Online Company Successfully Refills New HP Inkjet Cartridges

The question is almost as old as ink jet printers themselves… Can I get my old cartridges refilled or should I just buy new ones?

Most people don’t know that printer manufacturers typically make their money on the purchase of ink for their printers. When you buy the actual printer, companies like HP actually LOSE money up front on the hopes of making it back later on down the line.

Their business model was working perfectly too, until the ink cartridge refill stations came along. It all started about 15 years ago when messy home cartridge refill systems first appeared. Soon thereafter the kiosks at the mall had people who would do the messy job for you. Then came the multi-state corporations who pay money for used and empty ink jet cartridges.

In an attempt to get their business model back, over the past 2 years HP has been including microchips in the toner cartridges for some of their printers. If these cartridges were drilled to allow for a refill, they would become inoperable. Although it has taken 2 years, the above company is the only one I know of that can actually refill these chipped cartridges. I have used them myself and they did a GREAT job and saved me about 50% off of what I would have normally paid for a new cartridge.

When you buy your next new printer keep in mind that the cartridges that come with it are only 1/2 full. If you can get it done, most of the time refills are a nice way to save a few bucks. With that in mind I do recommend you buy a new genuine cartridge every few refills, as repeated refilling of the same cartridge is not recommended.