Printer Ink

[Frugalmommy :)]

I found an excellent deal. Refurbished printer ink cartridges. They are used ink cartridges that are refilled with ink instead of thrown away. We bought these a couple months ago and they work fantastic thus far. Normally, ink for our printer is over $50 for both the black and color ink together. We got them for $12.14. Went through amazon, sold by "print outlets", free shipping if you buy over $25 total from amazon. We are for sure going to buy our ink from here from now on.

[lorraineb]

They will do this a Costco for many ink cartridges while you shop.

[cwg9409]

This is a great idea that I've never even thought of. Thanks!

[Frugalmommy :)]

It's too bad cosco isn't near us. I hear about so many great deals there!

[GrimJack]

There is a kiosk in the Northgate Mall (here in Seattle) that sells ink that way - or there was one there that last time I went. Walgreens's larger pharmacies have re-inking machines - you bring in your empty cartridge and they refill it for you.

[Baby_nurse]

In Georgia, we have Cartridge World that does the same thing. So far, we have been very pleased with the quality.

[disneysteve]

I'm always hesitant to try this. I think for regular everyday printing like text it would be fine but I worry that color printing, especially photos, the ink wouldn't be comparable. What has everyone's experience been?

[creditcardfree]

I have printed pictures with 'refurbished' ink refills with no problem. I do currently have a color ink cartridge that keeps giving me errors. It will work some of the time, but not consistently. That is frustrating. Otherwise, I've purchased numerous refurbished ink cartridges from different sources with no issues.

[Baby_nurse]

I'm always hesitant to try this. I think for regular everyday printing like text it would be fine but I worry that color printing, especially photos, the ink wouldn't be comparable. What has everyone's experience been?

I've never had any problem with printing photos with refurbished cartridges. That being said, some places have better quality ink than others. Cartridge world and Costco work great for me, CVS and Staples, not so much.

I have an HP printer and have found the savings to be substantial.

[Frugalmommy :)]

I have also printed out color pictures with the refilled ink. No problems at all thus far.

[AsiaTraveler]

We have had issues with using the refilled cartridges from Cartridge World. Had two or three bad ones in a row and gave up. (For an Epson Stylus)

However, we have had success using the cheap ones from Amazon. At $8-12 for a set of six to seven, it would be crazy NOT to try it. Our last batch- we had issues with one fitting, but just had to snap off an extra plastic piece. Another didn't print properly, but complained on Amazon and was promptly credited for it (even though it had been close to a year since ordering!). Granted, the credit was small, but everything helps!

[moneysma]

I have a Lexmark printer that uses black ink that costs $5. If it wasn't for that I would certainly look into cheaper alternatives to the $50 cartridges.

[gabby169kitty]

Check out refillbay.com they have top notch refill kits. For $15 you can get a kit that will fill the xl cartridges more than 5 times. It's a similar price for color kits to. I've used other kits before and the ones from refillbay.com are the best I've used. Plus there are always coupon codes available, usually for 15% off.

[Spiffster]

If you want to save money in the long run, buy a color or B&W laser printer. The toner lasts WAY longer than crappy ink cartridges that dry out and / or clog regularly. I would suggest Dells relatively new line of LED printers. Photos look great, text prints are excellent, and they print pages at a time as opposed to line by line. Pretty much better in every way IMO.

[Augustine]

If you want to save money in the long run, buy a color or B&W laser printer. The toner lasts WAY longer than crappy ink cartridges that dry out and / or clog regularly.

I agree entirely! I threw out my HP DeskJet a couple of months ago because of this and now with my new LaserJet, I don't have to worry about cleaning the cartridges and printing on a regular basis to prevent them from drying.