one of my very rare short reviews. .. ,
I am taking a film history theory course at UC Berkeley Summer Sessions D. A reader is required for the class in lieu of an Oxford textbook of film essays per the GSI presiding over the course. The class can pick-​up said reader at Instant Copying and Laser Printing on University Avenue and Oxford Street. My internal compass knows where the place is, and making a note-​to-​self, pick up reader the next day before my history of avant-​garde film class. And of course, check ye olde Unilocal!reviews!
So I walk in, I am bit surprised by the lights are not on, and I see there is only one person inside the establishment who must be the man himself called Sanjeev. We have a brief exchange about my picking up a reader. He makes a joke about it. What?! He then explains what he meant. I chuckle and make the gesture of «that went over my head» as he explains I will be picking up the reader a lot. Sanjeev must have seen too many of the class folks picking up their readers, and I am the lucky one he is taking the mickey out on. He hands me an inch and a half thick reader costing about $ 32.00 total. I mention that the GSI’s copy has a plastic cover over it. He tells me the GSI’s copy has plastic as it will be used again. Great, I want to preserve my copy too, so I don’t mind paying extra for it. I plan to use it again as a resource and reference while I am reading and studying film at UC Berkeley (and beyond).
Sanjeev is quite a character, and he tells me he does a lot of business with UC faculty and GSIs. He tells me when it is my time, to keep Instant Copy and Laser Printing in mind. And he advised me to plan ahead. Poor Sanjeev must be overwhelmed with so many requests and such. I tell him I will do so, if he does not retire first. He is lucky Cal faculty, staff and GSIs keep him busy. I will definitely welcome opportunities picking up class readers at Instant Copying and Laser Printing while I am at Cal.

Poor and lost customer service. I wanted a poster printed and asked what’s the firm price before proceeding as it would be a same day turn around. The guy didn’t know the price and lost his temper when I asked how long it would take to hear back about the price … so how do we even proceed without a quote??? His suggestion: go elsewhere. Best advice ever.

Sanjeev is the best!!! Gives valuable life advice, and his prices are the BEST. Haven’t found anywhere better.

Okay so I have to give a huge shout out to Sanjeev Sood at Instant Copying & Laser Printing in Berkeley. He was amazingly helpful, accommodating my nitpicking, and willing to haggle on prices and deadlines. I’m excited to be working with a small business where I feel like I have a good connection and awareness of what’s going on with my prints. Seriously, if you need anything other than throwing stuff through a regular copier, GO HERE!!!
People complaining about things that take a week: go anywhere else, and it will take the same amount of time. If I ordered my postcards through a printing website it would have taken just as long and I wouldn’t have gotten to sit with someone who helped me format and clean up my scans. It’s worth the wait to get better service and quality.

No muss no fuss. I called and got a quote for a scanning job. I dropped by. They did it while I waited and he emailed me several versions. The owner was quick, competent and easy to work with.

Gracious, prompt, professional, thorough, delightful, and reasonably priced service on scanning. I will make this my go to place for their services!

I came in to this shop to inquire about pricing and logistics after the shop down the street totally fudged my project up. It was critical — I was supposed to have something printed for my boss and bringing her something of substandard quapity wasn’t an option. Sanjeev was super helpful Not only did he quote me for about half the price I paid down the street, but he also explained his process and showed me quite a few examples of their work — all very impressive.
It was obvious that they prioritize doing the job right the first time, which sometimes means noticing when a document needs adjusting before printing (like mine did) and offering the customer a sample before printing everything. Key details for printing noobs like myself.
I was pretty excited and planned to use this service, but the shop down the street offered to redo my project instead of giving me a refund, so I wasn’t able to this time. I was impressed by the excellent customer service I received here when I wasn’t even a customer! I will definitely come here for my next project. You should, too!

