Ink & Toner Money Saving Resource Room
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| Resource | Return Policy | Shipping | Notes | HP 4050 Laser Toner 27x |
HP 3380 AIO Toner 15a |
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| ASAP Inks | 100% Guarantee | Free | BBB Rating A+ | $54.87 | ←remanufactured→ | $39.87 |
| Carrot Ink |
100% Guarantee | Free over $45 | $79.95 | ←compatible→ | $54.95 | |
| OfficeMax | within 90 Days | $143.99 | ←oem→ | |||
| Staples | 100% Guarantee | $143.99 | ←oem→ | $71.99 | ||
| Sam's | within 90 Days | n/a | ←oem→ | $61.83 | ||
| Toner Refill Yourself | 100% Guarantee | Free over $100 | $15.49*¹ | $5.99*² | ||
| *The Hole Maker Tool ($6.79) and Refill Kit are needed for your first refill. ¹ This is toner only-cost is bulk purchase of 4 (500gram) bottles ($61.95/4=$15.49). ² This is toner only-cost is bulk purchase of 4 (150gram) bottles ($23.95/4=$5.99). |
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Manufacturers have created a price war, and YOU can benefit …
In fierce competition for the consumer printer market, many brand new color inkjet printers are now selling for below the $50 price level. These are quality printers by HP, Lexmark, Canon and others with very high print quality.
Their printers are cheap, but they sure use a lot of ink! Their goal is to get you to commit to their machine and then sell you expensive supplies for that machine. Manufacturers generally charge about $30-40 dollars for a new inkjet cartridge and $90-250 dollars or more for a new laser toner cartridge. This is where they make their REAL money.
An opportunity is created!
The manufacturers have created an opportunity for the Remanufactured & Compatible inkjet and toner industry. Now, people have the option of purchasing a brand new Compatible or Remanufactured cartridge at a drastic savings.
Compatible cartridges are new cartridges, but are simply a generic version of the original, made by a different manufacturer.
Empty cartridges with printheads can be remanufactured (recycled, cleaned, filled, tested & resold) and the costs associated with this process are relatively low. In fact. MUCH lower than a new cartridge for 2 simple reasons.
- First, the cartridge body (with electronics) does not have to be manufactured again -¬just cleaned, refilled and tested.
- Second, an inkjet remanufacturer does not have to overcharge to recoup the cheap price of the printer (loss-leader).