bulk paper cardstock size

March 12, 2008 5:22 PM

Seeking a bulk source for blank paper in a specific size range: shorter side anywhere from 5 to 6.5 inches, longer side anywhere from 6.5 to 8 inches. Also seeking hard/thick cardstock in bulk, same size range. Recycled a big plus but not a must. (I'm in U.S./NYC.)
posted by sparrows to Shopping (6 answers total)

I'm not sure I have the answer for you, but could you define "bulk"? Also, would you consider cutting down larger sizes? What kind of paper (copy paper, handmade, watercolor, etc)? Are you looking for a bargain or is price not an issue? These points might help you get useful answers I think.
posted by blaneyphoto at 5:49 PM on March 12, 2008

Paperworks has a decent selection, for instance this 5-1/8x7 card, and many other colors/sizes/paper styles.

Also, Paper Source has a beautiful, if somewhat pricey, collection of flat cards.

And here is 100% post consumer recycled flat A7 cards in bulk.
posted by logic vs love at 6:37 PM on March 12, 2008

ISO A5 is 148x210mm, or just 3/10" too long on the long side. Is your upper limit absolutely fixed by some physical limitation?
posted by scruss at 6:41 PM on March 12, 2008

Response by poster: Great suggestion about the A5 size -- yes, that would work.


I can't use soft flexible cardstock -- I need these two things,

1) regular blank paper (like around 20 lb paper) and
2) hard thick (stiff) cardstock, like the cover of a stiff pocket notebook.


By bulk I mean around 1000+ pages at a time (and 50 or 100 pieces of stiff cardstock) and low price is very important.

I can't cut it myself, looking for pre-cut.
posted by sparrows at 6:51 PM on March 12, 2008

Have you contacted any of the commercial paper suppliers in the area? Specifically, the ones that supply the commercial print shops. If the A5 size is acceptable to you, then one of them should be able to help you.
posted by Thorzdad at 7:01 AM on March 13, 2008

If you don't need all of your thousand pages to be exactly the same, you might try contacting commercial print shops and asking for off-cuts. They'll sometimes have a few hundred or so sheets in an odd size that they can't use and would otherwise recycle. Of course, they might not be within the size range you need, but they might work.
posted by dizziest at 11:21 AM on March 13, 2008