"Expensive" Pantone colours?

[monq]

Emtri - thanks for your feedback. I am printing as much as I can from Gordo's blog; my only problem (other than not being the fastest or cleverer guy out there...) is that I seem to be trying to grasp complex concepts without a solid foundation.

I have just purchased a book recommended to me to understand the whole printing process more in depth - and I guess this should put me a bit more in context with the overall printing side of things. I might try to be doing too much (in the end of the day - my job has nothing to do with the conversion of final artwork to reality) BUT somehow - I prefer to know the constraints at the suppliers side to make the correct decisions instead of expecting that the suppliers will find their way forward... cheers!