ink refill

Philippines
June 21, 2007 3:06am CST
have you had your printer's ink cartridge refilled? do you buy brand new cartridges or have them refilled instead?
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8 responses
• Pakistan
23 Jun 07
Sometimes i go for refill if its only black but i have to refill a color cartridge then i will prefer to buy new one because refill is not that much good.
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@surveygrrl (1270)
• United States
31 Jul 07
I have refilled my ink cartridge myself. I made a complete mess of my hand and it was dyed for a few days. It also didn't last as long. I don't think it was worth all the trouble especially having to do it more often. I waste more paper that way. This last time I just bought the refills. They do have places to recycle them. I took a picture of my hand and I cant seem to find it. It was a mess.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Oct 07
My husband, who builds subway trains for a living, says the same thing. It's a serious mess. And he is really good at doing a lot of things, but that resulted the same way as yours did. Yes, there are ways to recycle them and that may make more sense.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
16 Jul 07
For laser printer, I get the refill, because the new catridge is expensive. For dot matrix, I buy the branded catridge, because refilled ones cannot give good quality print.
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• United States
5 Jul 07
I always buy new ones from Staples as they give you a refund of $3.00 for each old cartridge you bring in.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
21 Jun 07
I have a small photoprinter so it is a waste of time to have it refilled. I usually buy the name brand or the equivalent. When I had my larger printer, I had the cartridges refilled as it was much cheaper.
@fracktion (154)
• Philippines
22 Oct 07
I own an ink refilling business so basically I refill and I would encourage you guys to do the same. Some say it destroyed their printers but it really depends on how you refill your ink cartridge. If you try to refill it yourself, just dont put too much ink because you will end up loosing your cartridge as well since the colors might mix. Purchasing a new ink cartridge costs a lot and I would suggest you purchase remanufactured ones since its almost the same as the brand new and its cheaper.
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
25 Oct 07
I have bought the do it yourself ink refill kits. They aren't too terribly difficult to use, but sometimes you can make quite the mess. I have had some success with them, but sometimes if the ink cartridge has been dry for some time, it won't work and I have to buy a new cartridge.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I send mine for recycling. There is a free mailing envelope and you can send them out to be recycled. Not sure what the recycling center does with them, but they must do something because postage isn't cheap. Reminds me, I have some to send out tomorrow. Thanks for the reminder. Take care
• Philippines
25 Oct 07
its good that there are services like that in your place...