Meh

So the cartamundi quote came in and as I suspected, the confusing quote was hiding the total amount. They've come in at just under £3 per deck which is slightly better than before but still isn't rocking my world.
I'm still waiting to hear back from ludofact (in germany) who seem to be a major player and well used by gamers so hopefully they'll be competitive.
My only other options are the place in India which I'm reluctant to go with just because of geography or JKLM games who I'm reluctant to go with since they aren't an actual printer which means they're basically passing the work onto someone else and (presumably) taking a cut. Nevertheless they are the cheapest European quote so far.
I've amended the cards as per my specialist consultation and I'm hoping to play a game with Inky and Cathy tonight which will give me an idea of what a gamer and a non-gamer think of it so far.