Before the invention of the printing press, people passed on history through oral recitation, advertized restaurant specials with ever-changing facial tattoos, and searched for lost cats with meowed renditions of their favorite TV theme songs. Embrace the age of ink and paper with today’s Groupon: for $35, you get $70 worth of professional printing services at Printing Etc. in Metairie.

Printing Etc.'s hands-on typesetters nurture growing businesses and inspired projects with healthy doses of full-service commercial printing from their sleek digital equipment. Get street-smart with attention-grabbing yard signs (starting at $3.75 each for 12" x 18"), or flag down wayward wanderers with the wind-whipping commotion of a personalized banner (starting at $22.50 each for 1' x 3'). A set of full-color business cards adds a dose of professionalism to info exchanges previously conducted with easy-to-lose napkins or hard-to-understand semaphore flags (starting at $40.50 for 500). Restaurateurs can breathe new life into fusty eateries with fresh sets of diner-enticing menus (starting at $184.50 for 500). Printing Etc.'s helpful staff is also versed in the art of individual service, whipping up full-color copies to advertise upcoming garage sales, concerts, or witch trials (starting at $4.64 each).