e-print

If you want to get your job done, use e-​print. Simple as that.
I was in a hurry to get my business cards ready for a cocktail reception on Wednesday night, and only until Tuesday morning I received the softcopy of my business card layout.
Not the most ideal situation, as the «business card» culture in Hong Kong is still boringly but undeniably strong, just like Japan or other Asian countries. Everyone can undoubtedly find each other online within a few clicks of Google/​LinkedIn search, but if you don’t have a business card, you won’t be treated seriously.
Oh well, the lucky thing is, Hong Kong is most famous for its efficiency (or second most famous, just behind the food here). A lot of other print shops only had retail outlets on the Kowloon side, so e-​print was my best bet. I called Tuesday morning as soon as they opened at 9:30. Unlike your average credit card /​telecom CS, e-​print had a real human being picked up my call right away.
After reassuring the business cards can be printed within 24 hours (that’s not an urgent request, by the way. It was the standard time of delivery), I registered an account online, chose the type of paper I preferred, uploaded my design, and everything was seamlessly done within 15mins. I called again, to make sure everything looked fine. Someone picked up the call and had my order on her screen already. We talked through some details, and I paid for the cards online while having her on the other end of the line. Both credit cards and PPS options are available, and it took me just another 5mins. Note that the «ready by 24hrs» only starts counting when you have paid.
You could see the progress online too, from «received your order» to «ready to pick up», you wouldn’t miss a thing. I checked again Wednesday morning, and it was ready (thanks god!).
The retail outlet was nothing less than efficient, too. All I needed was to present my phone number, and the cards were in my hands. And when I was just about to leave, the staff noted that I was a first time user, so she reminded me of an offer to have free business cards printed from their mobile app (!). The offer would expire by the end of Oct, so it was really nice for her to remind me of it.
There are a lot of other stuff you can print at e-​print, and its sister shop e-​banner. I’m sure I will come back very often in the future.