| Not surprisingly, since there are many other | | | | principle is simple. You are asked to pierce holes |
| people out there like you, you have gotten very | | | | located on the cartridge, insert a needle that tops |
| tired of paying huge sums of money for simple | | | | the bottle of ink into the holes and slowly fill. Once |
| HP ink cartridges. Perhaps you have been putting | | | | the cartridge is filled, as long as it is not |
| off the dreaded ink cartridge shopping trip for as | | | | overflowing, the holes can be re-sealed using |
| long as possible while your printer keeps warning | | | | covers (they sometimes come with refill kits) or |
| you of that "empty cartridge", but there's no | | | | just some tape. Then you can put the cartridge |
| reason to fear anymore. Even though it might not | | | | back into the printer. |
| seem like it, there are ways to reduce how much | | | | If you still find that the cost of HP ink cartridges |
| an HP ink cartridge costs you. | | | | are too much to bear, and you don't want to |
| The most natural option for many is to keep | | | | mess around with filling your own cartridges, then |
| using official HP ink cartridges because they | | | | you might consider re-manufactured ink, or an |
| already trust the brand, but to shop around for a | | | | alternative. There are some great third party |
| better price instead of buying at the closest or | | | | brands that make cartridges that are designed to |
| most convenient store. Just as any other product, | | | | work with many HP models. One way to find |
| prices can change based on the supplier. Google | | | | such things is to search for a term like "HP 97 |
| Products is one of the best places to start your | | | | compatible" in a price comparison site, possibly |
| hunt for the best price. This URL, like many | | | | one like the one that we talked about earlier. It's a |
| others, has made the work a lot easier for you. It | | | | similar story for remanufactured ink. A |
| will display a list of suppliers and vendors along | | | | remanufacturing company will take original |
| with their prices, and even offer sorting options, | | | | cartridges and clean them, then replace any parts |
| based on what you enter into the search query. | | | | in it that aren't working quite right. Then they'll |
| Although this may save you a little, more savings | | | | refill them and sell them for much less than brand |
| could be achieved if you consider buying in bulk at | | | | new cartridges. |
| stores like Sam's Club. When you buy in bulk, the | | | | Another option to consider, though it is likely less |
| costs incurred by the manufacturer are less and a | | | | ideal, is to simply buy a new printer. Printer prices |
| portion of those savings are often passed on to | | | | have dropped a lot recently, a trend not shared |
| you. | | | | by quality levels, which seem to continuously |
| Another way to save money on HP ink cartridges | | | | improve. Since there are companies out there |
| is by buying refill kits. Refill kits can be bought | | | | that sell ink cartridges at much more reasonable |
| online or in select ink supply stores. Refill kits can | | | | prices, one of those company's products could be |
| vary both in the price and in the amount of it | | | | more desirable for you. |
| comes with. As such, some thoughtful price | | | | Whether you stay fully faithful to the HP brand, |
| comparison is recommended. If you like the idea | | | | completely turn your back, or make a partial |
| of buying online, you can search for the cartridge | | | | compromise, you no longer need to cut the |
| number plus the term "ink refill kit", so "HP 93 ink | | | | grocery budget, cut your reports short, or |
| refill kit". These kits are generally accompanied by | | | | secretly print your personal documents at work. |
| an instruction manual, or "how-to" guides and | | | | HP ink cartridges can be within reach of your |
| instructional videos can be found online. The basic | | | | budget. |