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Originally posted by Doug:
I got tired of dealing with printers and replacement cartridges etc. I decided to try doing without entirely.

If I absolutely have to print something, I wander over to the UPS which is nearby, and print it for nine cents a page in black-and-white. I thought I would have to do this more often, but usually it turns out I can print to a PDF file, sign it electronically on my iPad if I need to, and email or online fax it to wherever it needs to go. I basically don’t store documents in paper anymore.

I have since seen a couple of analyses that suggested that your actual cost per page for printing out a home printer is noticeably higher then these services like UPS.I feel like that’s true, but that’s not why I do it. It’s just so much nicer not dealing with the stupid printer myself.

The process at the UPS store is very easy also. I walk in, email the document to them from my phone, stick my credit card in and print. Very rare occasion where I spend a whole dollar....

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Originally posted by Daniel:

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Originally posted by Doug:
I got tired of dealing with printers and replacement cartridges etc. I decided to try doing without entirely.

If I absolutely have to print something, I wander over to the UPS which is nearby, and print it for nine cents a page in black-and-white. I thought I would have to do this more often, but usually it turns out I can print to a PDF file, sign it electronically on my iPad if I need to, and email or online fax it to wherever it needs to go. I basically don’t store documents in paper anymore.

I have since seen a couple of analyses that suggested that your actual cost per page for printing out a home printer is noticeably higher then these services like UPS.I feel like that’s true, but that’s not why I do it. It’s just so much nicer not dealing with the stupid printer myself.

The process at the UPS store is very easy also. I walk in, email the document to them from my phone, stick my credit card in and print. Very rare occasion where I spend a whole dollar....

This worked for me until OfficeMax closed (....along with Barnes and Noble, and Sears).

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Originally posted by RealPlayer:
Steve, it's good to know you've found a good alternative to the factory cartridges. Let us know which ones they are.

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Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
Let us know what you find out.

We are working with an Epson, which has the virtue of functioning very well and seamlessly (we rarely have connection issues, which were endemic with HP), but has the downside of seeming to use more ink than is necessary.

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Originally posted by jon-nyc:

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Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
Let us know what you find out.

We are working with an Epson, which has the virtue of functioning very well and seamlessly (we rarely have connection issues, which were endemic with HP), but has the downside of seeming to use more ink than is necessary.

Does your Epson take ink type 126 by chance? I have six unopened Epson brand ink cartridges I'll mail to you if so.


We got the new Epson with the large ink wells and bottles. Surprisingly easy to load, i thought it would be messy and it's not. Supposedly the ink will last many many times more than does a cartridge. Too early to report on otherwise, but so far so good.