Is there any way I can reduce the cost of printing the menus in my restaurant?

Printing menus in a busy restaurant can be expensive especially if you have daily specials that change every week. Many restaurants change their menus daily depending on the season or as a way to increase traffic through the door. Printing up to 100 A4 menus daily can be hard on the printer – more so if it is an inkjet printer as opposed to a laser printer. An inkjet printer will use up ink depending on the content of the menu being printed. If it’s possible to print in black and white that will reduce the amount of printer ink used and if at all possible refrain from printing large colour images.

The majority of the cost involved printing the menu comes from two sources; paper and ink cartridges. Ideally the paper can be a 90gm standard bond everyday paper and can be bought in bulk at bargain prices either locally or online. These can then be laminated if required or not if they are throw away on a daily basis. The printer and its ink cartridges are a very important factor in attributing to the cost. Original brand ink cartridges are expensive and will send the cost per sheet printed through the roof. Compatible inkjet cartridges are the biggest factor to take into consideration when trying to save money when printing menus. A typical Epson compatible cartridge can cost a much as 70% less than an original brand ink cartridge.

The compatible ink cartridges for all popular models are available online in bulk and with low delivery costs. Using these cartridges will allow any number of menus to be printed without being overly concerned about the cost. If it’s necessary to print colour images or a logo on the menu the compatible cartridges will allow you to do all this and more while still keeping the cost to a minimum. Some printer will print Duplex (double sided) and while this will not make a difference to the ink consumed by the paper it will mean you only use one sheet of paper instead of two.

A large number of printers will accept compatible or ‘remanufactured’ ink cartridges without any problems. For those rare instances that there is an issue with them – it may be a faulty ‘chip’ on the cartridge and this can be the case with original brand cartridges too – your supplier will simply issue you a replacement after first asking you to carry out a few tests to confirm this.

Switching to compatible ink cartridges will save money and give you the freedom to print a menu for every day without keeping one eye on the cost.

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10 Reasons to Choose Compatible Ink Cartridges

There are certainly many good reasons why we should choose compatible ink cartridges over original brand. To those of us it is fairly obvious but to those new to compatible ink and toner I have listed some of the benefits below.

1. Firstly, the price will make a big difference in the budget to anyone printing on a regular basis. Compatibles can save you up to 70% on the cost of original brand cartridges.


2. Compatible ink and toner are now manufactured to the highest quality matching the ISO standards set by the original brand manufacturers. Many suppliers of compatibles have a failure rate of less than 1%.


3. As part of the quality control, the cartridges are tested regularly by supplier in their own printers to ensure compatibility and the investigation of any issues that might arise with particular brands. For example, if there are issues with HP 364 ink cartridges the top on-line suppliers will endeavour to have a selection of these cartridges tested regularly for compatibility and recognition.


4. There are two types of compatible ink. Firstly there is the compatible inkjet cartridge and the ink tank. Without wanting to over complicate matters, the basic difference is that with the inkjet the print head is attached to the cartridge and the ink tank cartridge has the print head located in the printer.


5. Most cartridges nowadays are manufactured with pigment based inks ensuring high quality printouts.


6. Typically and in the case of the HP364 cartridges, much research has gone into the remanufacturing of the cartridges and techniques have been perfected thus providing customers with excellent quality compatibles that are reliable and good quality.


7. Many compatible ink are filled to capacity and will yield more pages than the original brand. For example, the original brand HP 364XL (high capacity version) will print up to 550 pages at 5% coverage whereas the compatible version will print almost double! How is this possible? The original brand inks are not filled to the top but the compatibles are; it’s as simple as that.


8. Many on-line suppliers of compatibles offer incentives to buy with low cost next day delivery. These incentives range form free ink to seasonal packs of goodies that may appeal to those on-line shoppers looking for some added value with their order.


9. A no quibble money back guarantee can be offered by many suppliers with a full technical back up should you need it. Peace of mind comes as standard with all good on-line compatible ink suppliers


10. To recap, the benefits of buying compatible ink cartridges by far outweigh the original brand. Price, more ink in the cartridges, high manufacturing standards, incentives to buy and customer loyalty rewards make buying compatibles a sensible move for those that haven’t yet made the switch

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10 Good Reasons to Buy Compatible HP 364 Ink Cartridges

Working with over 50 HP printers the HP 364 ink cartridge is much sought after among businesses and home users alike and the revolutionary compatible version of this cartridge allow us to make BIG savings along the way.

