Full service boutique book bindery offering book binding, bible rebinding, bible repair, and restoration; dissertation and thesis binding, hard cover binding, graphic design and commercial printing and bindery services. We also manufacture and design commemorative books, family bibles, custom books, marketing collateral, print collateral, corporate image products and personalized gifts. We turn functional to Fabulous!
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Alyssa C.

10/08/2015

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I had a wonderful experience with Deborah! The book that she made for me was custom with attention to detail for a very special occasion. Thank you Deborah! I will be back!

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Scott S.

05/07/2015

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SUMMARY: The owner's poor comm...

SUMMARY: The owner's poor communication skills and failure to complete the task she agreed upon and was paid for explains why she is not recommended. DISCUSSION: I dropped off books to be rebound and paid upfront $438 dollars in early January 2015 and was told it would take 6-8 weeks. I did not want to bother them but by the end of April 2015 I am wondering where are my books. Finally I called on 7May2015 and was told the owner had some questions about the job but she was currently busy. When she called back she stated she had sent me two emails (I never received!) and didn't call because her had forgotten to take my telephone number, She went on and gave some excuse the job was too difficult and she had already prepared a refund check. Why she did not attempt to contact me using another method (send a letter, put a note on my door (as I live 20 blocks to the north of her business), Facebook, LinkedIn, or attempt to get my phone number from the white pages or internet) demonstrates her lack of initiative to communicate with her customers and convey she would not honor our agreement to bind my books for $438. Bottom-line she used my money for 4 months and never did the work we agreed upon.

claimed iconBusiness Response06/25/2015

SUMMARY: Mr. Shipley was refunded his money in full. Additional facts: Mr. Shipley came to our store after hours and did not leave an address or telephone number where he could be reached. The only contact information he left was an email address. We emailed Mr. Shipley twice to discuss his order, but did not receive any response back from him. We believed that Mr. Shipley would contact us upon receiving our emails and when he did not respond to these email, we believed that he would be in touch with us within a reasonable time to check on his order to discuss. Efforts to contact Mr. Shipley were unsuccessful. Mr. Shipley waited nearly 4 months to contact us. When he called, we determined that the email address we had for him was incorrect and although we believed we were communicating with him by email, he did not receive our communications. When Mr. Shipley eventually met with Bella Becho, we promptly issued him a full refund and apology. We regret that Mr. Shipley’s did not receive our highest standard of excellence by which we are known. This entire situation could have been avoided had we had his telephone number and address. We have instituted new procedures where all new orders are required to have multiple contact information. This has never happened to us before and we will strive to ensure that it does not happen again.

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diana285

05/24/2012

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Deborah Karchmer and Bella Bec...

Deborah Karchmer and Bella Becho are awesome! Her shop in the Heights has something for everyone. She has a great selection of themed photo albums and guest books…gorgeous and all stylishly handmade. They make them right at the shop. She has a beautiful wedding collection too. I was looking for a unique gift for a friend. I told Deborah what I wanted and she took the time to help me select an album and come up with really unique ways to personalize it.



I decided to go with a dedication page with scripture. I emailed her what I wanted and she was able to take my words, put it into a nice font on a page that was bound into the front of the album. It was easy to do! Reasonable prices for what you get. She got it ready on time. My friend just loved it!



I found Deborah to be knowledgeable, honest and fun to work with. She was upfront with us and I trust her creative judgment. Thanks!

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highlydisappointed83

05/03/2012

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Deborah Karchmer's communicati...

Deborah Karchmer's communication skills are horrible. She did not meet the deadlines we set and did not call or email a change to the original deadline. I would not recommend her to anyone wanting to get their dissertation or thesis bound. The price she original quoted changed and increased. She stated she was aware of the university’s guidelines, but she really wasn’t.

claimed iconBusiness Response05/11/2012

My name is Deborah Karchmer and at Bella Becho, we take pride in our reputation. Unfortunately, our company is the victim of a fake review. We believe this review was created by one of our competitors. This fake review has appeared on several websites under the name of Uri Randall and the same statements were posted to our Facebook page under another name. Customer relationships are very important to me. I founded the company in 2007 and over the years developed great relationships with many happy customers who regularly reorder products because of or product innovation and commitment to customer service. On our webpage at www.bellabecho.com, you can find a link at the bottom of the page under “Testimonials”. If you click on this link you will see compliments we received by email from real customers. Please read them and judge for yourself. I never spoke with “Uri Randall” at any time and we never did any business with “Uri Randall”. I went to Facebook and reviewed the Facebook photo page of Uri Randall and can confirm that I have never met with this person. I have searched my emails and never received any email from Uri Randall whatsoever. We are a full service book bindery and we know how to create a beautiful foil stamped thesis. The University of Houston recognizes us as having expertise and familiar with their thesis requirements for binding and engraving. See www.tech.uh.edu/information/graduate-applicants/thesis/format/. We can create a beautiful and professionally bound thesis or dissertation that meets the requirements for the following institutions: • Oxford University • Prairie View A&M University • Rice University • University of Houston • Texas Southern University If you ever have any questions about a product or service, I ask that you please come in to see me or give me a call.

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Services/Products
Full service boutique book bindery offering book binding, bible rebinding, bible repair, and restoration; dissertation and thesis binding, hard cover binding, creative graphic design and traditional commercial printing and bindery services. We also manufacture and design commemorative books, family bibles, custom books, marketing collateral, print collateral, corporate image products and personalized gifts. We turn functional to Fabulous!
Payment method
master card, amex, discover, visa, mastercard, all major credit cards, check, debit, paypal
Neighborhoods
Central Houston, Greater Heights, Northwest Houston, Spring Branch East
Amenities
When you select a beautiful Bella Becho album, guestbook or memory book, you have the option to add a special interior page that will appear as the first page when you open the cover. We call this first interior page our "Dedication Page". Here, you can add: Names Dates The title of your event Special sentiments Personal messages Scripture and more! Custom dedication pages are perfect for weddings, anniversaries, retirement parties and any special events! We have gorgeous fonts and letter colors to compliment the albums. If you want something else, let us know. We print and bind customer dedication pages "in house" at our bookbindery in Houston Texas and can easily and quickly fulfill virtually any typesetting request.Â
Languages
English, Spanish
Accreditation

WBEA

Categories
Bookbinders, Gift Shops, Printing Services, Printing Services-Commercial
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