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Home > Smart Spending > Archives > 2009 > February > 12 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USDon’t toss that empty printer cartridge; re-fill ‘er up
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If my inkjet printer were a car, it would be a gas-gulping hot rod. It chugalugs so much ink that I’m often running on empty.
For years, I replaced tapped-out cartridges with pricey new ones, unaware that the oldies could be refilled. Then a place called Cartridge World opened near my supermarket, and it has saved me beaucoup bucks since.
The other day, I reloaded my yellow and magenta for $6.99 apiece. A retail store that sells comparable new cartridges would charge me $5 more per.
Have you shopped at one of the 35 Cartridge World outlets in Georgia, most in metro Atlanta? How about another refill-‘er-up inkjet business?
Re-used cartridges also can be shipped to you by companies such as Atlanta Inkjet.
There is a recycling benefit to replenishing cartridges too. Not continuously tossing them out lightens your your trash load.
Have you encountered any problems with refills?
My only gripe: The ink in one cartridge recently leaked onto my hands. (I am typing these words with magenta-ish fingertips.)
Still, I’ll keep using these cartridges until they disintegrate. (According to Cartridge World, the black containers are good for up to eight uses, others more than 20.)
Refillable printer cartridges: an ink-credible concept, eh?
Comments
By tyger
March 29, 2009 9:42 AM | Link to this
Any others beside Cartridge World?