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Is It OK To Buy Compatible Ink Cartridges From Them?

Hi,

Ive got an Epson Stylus Color 600 Inkjet printer. I have bought "compatible" ink cartridges for many years from a company called Jetica. I believe they have gone out of business now. The compatible cartridges I bought from them worked fine on my printer.

I used to buy several at once, both black and colour cartridges and the price for buying 3+ for each was:

Black - £2.95

Colour- £3.59

I'm thinking about buying the ink cartridges from cartridgepeople.com. I know they are a reputable and well established company, but their price seems very cheap including free delivery:

Black (4+) - 99p

Colour (4+) - £1.49

http://www.cartridgepeople.com/Catalog/1492/epson-stylus-color-600--600q.html


I'm wondering if the quality of these compatible cartridges is going to be good, especially compared to what I've been used to?

Can I purchase them with peace of mind?

Thank you.

Regards,

Jay

Comments

  • JR19
    JR19 Posts: 106 Forumite
    They offer a 'no risk moneyback guarantee', so what have you got to lose?

    You could also look at Ebay (this is where I usually by my cartridges from).
    :icotbaske
  • If you are doing photo printing then always buy the genuine cartridges. For everyday stuff use compatible. I use SVP,http://svp.co.uk they sell ritek and again do good bulk purchases and their delivery and customer service is excellent.
  • clairev
    clairev Posts: 169 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I've just put a Jet Tec cartridge in my new Epson SX405 and it has come up with error message "Cannot recognise ink cartridges"! Help - does anyone out there know how to overide this - please!!!
    something missing
  • you have a faulty cartridge also be careful not all compatiable cartridges can work alongside genuine epson cartridges. Answering the question regarding are cheap compatiable cartridges ok to use i would say yes but i would recommend you do a head clean before you start to print with them hope this helps
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