The FedEx Rack Cards Alternative Printed on Rigid Premium Stocks

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A rack card sits in a public holder and gets handled by everyone who passes, so the stock matters as much as the artwork. 4OVER4.COM prints 50 standard 3.5 x 8.5 rack cards on 14pt Gloss Cover for $42.84, $0.86 each, in 3 business days, and the 4x9 size sits in the same configurator. The full table is below.

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Four products to price for a rack program

Each card shows its starting price for 50. On rack cards, the size, a printed back and the coating are picked in the configurator.

Standard Rack Cards

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Standard Brochures

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Standard Flyers

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Standard Postcards

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Rack card capabilities

4OVER4.COM and FedEx Office rack cards, capability by capability

Capability
Dedicated rack card product in 3.5 x 8.5 and 4 x 9	Yes, a purpose-built rack card line in both sizes	Limited, printed as flat products
Cover stocks for the rack	Yes, 15 stocks, gloss, silk/matte, uncoated, linen and synthetic	Limited, counter stocks
Coating	High gloss UV coating, or standard finish	Limited
Double-sided full color	Yes, 4/4 or 4/1 in the configurator	Yes
Free proof before the press run	Yes, a free online proof, with a pre-press check on calibrated presses	Varies by store
Same file reordered at the same color, location to location	Yes, approved artwork stays on the account for the next rack	Varies by store
Bulk tiers for lobby, tourism, and route distribution	Yes, 40 tiers from 50 to 100,000 cards	Limited
In-store same-day pickup at a retail counter	Ships from the Queens plant, or pick up in NYC	Yes
Same-day shipping (order by 12pm ET)	Yes, on many products	No
Free online designer + 10,000+ templates	Yes	Yes, design tools
Matching brochures, flyers, and postcards in one cart	Yes, 1,000+ products	Yes, general print catalog
Price Match Guarantee	Yes, 110% price match	No
Loyalty rewards (earn coins on every order)	Yes	No
Free physical samples kit	Yes, shipped free	No
Quality, Price Match, On Time Every Time, Customer Service & Ultimate Satisfaction guarantees	Yes, 5 written guarantees	Limited
Years in business	25+ (since 1999)	Print is a side counter to shipping
Rating	4.8/5 (10,000+ reviews)	Varies by store

FedEx Office is excellent at what it was built for: documents, copies, and shipping in one errand, with same-day pickup when today is the deadline. A rack card is a different job, a brand asset that lives in a public holder and gets reordered by the thousand. 4OVER4.COM will beat a lower price from a U.S. retail printer by 10 percent with our 110% Price Match Guarantee.

From counter to holder

Six things a lobby rack asks of a card

A rack card is a product, not a print job

4OVER4.COM runs rack cards as their own line, with the stock, coating, corners and quantity chosen for a holder rather than for a copier.

Stock that survives the rack

A lobby rack means handling all day. Pick 16pt or 18pt cover for a card that stays flat, or 15pt synthetic plastic where cards get wet.

Priced for distribution, not for errands

Rack cards work by volume: hotel lobbies, visitor centers, takeout counters, route racks. At 1,000 cards the run costs $195.95, about 20 cents a card.

Color that matches the brand, rack after rack

The presses hold a G7 color profile, so the teal on this quarter's card matches last quarter's, even across locations.

Corners for a busy holder

Rounded corners, in a 1/8 or 3/8 inch radius, give a card that gets pulled and pushed back all day a softer edge.

A written floor under every quote

The 110% Price Match Guarantee and loyalty coins on every order put the pricing in writing instead of leaving it to the counter.

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$42.84 Rack cards start at

99.8% On-time rate

4.8/5 Customer rating

Built for the holder

Why 4x9, and why rigid stock

The format is the strategy

A 4 x 9 rack card fills a standard brochure holder edge to edge, fits a #10 envelope for mailed follow-ups, and shows its top third above the pocket; the 3.5 x 8.5 size fits the matching #9 envelope. That visible third is the sales pitch, which is why the format rewards a bold headline and one clear image where a folded brochure hides them inside. For the fundamentals, start with what are rack cards.

The stock is the difference

A thin card slumps in a holder. A rack card that stays upright needs cover stock picked for the room: gloss for color under lobby lighting, silk/matte or linen for a quieter read. That is why standard rack cards offer the cover stock as a choice rather than a default. Layout ideas sit in the rack card showcase.

Distribution economics

Forty quantity tiers, from 50 cards to 100,000

Rack cards are a volume medium. A tourism season, a hotel partnership, or a takeout counter goes through them by the box, so the unit price has to fall as the count climbs. Here 500 cards cost $104.57, 5,000 cost $308.43 and 100,000 cost $3,471.75.

Ideas for the layout live in the rack card design inspiration piece, and any unfamiliar term on the quote is in the printing terms glossary.

Rack-ready

Two trims, 3.5 x 8.5 and 4 x 9, both cut to sit flush in a standard brochure holder.

Coating

An optional high gloss UV coating over gloss cover adds shine and some protection against handling.

Distribution runs

Bulk tiers priced for tourism and route distribution, with optional variable data for codes or names on each card.

Reorder

Approved rack card artwork stays on the account, so run two and run ten pull the same file and print the same color for a second lobby or next season.

Which stock

Gloss cover suits photo-led tourism and hotel cards, silk/matte or uncoated suits a card people write on, and 14pt or 18pt white linen gives a boutique counter a textured feel.

Proofed

A free online proof catches the bleed and the cut line before a thousand cards run. A next day hardcopy proof is available for a fee.

