The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of refilling printer cartridges.
Jun 10th, 2010 by admin
We are often asked if we sell ink to refill empty printer cartridges. The short answer is – NO we definitely don’t sell ink for refill purposes. This blog article briefly details why we have come to this decision:
Whilst many people are attracted to refilling cartridges, due to the perception of it being cheaper, we have found that it really is not worth the hassle. Yes it is possible to refill many of the cartridges in the marketplace but it is a messy, time consuming and tricky business. Of course many people have perfected the technique but even then we have had anxious calls from customers desperate to find ways to clean their expensive printers as a result of leaky refills.
Two of the main motivations for refilling your own ink cartridges are 1) to save money or 2) for recycling purchases to help protect the environment.
Our recommendation here at Ink Depot is to save money by finding a reliable on-line seller of ink cartridges. You will usually find on-line retailers can significantly reduce their prices as they do not have the high overheads of main street suppliers. Another way to save money is to buy compatible ink cartridges – these are just as good as genuine cartridges but at a much lower price. See our previous blog article What difference does it make? – buying Genuine or Compatible Ink Cartridges.
Saving the environment is something that we encourage. Organisations such as Planet Ark and Cartridge Rescue all have programs to recycle and reuse empty ink cartridges.
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