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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: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:50:36 -0500
Rotating banners, Chuck. Bottom of page. I move them around once in a while.

On Sunday, March 20, 2011, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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