Ta Tung Printing Co

Alex L. _{on Yelp}

Jul 15th, 2007

I've worked at Tatung Printing for roughly 6-7 years now, and recently have  moved away for school. I just wanted to input my two cents on the experience I've had working there, and let you Yelpers know about a great company founded on and still running on great moral practices.     Talking with the manager, Tatung printing is a family-owned business that started back in 1984, when the family moved to Atlanta from Taiwan. They've been in operation since then, and have moved a total of three times, the current location being their base for over 12 years. He is a man of strict moral values, sometimes making me throw out thousands of menus because there was a small ink blot on the corner of the menu, and making me reprint it. He never took it out of my paycheck, but I had to finish reprinting it before I could go home, and if it got late, he would buy me coffee and keep me company until the job was done.      The company is a really small company, with a staff of maybe four or five people, and a very lively and active grandma mans the front of the shop when the manager isn't there.      From the outside, you would think the shop is a warehouse, and it was, until the manager bought it. Once you step inside, you are instantly transformed into an Asian family-owned business. There are Chinese wall scrolls covering all four sides of the wall, and there is an organized mess of files and papers.     They have a small mutt that is contained behind the counter, and will bark and alert the manager if it doesn't recognize you, but after a few visits, it'll warm up to you.     Tatung Printing does take-out menus, business cards, wedding invitations, restaurant menus, wall scrolls, receipts, fliers, and posters. They used to print envelopes and t-shirts too, but have recently stopped printing those.       There is a typesetting fee if you do not have a Microsoft Word/Excel/PDF file of whatever you are printing. Once typed, they will fax/email it to you for you to double-check and give the okay for it to be printed. Usually printing takes 3-4 days depending on the amount ordered and the availability of paper and ink.     My overall experience there has been one of great pleasure. The good memories there vastly outweigh the bad, and the staff there are very nice and friendly. They run on Christian values, which are evident in the way they deal with nagging customers and people that are unhappy with their final product. There were many instances where people decided to make changes to menus, business cards, everything after they have been printed, and the manager worked patiently and diligently with them, usually tagging on an extra fee that didn't even amount to the cost of paper and ink required to reprint the order.       The reason I am writing this review is because I recently came back to Atlanta and visited them. They are still doing moderately well in business, but have pulled their ads out of the local Chinese newspapers because sales have been dipping a little bit. They are getting ready for retirement, and all their kids are in college or graduated by now. They still have the same prices as when I came to work here roughly 7 years ago, despite the gas price rising.      They ship orders via UPS, or you can pick up your order from their store. I would definitely consider this place for all your printing needs. They can do full color copies at prices that make Kinko's shudder. If they feel they can't accept your order, they will also kindly direct you to a place that will satisfy your needs.Their email is [email protected]…. Give them a ring.