contrado.co.uk

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3.8 Based on 61 reviews

Contrado means to assemble and deliver. Based in London as a one stop production facility that specialises in making quality custom products on demand. Contrado enables creative people to build brands, and give consumers the chance to find exclusive, exce...

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CONTRADO WAS DESIGNED TO EVENTUALLY BECOME UNRELIABLE.

I'm sure you have all read the dire reviews about Contrado over the past two years. When the company first began, it ran brilliantly. The reviews from 2003 till 2021 are unrecognisable in comparison with the reviews criticising the company today. Clearly a huge shift has occurred within the company, and it's likely that the company has transitioned to an AI system. It's too much of a coincidence that hundreds of businesses worldwide are suffering the same criticisms, are not improving, are losing custom and keeping a percentage of the customers money, whilst also offering a derisory percentage off for the faulty goods. This isn't customer retention practice, this isn't business practice, this is sheer mockery! So…..its time for all creative people across the world to regroup and think very, very seriously about the future and how YOU plan to produce your creative ventures and products. Remove the veils from your eyes and stop depending on the machine. This POD mode of creating business is slack and unreliable. Human beings working together as crafts men and women has always been the most effective and advanced method of working. It creates bonding, trust, reliability, develops skills and excellence in the long term. So return to using your hands and developing your skills by learning from one another. Learn how TO MAKE, DESIGN AND PRINT your stuff! Get away from the machine. What would happen if the internet went down? What would you all do? And if it returned and you had to pay increased prices just to go online, how would you afford to keep your businesses online? Start thinking creatively about the future and how to become future proof. The machine does not care if you sink or swim, survive or not, pay your bills or live under a bridge. And the only people benefiting are the people operating the machine. WAKE UP. Contrado is not the problem. YOU ARE. Your dependence on the machine has created a culture whereby people would rather gain a quick business fix and turn around, and so POD seems to be the solution. Nothing fast ever lasts. The quick-fix machine monster doesn't care about the chaos it's leashing on you and your work or business. So stop complaining and change. Because IT sure isn't going to change to suit you. Right now there are thousands of young people learning how to make and build and create. They're going back to basics because they're observing the fall out of this type of fast result dependency. They will eventually outwit you in business creation and retention. Because they will have skills you haven't gained from the slow race. Good luck.

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Date of experience: Nov 19, 2025

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  • Contrado means to assemble and deliver. Based in London as a one stop production facility that specialises in making quality custom products on demand. Contrado enables creative people to build brands, and give consumers the chance to find exclusive, exceptionally well-made designer products.

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