Inking easy savings

A growing number of local businesses, including Staples, Office Depot and Rite Aid, offer printer ink cartridge refill services for as little as $10 per cartridge.

A combination package of black and tri-color ink cartridges for a variety of HP Inkjet models, bought new, costs $47.99. Instead of buying new cartridges, the above businesses can refill ink cartridges using in-store filling stations while you wait.

Families operating a single printer at home may save $27.99 in six months by filling one black and one color cartridge instead of buying new. Businesses that change cartridges more frequently will save more. Savings depends on what kind of ink cartridge you use.

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