Digital BW, The Print

Does someone have the weights for empty and full Epson OEM 2400 cartridges?
I had to use the chips off my partially-used Epson carts, which I'm now
using again.  I have no idea how much ink is left in them, however.

 

Thanks.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 



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>>Does someone have the weights for empty and full Epson OEM 2400
cartridges?<<

A new light cyan cart that is still in the plastic wrap (but no box)
displays a weight of 44 grams.  An empty light cyan one where you can't hear
any ink sloshing but that has been sealed with tape since removal (so
probably minimal drying inside) displays a weight of 26 grams.  Three carts
where you can still here a slight bit of sloshing ink each display a weight
of 27 grams.

Don't forget that Staples will give you a $3.00 coupon for every empty cart
you give them!

Doug
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BetterScanning.com - Innovative Accessories for Better Film Scanning
http://www.BetterScanning.com/

Hello Doug,

>Don't forget that Staples will give you a $3.00 coupon for every empty 
>cart you give them!

That's nice news.  Is this an on-going offer or a special promotion?

There are no Staples in my town so I've never been to one.  But there
are two, above and below here, each about a half hour drive.  I've got
20 empty carts stacked up here.  That would be $60, which would get me
4 new carts at their price.  Would be worth the drive.

Regards,
Clayton

>>Don't forget that Staples will give you a $3.00 coupon for every 
>>empty cart you give them!

>That's nice news.  Is this an on-going offer or a special promotion?

Bummer!   I just called one of the stores. They said they will take up
to 25 carts and give a copon for each.  BUT - the store will only
accept a maximum of 3 cupons per day towards purchases.  That means I
would have to drive a half hour each way so as to get a single cart
for about $6.00.  The gas would cost about $5, so the price per cart
is now almost what I pay from Atlex.  Plus, during that hour or more
of time I would not be earning my hourly rate for computer work for a
client.  That makes the carts quite expensive.  It's not worth it. 
Too bad.  Best to order from Atlex and let UPS do the driving.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

Thanks for the Atlex suggestion. I just placed a $150.00 order w/ them. 

Do you know if they generally ship same day (meaning tomorrow/Monday)?




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" <cj@...> wrote:

>
> >>Don't forget that Staples will give you a $3.00 coupon for every 
> >>empty cart you give them!
> 
> >That's nice news.  Is this an on-going offer or a special promotion?
> 
> Bummer!   I just called one of the stores. They said they will take up
> to 25 carts and give a copon for each.  BUT - the store will only
> accept a maximum of 3 cupons per day towards purchases.  That means I
> would have to drive a half hour each way so as to get a single cart
> for about $6.00.  The gas would cost about $5, so the price per cart
> is now almost what I pay from Atlex.  Plus, during that hour or more
> of time I would not be earning my hourly rate for computer work for a
> client.  That makes the carts quite expensive.  It's not worth it. 
> Too bad.  Best to order from Atlex and let UPS do the driving.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>

Hello Kevin,

>Thanks for the Atlex suggestion. I just placed a $150.00 order w/ >them. 
>Do you know if they generally ship same day (meaning >tomorrow/Monday)?

My experience is that they are very quick, often shipping the same day
if I order in the morning.  

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

>> I just called one of the stores. They said they will take up to 25 carts
and give a copon for each.  BUT - the store will only accept a maximum of 3
cupons per day towards purchases....that makes the carts quite expensive.
It's not worth it. Too bad.  Best to order from Atlex and let UPS do the
driving.<<

Sorry that I wasn't more complete in my post, but I wasn't suggesting to buy
your carts from Staples (especially since most Staples don't carry 2400
carts, so you have to buy online).  Like you, I buy at Atlex   The $3.00
coupons are issued for carts purchased from any seller, not just Staples.
Then I use the coupons to buy other supplies I was needing anyway.
Additionally, I believe the coupons are good for online purchases.  $9.00
off each purchase isn't bad considering I am always needing something from
Staples and the empty carts have just been piling up!  In the end, the
cart's cost drops down about 27% to $8.20.  (I have no affiliation with
Atlex or Staples.)

If you don't live near a Staples and don't order online, then of course
other things factor into the economic equation.  You can always make one
trip to Staples and turn in your 20 carts, get your twenty coupons, and then
pass them out to family members, friends or charitable organizations who
shop at Staples on a regular basis.  It is better than throwing the carts
away because at least somebody will get the $3 benefit and the carts are
being recycled by Staples as opposed to filling up the landfill :)  Another
option for your empty carts is that many schools and charitable
organizations now collect empty carts and then sell them in bulk to brokers
as part of fund raising projects.

One additional caveat that hasn't been mentioned, the Staples coupons are
only good for 3 months from date of issue.

Doug
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BetterScanning.com - Innovative Accessories for Better Film Scanning
http://www.BetterScanning.com/

I just took 18 Stylus 2200 empties to Staples. They told me that starting
Saturday the will only accept cartridges form HP, Dell, and Lexmark. Glad this
thread jogged me into returning my!


-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Fisher
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 6:51 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 2400 Cart weight

>> I just called one of the stores. They said they will take up to 25 
>> carts
and give a copon for each.  BUT - the store will only accept a maximum of 3
cupons per day towards purchases....that makes the carts quite expensive.
It's not worth it. Too bad.  Best to order from Atlex and let UPS do the
driving.<<

Sorry that I wasn't more complete in my post, but I wasn't suggesting to buy
your carts from Staples (especially since most Staples don't carry 2400
carts, so you have to buy online).  Like you, I buy at Atlex   The $3.00
coupons are issued for carts purchased from any seller, not just Staples.
Then I use the coupons to buy other supplies I was needing anyway.
Additionally, I believe the coupons are good for online purchases.  $9.00 off
each purchase isn't bad considering I am always needing something from Staples
and the empty carts have just been piling up!  In the end, the cart's cost drops
down about 27% to $8.20.  (I have no affiliation with Atlex or Staples.)

>>One additional caveat that hasn't been mentioned, the Staples coupons are
only good for 3 months from date of issue.<<

FYI, since people were interested in this deal I wanted to let everyone know
that I was at Staples today and there is a new sign stating the $3 coupon
deal is going to change as of the 27th of this month (at least in the
Atlanta stores - possibly nationwide).  Starting on the 27th, Staples will
only accept inkjet carts from HP, Lexmark and Dell.  Apparently the EpsonR
carts are too hard to recycle.  I didn't want people making the trip to
Staples after the 27th and then finding this out the hard way.

Doug
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BetterScanning.com - Innovative Accessories for Better Film Scanning
http://www.BetterScanning.com/