Pros & cons

Counter pickup against 4x9 cards on Gloss Cover

4OVER4.COM: a rack card line

3.5 x 8.5 or 4 x 9, gloss to synthetic
High gloss UV coating and rounded corners
Prices that fall at every tier
Free online proof before every run
Price match, coins, free samples kit

FedEx Office: the rack card at the counter

Printed as flat documents on counter stocks
Limited coating and stock choices
Counter pricing per copy
No published price match or samples kit
Same-day pickup for small batches

Wally explains the rack switch

A card built for the holder, at a price built for the box

Wally the 4OVER4 mascot sprints past a grey generic competitor holding the winning rack card, showing 4OVER4.COM wins on stock quality and price

A shipping counter prints a rack card shaped document; a print plant runs a rack card. 4OVER4.COM cuts 3.5 x 8.5 or 4 x 9 cards on the cover stock the lobby needs, proofs them free before the run, and prices the box cheaper per card as the count climbs. The matching brochures, flyers and postcards ride in the same cart.

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FedEx Office and the rack

What months in a lobby holder do to a rack card

A lobby, a visitor center, a counter or a route rack goes through cards by the box. This section weighs filling it from a FedEx Office counter against ordering from a print plant.

What FedEx Office rack card printing actually is

FedEx Office is a shipping and business services chain with print counters attached, and its rack card offer reflects that heritage: a flat 4x9 print on the stocks the counter carries, ready fast, often the same day. For a small batch needed this afternoon, that convenience is hard to beat. The reason to look further is that a rack is a distribution channel that uses cards by the thousand, month after month.

Where the counter rack card runs into walls

Standard rack cards printed by 4OVER4.COM on rigid stock with vivid full-color tourism designs

Three limits, mostly. First, the stock: a counter prints on what it has loaded, while a rack card has to stand upright in a public holder. Second, the finish: coating options at a counter are limited, and a rack card is judged by how its color reads under lobby lighting. Third, the price curve: counter work is priced per copy, while a rack program needs the unit cost to fall with each box.

How a dedicated rack card line answers

4OVER4.COM builds the rack card as a product. The standard rack card prints front only or both sides, takes variable data for a code or a name on each card, and can ship with matching white #9 envelopes.

Print quality and the proof step

Rack card designs printed by 4OVER4.COM showing gloss coated cards ready for a brochure holder

A rack card is judged twice: once by the person who glances at the top third, and once by the brand manager comparing this reorder to the last one. Every 4OVER4.COM run gets a pre-press check on presses held to a G7 color profile, and a free online proof settles layout and cut before production. Reorders match because the process repeats, which keeps a multi-location rack program looking like one brand.

Pricing: counter copies against run tiers

Counter pricing is convenience pricing, set per copy. Run pricing spreads the setup across the order: 200 cards cost $62.40 and 10,000 cost $526.34. Price one tourism-season order both ways before you choose.

Who refills the same holders every month

Hotels, attractions, and tourism boards get rack-ready stock, seasonal reorders that match, and bulk tiers built for their volumes. Restaurants and clinics get a takeout-counter card that stays crisp. If the need is truly ten cards by 5pm today, the FedEx counter still wins that errand. For the rack program itself, rack cards vs brochures helps shape the mix.

Rack cards, brochures and flyers on one press order

A brochure carries the full story at the counter, a flyer goes to the street team and a postcard handles the follow-up mail, all proofed and printed with the rack cards in one order, so one color standard runs across the kit. The rack cards collection holds every rack card option in one place.

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The verdict

For a rack that gets refilled every month, order here; for ten cards by this afternoon, the FedEx counter is the quicker errand.

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What 72 rack card reviews at 4.9 show

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Rack card questions

Common Questions

Seven answers for rack card buyers, from the right stock for a lobby to what a season's run costs and how rack cards compare with brochures. Every other printing question is on our FAQs hub.

What is a good FedEx rack cards alternative?

A printer with a dedicated rack card line, where the size, stock, coating and quantity are picked for the holder. 4OVER4.COM runs standard rack cards as that product, with variable data for a code or a name on each card as an option. Start with the rack cards range.

Which rack card stock and coating suits a lobby rack?

Decide where it lives first. A hotel lobby or visitor center rack suits 16pt gloss cover with the high gloss UV coating; a boutique counter can carry 18pt premium white linen. Then design for the top third, because that is what a rack shows before someone pulls the card. The rack card sizes guide covers trim and bleed for both sizes.

What do rack cards cost and how are prices set?

Fifty standard 3.5 x 8.5 rack cards on 14pt Gloss Cover, printed on the front, cost $42.84, about $0.86 each, and the 39 quantity tiers above that, up to 100,000, lower the unit cost as a tourism or route run grows. Stock, coating and a printed back each add to the base price.

What sizes, stocks and finishes are available?

Two sizes, 3.5 x 8.5 and 4 x 9 inches, both made for brochure holders. Fifteen stocks run from 80lb gloss cover and 13pt recycled uncoated to 18pt premium white linen and 15pt synthetic plastic, printed 4/0, 4/1 or 4/4, with a standard finish or high gloss UV coating and optional rounded corners. Matching white #9 envelopes can be added. Order the free samples kit to feel the stocks before committing a big tourism run.

How long do rack cards take to print and ship?

Standard rack cards on 14pt Gloss Cover print in 3 business days, with faster turnaround options in the configurator, and 99.8% of orders arrive on time. Shipping time comes on top of production, so book the run before the rack has to be filled for the season.

Rack cards or brochures, which should I print?

Rack cards win the grab-and-go moment: one glance, one pull, one message. Brochures win when the reader needs the full story: menus of services, maps, pricing. When both are needed, the brochure carries the detail the rack card leaves out. The comparison in rack cards vs brochures settles it case by case.

What pairs well with a rack card campaign?

The classic distribution kit: rack cards in the holders, flyers for the street team, and postcards for the mailing list, all in matching color from one order. The guide to what rack cards are shows where each piece works hardest.