Are printer cartridge refills a good deal?

Question

Walgreens offers printer cartridge refills. It's $10 for black and $15 for color. They say they use only high quality inks. Is this true or is it better to just go have the empty ink cartridge recycled at Staples and buy a new cartridge?

Answer 1

If your printer isn't under warranty its ok, I've had bad experiences with refill cartridges leaking and destroying a printer so I will never use refilled cartridges. Plus they don't have a good of a quality of ink either regardless of their advertisements their ink is knowhere near the quality of the manufacturers.

Do not buy electronics, or ink from staples either their electronics don't last (handling issues from their warehouse to the sales floor are careless). I went through countless electronics from their stores and finally went to a different office supply store and purchased the same piece of equipment and haven't had a single issue with it. Their ink is cheap and smears easily.

Answer 2

Unless it comes with both a money back guarantee and free service of your printer if it leaks (which it won;t) do not buy refilled cartridges unless your printer is so old that you cannot get new ones (then a new printer would be an idea).

Answer 3

I tried one on my printer the black worked fine, but the color ones were a different shade and the prints looked kind of weird.

Answer 4

Well if you do it yourself, its usually messy, even if they say its not on the box. If cost is an issue (as it is for me) take it down to the store, or mail it in, for the professional to refill it. It cost a little more but definitely worth it.

Answer 5

Six of one or half a dozen of the other. You should try both approaches to solving the problem and see which works the best for your particular situation.