subject: How to Fight Back Against the High Cost of Ink Cartridges [print this page] Like millions of other inkjet printer users you've probably found the black hole that's otherwise known as "buying ink cartridges". I call it a black hole because unless you take the appropriate steps, it the cost of replacing your inkjet cartridges can suck the money out of your wallet faster than a shooting star.If you ever asked yourself why inkjet printers are so affordable it wouldn't surprise you to know that the sale of replacement cartridges are huge moneymakers for the original manufacturer of the printers. Many inkjet printer companies even sell their printers below cost because they believe that you will feel that you have to buy replacement cartridges from them.They think they've got you in a Catch 22. They believe they have you between a rock and a hard place. But, you know what? They're wrong. You can fight back. There are a number of ways that you can beat the printer companies at their own game. Let's see what some of them are.Buy Ink Cartridges OnlineYou can find a lot of websites that offer refilled and compatible ink cartridges for sale at much lower prices than original equipment manufacturer cartridges. These companies professionally recondition and refill inkjet cartridges.Companies that recycle ink cartridges usually use specialized equipment in order to guarantee the highest quality possible. Aside from customer satisfaction, it makes good business sense to offer the highest quality products because then the companies will have not as many requests for refunds and will have to replace fewer malfunctioning cartridges.When you buy online, aside from saving money on the cartridges themselves you will save the time and energy it would take to get to the store. That's because your cartridges are shipped right to your front door.Some people hesitate to buy refilled cartridges because the printer manufacturer has led them to believe that using remanufactured cartridges will void the warranty. In actuality when printer manufacturers warn their customers against the possibility of poor yield or inferior quality ink they are usually just trying to keep the them locked in to buying their own product.If you are worried about your warranty being voided because you use anything other than the printer company's cartridges you should log onto Wikipedia and read about the Manuson-Moss Warranty Act. That law states, "No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name".
How to Fight Back Against the High Cost of Ink Cartridges
