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Re: [OM] Has anyone figured out how to defeat the ink price monster?

Subject: Re: [OM] Has anyone figured out how to defeat the ink price monster?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:57:51 -0400
I haven't forgotten the website but if you have ink advertisers on 
Zone-10 you keep them well hidden.

Chuck Norcutt


On 3/19/2011 1:49 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> Chuck, you aren't going to like my answer but here goes.
>
> 1. HP printers usually cost more for care and feeding than Canon and Epson.
> 2. You can order HP inks at a discount through one of my ink
> advertisizers on zone-10
> 3. You can orer 3rd part inks at a MASSIVE discount through one of my
> ink advertisers on zone-10.
>
> In case you've forgotten the website:
>
> www.zone-10.com
>
> :)
>
> On a serious note, I do the same as you and farm out almost all of my
> printing to Millers. But I do have a Canon printer that drinks ink
> like a sailor on shoreleave. So I buy bulk inks and refill my own
> cartridges. Doing it this way saves me about 90% on ink costs. My
> paper of choice remains the Ilfords with encapsulation technology. The
> surface swells to absorb the ink and then when it dries it seals the
> inks inside. No outgassing, and almost no UV fading inspite of my
> really mean testing.
>
> AG
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