Money Saving Advice on Printer Ink Cartridges
by Admin on Feb.08, 2010, under Uncategorized
People often ask the question ‘How can we save money when shopping for printer ink cartridges?’. Take a close look at our answers and save money on printer ink from now on.
Original ink costs quite a lot of money, because this is where the printer manufacturers make their money because the printer ink business is a high converting and repeat custom business.
Have a think about purchasing compatible compatible ink cartridges. Compatible cartridges are much, much cheaper than the originals because they are not branded by your printer make and are generally also sold in bulk.
When you purchase your printer please make sure that each colour cartridge has its very own ink tank. Many of the older models had the colours bundled together into 1 cartridge, but in this day and age you find that most new printers have more than 1 colour ink tank, which are black, cyan, magenta and yellow, with other printers also allowing for light cyan and light magenta for better colour printing quality. Having a printer of this type allows you to change just the colour that has emptied and not the whole cartridge that contains 3 seperate tanks, so you are not throwing away excess ink.
Double check the capacity of the printer cartridge. This is mostly a small detail that people forget when it comes to buying printer ink. Some manufacturers may only fill about 75% of the cartridge and state on their advert that the cartridge contains X amount of ink in mililitres. Then they can advertise their products for less money.
An industry that has been rapidly growing is the cartridge recycling industry, although many of them only accept certain types of ink cartridge. Thousands and thousands of people either chuck away their compatible cartridges or store them away somewhere at home so they wont be seen again in months. Many manufacturers are now asking customers to return old, empty cartridges in order for them to get money off their next order by means of a personal voucher code.
Buy more than 1. Many printer ink companies manufacture their cartridges in bulk packs, inserting all of the ink cartridges for your model printer into the same packing, which will help save on postage costs, so buying in bulk can again save you more money.
The internet is by far the best place to pick up a bargain, but only if you find the right printer ink manufacturer that you are happy with, as this makes it easier to purchase your printer ink.
