Spent $400 on premium cardstock for a wedding invite order and it jammed every printer I own

I took on a rush order for a friend's daughter's wedding last month. She wanted heavy 120 lb cotton paper for the invites, so I bought a case from a specialty shop online. Paid about $400 for 250 sheets including shipping. Every single sheet caused misfeeds in my laser printer and my inkjet. I tried adjusting rollers and cleaning everything, but the paper was just too thick and textured. Ended up having to order a different 80 lb paper and eat the cost on the fancy stuff. Has anyone else had luck using heavy cotton paper without ruining their equipment?

2 comments

2 Comments

holly4718h ago

Four hundred bucks for 250 sheets, are you kidding me? That's like a buck sixty per piece of paper just begging to get chewed up. Honestly, for that price I'd expect it to come with a personal paper feeder assistant.

avery72118h agoMost Upvoted

But have you actually tried any of the higher-end watercolor papers before? The texture and weight really do make a difference if you're doing wet-on-wet techniques, cheap paper just buckles and pills up. For someone who paints a lot, that cost per sheet starts to feel more reasonable when you're not fighting the paper the whole time.