"I keep running out of printer ink! It's so expensive too!"

"I need to print some things but I'm running out of ink!"

Have you ever found yourself printing out an essay and all of a sudden your computer tells you that you're running low on ink?

Yeah, we've all been there and we all know how much printer ink costs. Sometimes it's even cheaper to just buy a brand new printer with the stock ink they come with, rather than buying new ink.

But in the meantime, you're low on cash and time. Here's some ways to stretch the ink you currently have.


Here's what you need:

• Ability to navigate through the options of your printer and word processing software (Microsoft Word)
• At least one arm, it doesn't have to be yours either.

Here's what you can do:

STRETCH THAT INK

• Before quickly printing out those documents, stop and look at the printing options that usually show up in a dialog box before you actually hit "Print."
• In these options, you can be able to use less ink and still have a finished and legible finished document.

Additional tips for Inkjet printers

If you're in the middle of a printing job and your printer announces, "LOW INK!" Don't fret. It's just a warning, and your ink cartridge isn't completely empty.

1. To buy yourself a couple more days of printing, remove the ink cartridge from the printer.
2. Firmly hold the cartridge in hand and shake it until you are satisfied that the contents are thoroughly shaken. 
3. Put the cartridge back

Additional tips for Laser printers

Just because your computer and/or printer tells you that the toner is low, the printer can still function fine for two to three weeks.

• Just keep in mind that you'll eventually have to replace the toner or purchase a new printer, but print your documents as usual
• Pay attention to the quality of the pages you print out, if they start to look choppy and degraded then it's time to finally replace the toner.
• So what if one print job is ruined, one page of ruined text is pennies compared to the dozens of dollars in cartridges thrown away that still have life in them

 

AND DON'T PRINT THINGS YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO PRINT.