One of the most common telemarketing calls I get at work is people wanting to sell us generic or off-brand ink for our inkjet printer. Granted, a Canon replacement printer cartridge is not cheap. Unfortunately, what I've found on the few occasions I've humored these callers is that their ink really isn't any cheaper. Add to that the fact that many of these companies have minimum order requirements, and that ink has a limited shelf life and we just don't use our inkjet all that much, and it really doesn't make any economic sense for us to buy these generics. We're far better off continuing to buy our cartridges one set at a time from our office supply chain of choice. Never mind the fact that I have some strong opinions on the quality of generic inks and what they do to your printer.
Nonetheless, I came across this site, InkjetDeals, which, even though their main purpose is to link to several online stores which sell generic or re-manufactured ink cartridges, also has some useful information on conserving printer ink and troubleshooting inkjet printers. And since we're all trying to save money any way we can right now, I thought the tips were worth passing on. And hey, maybe you don't have such strong opinions as I do on generic inks, and maybe, just maybe, the generic ink for your printer actually is cheaper than the brand name.
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