One of the things I miss the most about not working is the access to office equipment. I predicted it would be true, and it is. I loved my copier. I loved scanning things with ease, including long documents or cards for digital scrapbooking. I miss printing. I miss the endless supply of toner/ink/post it notes that arrived to fill my every whim.
Paying for ink blows. I think we all agree, it's a big expense that gets put off until you end up in an emergency and you have no choice.
I thought I'd be a little proactive and try out ink refills now that Costco is offering them through their 1 hour photo. I had done some research online and found a few people that had trouble with their printer recognizing the refilled cartridges, but decided it was worth the gamble.
WRONG DECISION.
I really wish I had only refilled one cartridge to try it out, but no, I refilled an XL black and all 3 color cartridges at once. The color ones were out out out, so I loaded them right back up and was pleased that there was no recognition problem. I printed a poster just fine and did a little celebratory dance at my success.
And then I tried to print another poster. And the colored ink got fainter, and fainter, and eventually stopped.
They don't work.
Dammit.
I have yet to try the black ink, but for sure the colored ones were not worth the gamble. Even if they had worked it was only a few dollars savings per cartridge over new, definitely not worth the hassle. The black was a bigger savings, but I am doubtful it will work any better - though I'll try to remember to update when I try it out.
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