| The "sticker shock" that a consumer can get | | | | Tape |
| when buying a new set of inks for a computer | | | | Obviously, ink cartridge manufacturers are not all |
| printer can easily send them over the edge. With | | | | that interested in providing ink cartridge refilling |
| an eye toward economy and ecology consumers | | | | instructions so the process is a learn from others |
| are finding that refills may be the way to solve | | | | sort of thing. One item that pops up in this regard |
| issues they have with ink cartridge pricing and | | | | is the use of tape over the fill hole. Have some |
| disposability. | | | | good quality tape for this aspect of the process. |
| Refills | | | | Also, you may need to use a few layers to make |
| As consumers quietly grumbled about the prices | | | | the seal. If there is a message, or several |
| of printer ink other manufacturers, of all kinds, | | | | messages for that matter, after you have refilled |
| began coming up with ways to refill an ink | | | | and sealed, saying "can't find printer" there may |
| cartridge. Refill kits have become a hot | | | | be an air hole where the tape is located. This |
| commodity with a certain "wink, wink" toward the | | | | means...start over and tape again. |
| patent lawyers. Individuals have also taken up the | | | | Happy and sad |
| cause by performing plastic surgery on ink | | | | While the ink cartridge manufacturers are sad |
| cartridges resembling Botox injections. | | | | that others are finding ways to refill their |
| Plenty of newspaper | | | | cartridges (manufacturers indicate that the |
| Whether a consumer is refilling hp ink cartridge or | | | | nozzles are not engineered for multiple use and |
| refilling canon ink cartridge the process is, for the | | | | Consumer Reports indicates color refill prints are |
| most part, the same. Refill kits will get you half | | | | only ok while black is good when refilling) others |
| way home but you will need to provide quite a bit | | | | are warily excited. Research is beginning to show |
| of newspaper for covering anything you value. | | | | that consumers would pay to have somebody |
| You will also need cloths that can be wasted | | | | else refill their cartridges if the price were around |
| rather then washed. | | | | half the originals cost. |
| Help boards are helpful | | | | Walgreens has been looking into this process for |
| The difference that may be found when refilling | | | | about 1,500 of its stores. It feels there may have |
| hp ink cartridge and refilling canon ink cartridge is | | | | room for refilling hp ink cartridge and refilling canon |
| the location of the fill hole. On some canon | | | | ink cartridge. The 10-15 minute process is |
| cartridges the fill hole may be on the side or on | | | | relatively inexpensive and may be a somewhat |
| the top of the cartridge. From the help boards it | | | | palatable compromise with original cartridge |
| appears that either one will work ok. The idea is | | | | manufacturers. The manufacturers, however, |
| to refill the reservoir or sponge with just enough | | | | would need to convince consumers that refilling is |
| ink so that there is no air within the cartridge | | | | only wise for a certain number of refills before |
| when the process is completed. | | | | they need a completely new cartridge. |