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Why Are Ink Cartridges So Expensive?

The topic of ink cartridges being so expensive has been talked about a lot lately, some have even proven that printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids around. Lots of people are raising the subject of the unreasonably high cost of ink cartridges but not talking so much about why the manufacturers (especially HP) are charging so much for it.

There is actually a reason the manufacturers are doing this. If you think about how much an actual printer costs, you will be surprised at how cheap they can be. The printer manufacturers bring out products at low prices so that households have access to them. The problem with this is that to make any money they have to sell the ink cartridges at a stupid price. This has been a common business plan for many other products through out history i.e.: cheap razors but expensive razor blades, cheap or even free phones but expensive contracts, cheap games consoles but the games cost a fortune, etc.

Although this may be true, printer manufacturers charge this much for ink because they just can, because there is a demand for the product and people do pay the ridiculous prices for original ink cartridges.

The one thing that can be done to save money on your ink cartridges is buy remanufactured or compatible ink cartridges. It does so happen that we sell both :) .

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  5. Ekozation says:
    August 18, 2010 at 12:57 am

    Thanks for this post. Yes, indeed there are differences in price to refill ink cartridges cheaper.

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