I've always been shocked that the price of printers is low and the price of ink is high. The replacement ink costs almost as much as the printer!!! Even at retail prices, purchasing replacement ink just two times will end up costing more than the printer. Can you believe that??!!
For example, I bought my color inkjet printer on sale for under $100. The replacement ink costs about $75. It's painful to buy expensive ink for a cheap printer! We also have a laser printer that can also be replaced for under $100. The ink for that printer also costs around $75.
I've stayed away from refurbished or refilled inks in the past because I heard they aren't as good or could even damage the printer. But when the retail ink costs almost as much as the printer, I'm almost tempted to just get a new printer each time instead of just an ink cartridge.
I finally broke down and started shopping online for the best deals on ink. I have found Omnipro to have consistently low prices across their products. I bought the cheapest replacement inks for both our inkjet and laser printers. The inkjet replacement was $15 and the laser cartridge replacement was $25, making a savings of $110 on this purchase! They were all remanufactured cartridges, but they were so cheap, it was worth it. I don't really need top-end, perfect colors when printing. Assuming that the cartridges work good enough, each time I buy ink from Omnipro, I save enough money to replace the whole printer.
I have been satisfied with the pages I've printed with their ink. It has been good enough. I will continue to buy ink from them. Chances are, you can save $$ too!