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As a person who sells printer ink for a living this is how i feel about college kids printing and posting memes in the hall. (i.imgur.com)

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[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

I think we're all wondering: can you tell us how one becomes somebody who sells printer ink so the rest of us and be rich as well?

[–]Numbsphynx[S] 2 points3 points ago

I run a Cartridge World franchise.

[–]radiowar 1 point2 points ago

I used to work at an Office Max which had a CW like 3 stores down in the same strip. I eventually moved to the copy center, and this was before Office Max installed their own refill stations, but I often sent people who complained about ink prices to you guys instead (I wasn't great at sales). The one concern I have about refills is the failure rate. Granted, I only heard about the problems, but our own re-branded, refilled ink was constantly returned for being defective. Toner refills never got returned it seemed. Just curious, a lot of really tech-savvy people don't know how badly they're getting ripped off in printing/ink costs.

[–]Aww_Shucks 0 points1 point ago

That's cool. I just had to do a quick Google seach, since I've never heard too much about Cartridge World before. Here's a PC World article on the company, for those curious:

Just a relatively interesting point (perhaps you, reader, should open up your own CW franchise?):

According to Sharon Kinkade, director of marketing for Cartridge World North America, store franchisees can set their own pricing. So you may pay more or less at a Cartridge World in your area than I did at mine in Los Angeles, and your store's price may be lower--or higher--than the price you'll find on the Web.

Article's conclusion:

Cartridge World ink saved me a few bucks over HP's own inks. InkTec's do-it-yourself refill remains the cheapest I've tried by far. For less-adventurous penny pinchers, Costco's refill service is a great deal at 11 cents per page--assuming that you find its mediocre output quality acceptable for your needs.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/221626/cartridge_world_printer_ink_a_good_bargain.html

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

so the rest of us can hate our lives as well?

[–]BRexplainshisbrain -2 points-1 points ago*

Yes, is it as simple as pointing out that people use ink a lot? Are your sales calls as easy as pointing out how many college kids print out stupid shit from the internet? As in: "Sir, I would ask you at your earliest convenience to visit a college dorm. Once there, please view the various print-outs of heavily ink-laded images adorning their suites and common areas. Ask yourself, can I make money off of this? The answer is yes, you can." I COULD DO THAT, AND I NEED A JOB, PLEASE HELP. EDIT: Ok, I get it, not interested in the college-meme angle, how about a full-scale print-out of the Mariana Trench? We convince a Marine Biology dept that they need it to bring in students (not like they've realized that they have enough yet, worth a shot), just a bunch of black ink and a ton o' dolla.

[–]johns2289 4 points5 points ago

YOU SIT ON A THRONE OF LIES

[–]eagleeye64000 2 points3 points ago

THANKS TO YOU I CAN'T PRINT A BLACK AND WHITE PAPER BECAUSE MY INK IS OUT OF CYAN.

[–]toejam10 1 point2 points ago

The person who sells printer ink dictates how your printer runs?

[–]eagleeye64000 0 points1 point ago

When said ink container is produced with a lack of said specific colour in the first place for a printer that will only run with all colours at full, yes.

[–]radiowar 0 points1 point ago

This is often a driver/settings issue (changing to gray scale will often fix this). Brother is guilty of this still though I believe, although it's been a while since I sold printers.

[–]psi0nicgh0St 1 point2 points ago

You have no soul!

[–]DoctorThunder 0 points1 point ago

Guy who sells printer ink and refills ink cartridges as well. That must explain the influx of printer cartridge sales.

[–]the_dayman 0 points1 point ago

I have no idea why, but this is the most genuinely funny thing I have seen on reddit in a week.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

"It's a new font, I call it: White on Black!"

[–]thewoj 0 points1 point ago

Is that Bob Saget? It looks like a blonde Saget.

[–]ZeeHanzenShwanz -1 points0 points ago

To Industry!

[–]SimilarImage -5 points-4 points ago

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