BUYING PRINTER INK

If you own a computer, you probably also have a printer. What you type on the screen remains in your computer. If you want your output, you will have to print it. Printers require ink and lots of it. Buying a new print cartridge can be an expensive proposition, especially if you own a Lexmark printer, like I do. Some printers today are themselves a disposable item. These printers are the same price as buying a new printer cartridge.

It dawned on someone one day that printer cartridges could be reused. All you had to do was refill the cartridge with ink. This has brought down the price of buying printer ink. Some stores have places where you can refill your cartridges yourself. I have never used these myself. I can just imagine getting ink all over my fingers. I would prefer to have this service performed by someone else. Isn’t the division of labor a great thing? Let someone else get their fingers inky.

I take my empty cartridges to Cartridge World, which I believe is a franchise. I thought I saw on their sign that the name was trademarked. They refill my printer cartridge for about half the price of buying a cartridge retail. This is the way that the frugal operate. Why pay retail when you do not have to? I do not understand why anyone would pay retail when there is Cartridge World.

In my local area, there is a coupon book that contains a $2 off coupon for a refill at Cartridge World. The other day, when I went to refill my cartridge, I did not have a coupon with me, so I thought I was going to have to pay their full price. While I was waiting, I saw a coupon book on their reading table. I began to look through it and found the Cartridge World coupon. I tore it out and used it in making my purchase, thereby saving the extra $2.

If you have a cartridge refill store in your town, you will save money on ink by visiting them and inquire whether they have a coupon that will save you more money. It pays to be vigilant on every item that you purchase.