| As a small business owner, operating in this economic | | | | cartridges, is the space-saving issue of the landfills. It is |
| climate, you should be watching your office expenses | | | | totally unecessary to get one use out of a cartridge. It |
| more carefully if you're not already. One big way is | | | | can go several cycles. There are other things that |
| your toner orders. Perhaps you either buy from your | | | | need to be changed more often, such as the drum, but |
| local superstore or your office equipment vendor. In | | | | not so for the big plastic cartridge. If you're weary of |
| both cases, you're probably not buying | | | | the quality (and there are failures), did you know that |
| Remanufactured. Why not? Most remanufacturers will | | | | new ones also fail on occasion? |
| save you between 25% and 50% off new OEM | | | | My opinion is that if the remanufacturer does the |
| prices. Isn't that worth a try? | | | | process properly (and you will only know this by trying |
| Although the cartridges will only be as good as the | | | | them) then you will appreciate the savings. Many local |
| techs doing them and whether the owner/operators | | | | companies will pick up and deliver them back as well. |
| cut corners or not, most remanufacturers if they want | | | | Just be careful of the franchises. Chances are they |
| repeat business will do it right. What I suggest is during | | | | might not have the best people doing them or they're |
| your first try-out, ask for terms, don't pay COD - | | | | just not experienced...and their prices aren't always the |
| unless it comes with a replacement guarantee. | | | | best either (you might only get a 25% savings off of |
| In addition to the savings of using remanufactured | | | | new). |