There are many places to buy printer cartridges. Check out where your office goes to buy printer cartridge supplies. Try out wholesalers, discount stores, office supply stores, the yellow pages, the Internet and more. Try doing a comparison of sources on the Internet and then calling around to see if your local merchant will meet or beat the lowest price you find. Don't settle. You can name your own price.

What should you consider when you go to buy ink cartridges? Price will be a major factor but quality shouldn't be ignored for the sake of a buck or two. If you find an inkjet cartridge sale item you will need to check for the expiration date of the cartridges. Sometimes the expiry date is built in and once that date has come and gone the inkjet cartridge will not work. You can't even refill these types of cartridges. This should be considered when you buy printer cartridge backups or stock for your shelves. Each manufacturer will have different protocol on expiration of ink cartridges so be sure and ask before stocking up.

Buy inkjet cartridge products that come in separate black and color packages. If you don't use color very often you will end up with too many extra color cartridges that might expire before you ever get to use them.

If you decide to buy an ink cartridge over the Internet consider the following points about the online merchant:

• Look for money-back, satisfaction guarantees.
• Look for an address and toll-free number.
• Look for same day shipping.
• Look for a secure website.
• Look for a site that will not sell your information to a third party.
• Look for a site that knows the ink cartridge business.

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