ink cartridges: are they it worth it?

[romano]

I've just bought a couple of replacement ink cartridges for use on my Epsom 740. Went to a dealer on the web as recommended on this site, boy they were cheap - under a tenner each - what a surprise, they don't work! Complete rubbish and a waste of money. Are all these firms selling so-called compatible ink cartridges just pulling a fast one or is some other foul deed at work? To me it looks like 'they' the printer manufacturers have us by the short and curlies!!

[andy hughes]

Check your Yellow Pages for Cartridge World - they are a worldwide franchise who refill cartridges for a lot less than buying replacement. I have a 670, and I got two filled while i waited for �6.00 each, and previous refills i have had have worked fine.

[banana]

I bought some from a widely advertised (on the web)company.They were cheap - but unreliable in quality and quantity of ink.Several didnt work at all.I will see if theres a Cartridge world near me for future use.

[worker]

I bought, on the net, 3 colour and 3 black cartridges for my 740 and you wouldn't knew them from the Epson ones. And the complete cost was a little over a tenner.

[romano]

I would like to thank one and all, who have contributed. I haven't tried cartridge world, all I will say is if you do buy the genuine article from a major manufacturer, when it runs out, break the seal on top of the cartridge, i got an extra month's use from both my epsom cartridges!