1. The HP 364 compatible inkjet cartridges are manufactured by third party manufactures comes in 4 colours and cost approximately 25% of the original cartridge.
2. The best value HP 364 ink cartridge is the high capacity XL version with the ability to print over 50% more than the standard version.
3. The standard black cartridge will print up to 250 pages @ 5% coverage with the compatible version of the XL printing up to 550 pages. The standard colour cartridges will print up to 300 pages @ 5% coverage with the compatible version of the XL printing up to 750 pages. Too big a difference to ignore.
4. These products are ‘chipped’ and therefore will work first time in your printer with few compatibility issues.
5. ISO quality testing ensures good quality print outs with little difference to the original brand cartridges.
6. Multi packs available with great savings on the compatibles and even free HP ink cartridges are available as part of combo packs from some suppliers.
7. Great online deals are usually only associated with compatible inkjet cartridges and not with the original brand products. These include free ink cartridges and you will find promotional offers are run almost all year round. The reason for this is that the profit margin on the compatible ink and toner will allow more movement on the selling price.
8. There are a relatively small number of issues using these cartridges. Sometimes the error message “the status monitors does not work” will appear when using the compatible version of the cartridge. If this occurs simply use the cartridges until the printing begins to look faint and it seems that the cartridge may be running low on ink.
9. Another issue easily overcome may be the error display “the product is a counterfeit or has been used”. This message is untrue and if you are worried or unsure contact your supplier. If this message is displayed then you can perform a cleaning cycle and this will remove the message. You should only have to do this once so don’t worry about repeated cleaning cycles. This can be found in the printer toolbox or maintenance window.
10. So lets, look at the evidence of using these ink cartridge, they are approximately 25% of the cost of the original cartridge, there are virtually no issues with them (those that are easily overcome). Makes perfect sense to make the switch to compatible and start saving money!

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15 Reasons to Buy Compatible Inkjet Cartridges

As if anyone really needs convincing these days that they should change from using original brand inkjet cartridges to compatible or remanufactured, here are 15 reasons as to why it makes sense to make the switch.

1. Compatible inkjet cartridges are manufactured by third party manufactures and can be up to 70% cheaper than original brand cartridges.
2. Remanufactured inkjet cartridges are original brand cartridges that have been refilled and tested. These cartridges have been reused instead of going to landfill and are therefore environmentally friendly.
3. Big savings to be made by families with more than one user of the printer or in fact more than one printer. This can save a busy family up to €300 on their ink bill in a year.
4. Volume content levels are much higher than the original brand inkjets. For example the Epson T1281 original brand cartridge has a volume content of 5.9ml and the compatible version has a volume content of 15ml. This is over 150% more ink than the original!
5. Reliability comes as standard as good quality compatible inkjet cartridges are tested to the same ISO standards as the original brand cartridges. The high quality cartridges are exposed to rigorous testing.
6. The quality of the print outs from the compatible ink cartridges compares well to the original brand with no noticeable difference when printing text.
7. Problems with cartridges recognition can usually be overcome by following a simple set of instructions. Depending on the brand of inkjet cartridge, simply removing and reinstalling the cartridge can be enough to trigger the acceptance of the cartridge. Help and advicefrom your supplier will usually be on hand to resolve any issues.
8. All compatible and remanufactured inkjet cartridges are generally tested before they leave the factory to ensure a high performance of the cartridge.
9. Great online deals are usually only associated with compatible inkjet cartridges and not with the original brand products. These include free ink cartridges and you will find promotional offers are run almost all year round. The reason for this is that the profit margin on the compatible ink and toner will allow more movement on the selling price.
10. All the top brands of inkjet cartridges including HP, Epson, Lexmark, Kodak, Brother, Dell and Canon are available as compatibles.
11. Compatible cartridges serving the latest models of some brands may take a little longer to reach the market but the latest original brand cartridges are continually being developed by third party manufacturers.
12. It’s inaccurate that all compatible cartridges will cause physical damage to a printer. There are plenty of good quality compatible cartridges on the market that will work perfectly well in any brand of printer.
13. Compatible ink cartridges are widely available online although not so much on the high street, these reason for this is that the high street prices will not be as competitive as those of the online shops.
14. The online compatible inkjet cartridge suppliers reward customer loyalty with many offering low cost next day delivery and money back guarantees.
15. Many brand new printers will accept compatible cartridges once they have had the cycle of accepting the original brand once, this means you can start saving money from the moment you buy your first compatible inkjet cartridge.

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