Save Money on Printer Ink

If you're looking for a replacement ink jet cartridge your probably realized that the "name" or "national" brand cartridges are pretty darn expensive. If you need an ink cartridge that will give you a quality result, you may be hard pressed to find one cheap.

While some people don't necessarily care about how their prints look and can buy just about any dime-a-dozen 3rd party cartridge, if you're like me and want prints that look as good as what you would get with an original cartridge, you have to be more picky. When choosing a cartridge to buy, you'll discover that the highest prices doesn't always mean the best results. There are many great solutions for ink that get you the same results as the name brand.

The most popular ways right now to save money on ink is by refilling the cartridge yourself. You don't have to go to the store and buy HP brand of cartridges at price you can't afford. Ink refill kits are cheap and can be ordered from the internet. Most printer ink refill kits will cost about the same price as a new set of cartridges. The main advantage to buying a kit, however, is you get a lot of refills out of just one kit.

There are number of pros and cons when it comes to refilling your ink yourself. The money you save by having your ink refilled at home is the number one advantage. With refills you can save over 50% to 70% off the original cost of a cartridge. But besides saving tons of money, refilling doesn't have many pros. Ink refilling can be a very messy, risky, and time consuming process. You can end up getting ink permanently on your clothes. Quite a few people ended up permanently wrecking their printer because of leaky ink refills. Also, ink is very messy and can stain your clothes and hands very easily. Finally, some printers use electronic chips inside the ink cartridges and if you try to refill one of those types of ink, your printer will not accept it when the cartridge is reinserted.

Whether you're looking for Brother, Canon, Epson, or even HP compatible ink cartridges there tons of refurbished or refilled cartridges you can buy in the store or online. If you're like me and don't want to deal with the hassle of ink refills, go with re-manufactured cartridges instead. They're much more likely to work in your printer and also produce higher quality print results.

Locally, you can find a number of stores that sell both ink refills as well as their own brand of ink cartridges. OfficeMax is one those local superstores that has the ability to refill your cartridge in-store. They also have OfficeMax brand ink cartridges that you can buy if you want something a bit more quality for photos or marketing jobs. If you're not in a giant hurry to get the ink for your printer, you can shop online for the best deals and the cheapest ink cartridges. There are an almost unlimited number of sites that sell quality ink cartridges for cheapest prices. On the internet, you can save about 60% with off-brand cartridges.