[RIGHT IN SEATTLE]

Anyone have a reasonable source on the net, or in the Las Vegas area?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Always buy a printer like the one they have where you work. ;-)

[US_MilitaryRules]

Costco

[Paul Atreides]

I have always used Canon printers. The ink is about $12 per cartridge.

[jjhunsecker]

Try this place:

http://www.carrotink.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DoorwayView?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&offerId=8&affiliateId=NYTQ2T

[Sacajaweau]

I don't buy the cartidges at all any more. I buy the ink and refill them at a cost of about $3-$4 per refill. The last time out, I bought a 16 oz bottle (I have the refilling syringe etc already.)

Do a search on ebay..there are many merchants selling this stuff. It may take a couple trys to find out which ink you like best and get the knack of it but it sure is a moneysaver!!

Once you find a vendor you like, a simple phone call to them should suffice.

Sac

[Faith]

Sam's Club works for me.

[A CA Guy]

Use originals. The cheaper ones tend to dry up ver quick.

[watcher1]

http://www6.tomshardware.com/consumer/01q4/011212/inkjet-33.html
Read this before you do anything
You may want to throw your old printer out

[strela]

The OfficeMax near me carries generic HP cartridges. About half the cost of the HP-branded cartridges. They've got a web site.

I've tried the refill kits in the past but only succeeded in making the biggest mess you've ever seen. Others have had good luck with them, but my advice is to stay away from them.

[BansheeBill]

Search ebay. Before you bid check the sellers feedback and email them to ask if they are genuine factory cartridges and ask what the expiration date on the box is. I have bought cartridges for about 1/5th of the COSTO price from ebay sellers who bought cases of cartridges at the bancruptcy auctions of some of the high tech "dot.bomb" companies, and then put the individual ones on auction. By the way, when you email the sellers, give your adress and ask for the total shipping charge so you don't get "surprised" by a high "handling" fee.

[kstewskis]

refill 'em. But aim carefully or you'll have a huge mess on your hands ;)

[Texas Mom]

SAMS.. No place can beat their prices. If you don't have a SAMS. Try Wal Mart.

[Wright is right!]

One of the biggest scams the printer manufacturers perpetrate is making their printers consume color ink even if the printer is in black-and-white mode. During the work week, I print nothing BUT B&W, yet the ink level in the color cartridge goes down along with the black ink cart. This despite every single setting in software being in B&W mode. (this is the third Epson printer I've had, and they all exhibit this behavior) The printer is simply making black ink by mixing already-black ink with equal parts of ink from all the wells in the color cartridge. This guarantees that you will continue to waste money on color ink, even though you may be printing only B&W documents.

Michael

[UB355]

I bought a refill kit at filljet.com

[Peter Libra]

This may seem elementary but I bought a kit. It advised to wash hands right away if stained. No way, soap or cold/hot water removed it- spouse told me, use household bleach. It worked fine. Jury is still out though on the kit- $48 Canadian as against $99 for the pair- colour and black. Another tip- if one injects and one is a little butter fingered (I am), do not load with 7cc of liquid. Try only a minimal amount- say 3cc first. Good luck. Oh, seems to be working ok, but still have my druthers.

[OrangeDaisy]

Use mysimon.com or a similar comparison engine to find the best price including s&h. It will usually show you both the cartridges and the refill kits. Just type in the cartridge number and voilà.