Freebieville Save Money in 2011 Series: Discount Printer Ink Resource Saves $500 a Year

Jan. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Freebieville Save Money in 2011 Series:  Discount Printer Ink Saves $500 a Year


For consumers looking to reduce their expenses, Freebieville offers a series on budget friendly, easy ways to save money on household and small business expenses.

This installment of the series is how to save money with printer ink.  Printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids around. Where else would one pay $20 to $30 for a teaspoon or two of liquid? And about a teaspoon or two is all you get with most print cartridges. Most printers project a certain amount of pages can be printed per ink cartridge – but that is based on about 5% ink coverage per page – printing photos or graphics will use ink cartridges much faster.  This expense is one that can be reduced.  By using the tips in this article, the team at Freebieville saved more than $500 a year on printer ink.  See this installment of the Freebieville Save Money in 2011 Series at http://www.freebieville.com/blog/save_money_2011_series/save-money-2011-series-discount-printer-ink-saves-500/

Several companies offer ink refill services, such as Costco and Walgreens, but not for all models of printers or laser toners.  Some companies such as Office Max buy empty ink cartridges back and give a coupon in exchange for the empty.  Printer Ink very rarely goes on sale.

Many companies offer “generic” or compatible links that work in printers.  At one time, printer manufacturers stated that to use a generic ink would nullify the printer warranty, but that is no longer the case. However, care still needs to be shown to get a quality ink that does not leak and produces quality print jobs.  One of the most reliable online services for generic inks that fit brand name printers is 101inks.com.

101Inks has print cartridges for many printer brand names including: HP (Hewlett Packard), Epson, Canon, Compaq, Xerox, Apple, Kodak, Dell, Brother, Lexmark,  Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Okidata, Konica-Minolta, Pitney Bowes, and discount inks for hard to find printers like DEC DECLASER 3500, DEC LN 14, GCC TECH Elite 600 ET, Star Micronics LS 5 TT, DEC DECLASER 3500 M, GCC TECH Elite 600, Star Micronics LS 5, WinPrinter 1000,  DEC DECLASER 3500 N, and Star Micronics LS 5 EX  

Sizable savings can be had with discount printer ink for both desktop inkjet, all in one printers, and laser printers. For example, 101Inks has a generic ink Combo Pack of Total 10 Cartridges - compatible replacement ink cartridge for Brother LC-51 B/C/M/Y. Includes (4) PB 51 black, (2) PB 51 cyan, (2) PB 51 magenta, (2) PB 51 yellow, comparable cost in brand name ink of $169 for $35, saving the consumer  $133.96 which is  79% off.  101Inks has single printer ink cartridges and printer ink combo packs at up to 85% off the price a consumer would pay for brand name ink.

Another example is the Hewlett Packard HP 14 Black ink used in many HP 4 in 1 printers retails for $29.99, but sells for $10.99 at 101Inks.com. This is a nice savings on a printer ink that is not refillable at many of the chain refill services and is an ink that rarely is discounted or goes on sale.  It is even cheaper in the double pack of two blacks or a black and color ink.

Read step by step instructions on how to locate quality compatible and generic inks and how to cut down on unnecessary ink usage without sacrificing quality at:  http://www.freebieville.com/blog/save_money_2011_series/s...


101Inks has free shipping on $55 orders and several discount coupons for 10% off, 15% off, or free shipping. Find 101Ink coupon codes and more details at http://www.freebieville.com/blog

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