Needham Press — Local services in Needham

Thirty years ago, it seemed like there were shops like Needham Press on every other corner. Nowadays, with so much scanning, printing and design power on our office/home computers (not to mention all those mail-order business card outfits with big TV advertising budgets), it's tempting to say "who needs a local print shop?"

Turns out, we do. For despite all that technology at our finger tips, sometimes what we really need is a human being who can solve our problems. That's what I found at Needham Press. I had a seemingly simple need (I'll spare you the boring details) but it sure didn't look that complicated. Nevertheless, it could not be addressed by the half-dozen other shops I called and visited. (One tried gamely, but actually made my problem worse.)

A few blocks down Chestnut Street is Needham's iconic Harvey's Hardware, a place where they carry hard-to-find parts in stock and take the time to understand your problem and help you solve it. The best way I can describe Needham Press is that they are the Harvey's Hardware of printing!

BTW - forty years ago I worked in an in-house printing department for a big corporation. Take it from me, these folks at Needham Press know what they are doing. Beyond that, while technology has changed, outstanding customer service has not. They deliver on...

I was recently traveling locally for a training and Office Depot messed up my order last minute so I was not going to receive my manuals in time. Through a quick google search, I found Needham Press. They were quick to reply and able to produce my order in a couple of days within the budget that I had for this project. I am so grateful and humbly reminded that local, small business are far more reliable and caring than the big corporate...

I highly recommend Needham Press. Jim was amazing to work with. I had a tight timeline (my own fault) and he swiftly made sure everything I needed was ready in time. Their prices are unbeatable, especially compared to big box names, and Jim even caught an error in my document before printing! I am not local but if I were, Needham is getting all my...