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Ron Cohen wrote:
>Who are you trying to fool? By your own admission you say that you might
>only go through maybe two sets per year and have been buying them (OEM) at
>Costco. Have you ever attempted refilling? My guess is that you haven't. Now
>you are touting 88inkjets.com as a great supplier. Maybe they are, but
>before you fall in love with them too much you might want to attempt to
>place an order for a set of cartridges (since they don't sell bulk ink) for
>your iP4000.
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>You say to compare the prices from 88inkjets to alotofthings. I did and you
>won't like the comparison You won't find an iP4000 listed on either site,
>but the i860 is. It uses the same five tank setup. 88inkjets has two routes
>for i860/iP4000 combo packs. One has three BCI-3ebk black cartridges and two
>each of BCI-6 C/M/Y, but no BCI-6BK - therefore not a full set and it sells
>for $34.99. The second does have three BCI-6BK tanks, along with two each of
>the BCI-6 C/M/Y (but no BCI-3ebk) and this incomplete set sells for $35.99.
>Both of these options have a total of 9 tanks each. To make a complete set
>you will need to add the missing black tanks to either set and those cost an
>additional $4.50 per tank which raises the cost an additional $13.50 if you
>want the same number of tanks as offered by alotofthings. The resulting
>total cost is $48.49 or $49.49 depending on which option you choose. Let's
>compare what an i860 combo pack will cost from alotofthings. A complete 12
>pack (not an incomplete 9 pack as offered by 88inkjets) consisting of 4
>BCI-3ebk and 2 each of BCI-6 C/M/Y/K is $29.90 +$6.95s/h. Now, please
>explain how a vendor that advertises an incomplete combo pack for a higher
>price than a complete set from alotofthings is better. If you do a lot of
>printing and really want to save money, a 40 ounce bulk set of Formulabs ink
>(five 8oz bottles - one of each color) is $44.97. That's enough ink to
>refill each of the color tanks about 30 times and the pigmented black about
>20. However that deal is only available from alotofthings. 88inkjets doesn't
>list bulk ink for Canon printers.
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>Do a google search on both alotofthings and 88inkjets. Alotofthings has an
>extensive history and highly favorable user comments. 88inkjets has nothing
>but links posted by referral sites. Look at eBay feedback for alotofthings.
>They have over 7,000 feedback comments and a 99.9% favorable rating. You say
>that 88inkjets doesn't discourage phone orders, but they do encourage
>ordering by mail, fax or online. Alotofthings is an eBay vendor who plays by
>the rules which means placing the orders through the eBay system. What's
>wrong with being honest? You say that 88inkjets provides information and
>alothofthings doesn't. Both sites clearly state that their ink is supplied
>by Formulabs and both sites clearly have their phone numbers and email
>contacts shown. For 88inkjets, that's where it ends. Do they offer primer
>sheets? Refilling instructions? Palette test pages? Technical information?
>Trouble shooting information? Is the owners name clearly shown? Helpful
>tips? The answer is no for 88inkjets and yes for alotofthings.
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Hopefully they will in the near future. I see that you had the pleasure
of throughly reading a good website with information. At least they
tell you what kink of ink is in their cartridges. Right now I use OEM
ink but that may change in the future as I may decide to print more
photos. As far as business use, I rely on my HP990CSE due to the fact
that it has a draft quality that is superior to the Canon standard
quality at a speed that is similar to the Canon standard speed.
However, the HP is more expensive.
I did not want to business with Alotofcrap. The do NOT commit in
writing on either their own or the eBay site the brand they are
selling. They tell you not to call them to place an order. They do not
have an 800 number. Formulabs needs to provide more competition and to
realize that they need to supply other business with their product
rather than the kindergarten.
>For some reason that you haven't explained why you are making unfounded
>vitriolic comments and resorting to childish name calling against
>alotofthings. If you had ever ordered from them, you might have a reason.
>But I doubt that would have been the case since they would have provided a
>quality product at a low price and with excellent service. Instead of
>constantly disparaging them, you would be singing their praises just as you
>do for your iP4000.
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>Ron Cohen
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>"measekite" <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>Ron Cohen wrote:
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>>>They sell their product via eBay and not from the web site. I have used
>>>alotofthings for a long time and have received excellent service from
>>>them. Please don't be misinformed by another of the posters here who
>>>refers to them with names such as alotofcrap. I don't know what his
>>>complaint with them is since he has never purchased anything from them.
>>>The fact is that I have on numerous occasions and have always received
>>>excellent service and prices. FWIW, I have an iP4000 along with an i950, a
>>>couple of s820's and a few more Canon printers that I refill for friends.
>>>Output from these printers using Formulabs ink is indistinguishable from
>>>OEM ink.
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>>And you can get Formulabs ink from a source that provides information.
>>Information is service. People who say in writing what you get.
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>>Goto
>>http://www.88inkjets.com/
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>>Compare their website to alotofcrap. They do not discourage you from
>>placing phone orders. They disclose what they sell on their website and
>>it is clear. They provide toll free numbers and numerous email contacts
>>for different purposes. Look at both sites and evaluate the companies.
>>You compare and then judge if you want to do business with Mickey Mouse or
>>a professional company..
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>>>http://stores.ebay.com/ALOT-OF-THINGS_Canon-Ink-Refills_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQftidZ2QQpZ3QQtZkm
>>>I hope this helps. Once again, please don't be misdirected by someone who
>>>does not have actual experience using alotofthings as a supplier.
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