I usually get my cartridges refilled at CostCo. FYI, the XL sizes cost more like $13 to refill, still a bargain. I have an older HP printer and it sometimes will know it isn't HP ink and will give me a notice that it is not a genuine cartridge and will refuse to print. Well, it IS a genuine cartridge, it just isn't genuine ink. Usually the problem will clear up if I turn the printer off and back on again. Sometimes I have to take the cartridge out and put it back in. A nuisance, but normally it is a temporary hiccup.

Note that cartridges cannot be refilled indefinitely. Often you get just 2 or 3 refills, then must revert back to a brand new cartridge. And sometimes the refill doesn't take - so when you pick it up at the CostCo photo desk and find this out you end up walking on over to Customer Service to get a refund.

On Jan 13, 2016, at 3:50 PM, Deborah Shaw wrote:

Possible tip on ink cartridge costs:
If you have a CostCo nearby, they have an authorized refill service for inkjet cartridges on the brands/models they carry, which is a considerable inventory. MUCH, much cheaper than purchasing. You bring in your empties (only the full sized, not the initial �little� cartridges that ship with the printers), and they�ll refill them while you shop. Supposedly, because they are an �authorized� service, the printer thinks the cartridge is still a genuine HP or Epson cartridge.

I haven�t tried it yet, but intend to for my small, desktop HP Officejet Pro 8625. Haven�t had any problems with this printer, which we use for run-of-the-mill average printing� Hope I didn�t just jinx it�

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