Amherst Copy & Designworks

Amherst, United States

4.1

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8 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 413-549-2854
Website:
www.amherstcopy.com
Address:
37 E Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, 01002
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
130 ftPray Street (In)
210 ftPray Street (Out)
620 ftTriangle Street (N)
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Today

Today 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Amherst) 4:58 PM Thursday, May 22, 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

Specialties

At Amherst Copy & Designworks we bring great ideas to life on paper. We offer everything from business cards to color printing, flyer printing to simple self-​serve copiers. Need large format posters, architectural prints or banners? No problem we can help!

One of our great advantages is the speed with which we complete jobs – with most jobs being printed the day they are received. You won’t find this with most printers!

We do what we do by combining state of the art technology with good old fashioned customer service and the kind of technical expertise that you will not find in big box stores or at online sites. Our staff is highly trained and experienced using the most up to date software and state of the art equipment, including our two digital presses.

If you are working with us you’ll get the benefit of our highly competent and friendly staff, our super fast turnaround times, our quality, and our very competitive prices.

History

Established in 1985.

Amherst Copy & Designworks has been independently owned and operated since 2001 (before that it was part of a small local chain). In 2011 Sean Cleary bought the store from the family that had been running it since 2001. Sean’s motivation in buying Amherst Copy & Designworks was simple – he wanted to support the local community with a great family owned and operated, independent store where customers can talk to the owner nearly anytime and where you’ll probably be greeted by name. Sean also wanted to improve the store by making it more convenient for our customers to shop for their printing locally. That’s why we built this website!

Meet the Business Owner

Sean C.

Business Owner

What do I love? Printing. Making life more convenient for my customers. Being local. Helping customers make their printing projects great. Protecting the environment and being green. Giving customers all the convenience of shopping at a big box store, while providing the quality customer service they can only get from a local, family-​owned shop.

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8 reviews of Amherst Copy & Designworks

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Place rating: 5
Greenfield, MA
amherst copy and designworks is my absolute go-​to place for all things copying, printing and more. I have had work done for the office as well as personal projects and they are always friendly, professional, have great suggestions and I’ve been very happy with everything they’ve done. I love that some of the staff remains from the previous owner which I think says a lot about new owner Sean that they stayed. My favorite is Scott, who is totally knowledgable about everything and anything that can be done in that shop. I was the featured artist for the May 2015 Amherst Art Walk and they could not have been more gracious hosts.
Place rating: 5
Hadley, MA
I have used Sean and his team since they took over the business for both my business and non-​profit design and printing needs. Letterhead, business cards, posters, vinyl signs, static cling decals, tri-​folds, mailings, etc. Fast, friendly and affordable. It’s great to see how the business has grown.
Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY
Friendly Staff! Had a simple task, to print a bus ticket from my email. I was in and out and it only cost about $ 2.50 for 5 pages black and white. Great place
Place rating: 2
Amherst, MA
I wouldn’t recommend this place for any professional printing. I’ve used this print shop over the years, and every time I go there I seem to leave slightly unsatisfied.
I JUST left Amherst Copy with such a project. I ordered 200 show cards (4×6 post cards) and wanted a ¼ inch white edge around all four sides of the front. Long story short after attempts by the individual cutting the cards I was left with less than an 1⁄8 of an inch (and inconsistent) on around 100 of the 200 cards. I went back to the shop to give the feedback on the cards and see what the shop had to say. The respective employee attempted to cut approximately 10 of the most severely cut cards closer to the edge to make the white border more proportionate.
Though the print shop employee did apologize sincerely for his mis-​cutting I’m surprised he couldn’t/didn’t do more to remedy the problem.
I’m not sure these folks know how to adapt properly to satisfy the customer. The 2 – 5 people working in the shop, including the owner, are all more than pleasant and willing to answer questions or try to help, but perhaps are lacking in follow through, despite knowing there is an issue with the print job.
I’ve also heard experiences of other customers going into this shop for what would normally be a simple task (i.e. printing small proofs) and either having to wait an exorbitant amount of time, or having to come back another day, and the shop lacking Apple software/​hardware knowledge.
I paid $ 97.22 (after tax) for 200 cards on «Specialty Cover» stock paper
One more straw on the camels back,
Local & permanent Amherst resident for 23yrs.
Place rating: 5
Modesto, CA
Great service! They assisted with printing my father in laws programs for his memorial. They were so helpful and the prices were great!
Place rating: 5
Amherst, MA
The folks at Copy Cat have been so helpful to me in so many projects. Their prices are really reasonable and my jobs always come out very well. I would recommend them highly.
Place rating: 5
South Hadley, MA
Copycat always exceeds my expectations, I think the best thing about them is that they «specialize in impossible deadlines!» Right in downtown Amherst, very friendly staff.
Place rating: 1
Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
We had our wedding invitations printed at Copycat, and although the co-​owner (who helped us) was very pleasant and the prices seemed reasonable, they don’t appear to have the expertise to deal with jobs more complex than a simple copy. We supplied files with crop marks (my husband is a designer), and Copycat had to do the job 3 times for us because they kept cutting them crookedly and to the wrong dimensions, printing them the wrong color, or on the wrong paper. By round 3, we settled for what we got (which weren’t the dimensions we specified, but at least fit our envelopes and weren’t that noticeably crooked), because we were told that this was the best they could do and that most people don’t care if its off by a couple inches. In the interest of full-​disclosure, they also broke our flash drive though they were very apologetic and reimbursed us the full price of the drive. Copycat has very up-​to-​date machinery, but it would seem that no one there really knows how to use it with precision. Thankfully, we had a much better experience at another local print shop in Northampton.