I rarely purchase ink, because my thoughts about ink have never changed since the first time I…read morepurchased it: It's expensive, and I should just use someone else's printer. ;)
So when I found myself needing to purchase ink (egads!), I was sort of frustrated. How can I get a good deal on ink?
I've heard of "ink refill" but I figured it was.. Complicated. Or not easily accessible. Or just not worth my time.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Enter Rapid Refill. Once I did a quick search to find a place that "refills" cartridges, I realized that Rapid Refill was a mere 5 minutes away from my apartment.
Hmm.. No prices listed online. That's a hindrance for me, because I have to carry a baby around with me everywhere I go, so if it's going to be a no-go, I'd rather not leave my house. But it's conveniently located next to a coffee shop, a convenience store.. You name it. So I drove over just to chance it. I didn't need to do that, but I'll get to that later.
The gentleman who helped me was EXTREMELY friendly. Have I ever been here before? Nope. What do I know about ink refills? Nada, zip, zilch. What kind of cartridges do I have? These ones, I said, as I threw a bag full of empties on the counter.
He had them in stock, rang them up.. And there we have it. I'm a believer! The total cost came to about $30 less than what I had priced out from a big box store.
OK, so I work in an office. I'm always trying to save my boss some money. I asked him if he carried toner, and for how much. It depends, of course, on the model of the printer, and I had absolutely none of that information available.
Remember what I said about not needing to go in to get a price? They've got this handy online form, where you just enter in the make/model of your printer, or what model of toner you're looking for, and they'll get back to you with a price. The thing is, I never believe companies check their website emails like that. That's why I never used it. So after my experience IN STORE, I figured they seem on top of their game, and once I was back at my office, I sent a submission via their website.
He called within 10 minutes. (They were open)
He says they do free delivery over a certain dollar amount.
Needless to say, I'll be ordering from them in the future, and I'll be recommending anyone who owns a printer that I used up valuable printer time to go there as well.
Savings of roughly 25-35% depending on what you're ordering. Friendly, diligent, the whole package. Stop over paying. Start using these folks.
Happy Printing!