I found this place through Unilocal reviews, and it did not disappoint. I am so impressed by their work and customer service! I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for copies.
First, this place offers much more reasonable prices than the many other copy centers in Berkeley. Sanjeev even offered me a discount because I was making so many copies and it was my first time there. I was making copies for a big meeting and wanted to make a good impression, so they gave me lots of advice on what kind of paper to use, etc. to make copies the best possible– and were honest and willing to work with me around my price range. For about half the price that other places charge for color copies, I got BEAUTIFUL, colorful copies on thick paper. The best part– they did made over 500 pages for me in one day! The copies came out perfectly and I even got complements from folks at the meeting about how the impressive quality of the documents and paper.
I was so impressed at the quality of the job, the speed, and most of all– the genuine and kind customer service. Sanjeev is wonderful and really went above and beyond of me. I will absolutely be coming back and I highly recommend this place for all of your copying needs.

Simply fabulous!
There are literally no words that can fully describe how helpful, efficient and friendly the owner is. He even dedicated his entire morning to fix my files which are filled with low resolution pictures! His service is seriously TOP-​NOTCH. He will not only give you his advices but also help you to improve your files until you have a big smile on your face. Besides that, the price is a lot more reasonable in comparison to other copying & printing stores in the area!
Highly recommended!

I am an entrepreneur, writer and journalist and have worked with MANY print shops over time. This was my worst experience — EVER.
This business owner seems genuine at the onset — but was a shyster in the end. Ran my credit card for a future order «in advance» without my knowing it, didn’t fulfill a completion date — and was OVER a week late on a second order without calling to say that he didn’t have a required font to do the job. He left an order UNDONE because he couldn’t match a font! Also, (owner) Sanjeev created stories blaming his staff and outsourced printers on why the issues occurred.
He did gladly offer a refund when he was repeatedly caught in blatant lies.
We wanted to use this printer because of convenience to our office and his seeming knowledge of the process. WILL NOT use again.

This is a fantastic copy and printing store.
We wasted $ 20 down the street getting inferior copies.
Then we went to Sanjeev’s store. He’s terrific.
We had a tricky project. Color drawings, 11 by 14, that we wanted to print on watercolor pager.
Sanjeev was able to make fantastic scans and then took the time to print on our heavy paper.
The results look better the originals. AND he gave us a great price!!!
When we hung them at an art show viewers thought they looked fantastic, and didn’t know they were prints.
We will be using Instant Copying & Laster Printing again for sure!
And working with Sanjeev was a great experience.
– Michael

I was on the waiting list for one of my classes and when I finally got a place in the class I needed a text book asap. SInce I couldn’t afford to purchase the text book my classmate let me photo copy it and I brought it to instant copying.
Sanjeev was super helpful and gave me a great deal, wayyyy cheaper than the other places I called in berkeley. He photo copied the entire book for me and it only took 3 hours.
I will definitely be coming back. Excellent service

After dealing with the rudest and most unprofessional man (the manager in his 30’s, wears a baseball cap and I think is Indian) at Krishna Copy across the street, I walked right over to Instant Copying & Laser Printing.
I was greeted with the exact opposite experience.
Sanjeev and his worker were kind, professional & helpful. They made my flyers like I have not seen before! Amazing!
Instant Copying & Laser Printing is now my place for printing up my monthly flyers for The Clarences!
Highly recommend!

I walked in today with a USB stick and a dream, and Sanjeev made my day. He helped me with the best possible pricing for my project, made some adjustments to my art work, stayed late to get it all done, and was impeccably polite and friendly while doing it all.
This place is now firmly on my radar, and I will be going back for all my printing needs. Thank you, Sanjeev!

For a couple of years Sanjeev has been my go-​to guy for printing those monthly school newsletters.
Yes, he can print, collate and staple three double-​sided pages each with a different color. Yes, he can take a pdf file emailed with instructions, complete the task, and arrange a pick-​up time. But that’s not why I go there.
I go to Instant Copying & Laser Printing because Sanjeev has always helped me out, even if he stayed past closing hours. He’s that kinda guy.