There is a lot of talk about how online commercial printing is the new “in-thing” since it provides most if not all of the benefits of traditional printing while at the same time being more convenient and easy to use for the customers of commercial printing companies. However, even the most advanced of developments can have its own setbacks and limitations and whether it is postcard printing and postcard templates or business card printing and business cards, there will always be those things that you cannot do online and you can only experience when you are up close and personal with the people who will product your prints. Sure, you are most likely assured of some high quality custom postcards either alternative you choose, but if you find that you would miss being able to do any of the following things, you might want to stick it out with the traditional commercial printing methods than venture into online printing. Bargain. If finding a chance to haggle is hard enough with traditional printing, try doing it online when your interaction is severely limited to emails and chats with a person you cannot even put a face to. When you buy your full color postcards and photo postcard and want to at least try shaving a bit off the price or getting a few freebies and discounted services, you will have better luck when talking with an actual employee or manager than when simply ordering online. In the end, though, being able to bargain and haggle remains to be an elusive thing, and you would be hard-pressed to find an opportunity to take your persuasion skills out for a spin. Ask a lot of questions. A lot of people find it hard to explain in writing as opposed to trying to explain something in a conversation. This is because people are usually able to communicate more freely using spoken words and besides, extra-verbal communication like hand gestures and facial expressions are a lot of help as well. This makes for a really hard time trying to ask an online customer service employee a lot of questions, and even during an online call or a video call, there are still factors such as connection speed and audio quality to take into consideration. It is obvious; therefore, that you will have a harder time pestering your commercial printer when you print online. See actual proofs. Electronic proofs are usually just as good as actual proofs, but if you want to check out things such as paper quality, bleeds, cuts, and all of the other things that you would not be able to see through a screen, online printing is not for you. Otherwise, though, there is no reason why electronic proofs would not suffice for your needs. In the end, both traditional printing and online postcard printing will have their own share of pros and cons. It is really up to you and other customers whether you would choose to buy your postcard templates from either, and whether you would be satisfied or not will depend on you when it all comes down to it.