A YouTube video from Gregory Austin McConnell has surfaced and recently gone viral. He highlights how original Ink Cartridges are so expensive when compared to the printers you buy. He first clocked onto this while working in a technical support role, when replacement cartridges with a manufacture cost of 0.23 cents end up retailing for a whopping price of $59.95.

McConnell describes printer ink as one of the most expensive liquids in the world per gallon. He then goes on to use the various tactics OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers) use to prevent competitor branded or compatible cartridges from being used instead of their products.

Inefficient Ink Use

As well as the methods used by the OEM’s to force people into buying more ink despite them not actually needing to, he talks about the fact that most printers now stop working when only one colour cartridge expires even if you only wanted to print in black. The reason for that is that even if you only want to print in black, the printer will use a little bit of cyan ink for a different shade of black. Why they do that we have no clue!

Towards the end of the 12-minute video he takes his printer and destroys it with a sledgehammer all the while calling for a revolution against the OEM’s that charge you exorbitant prices for inks.

At InkNTonerUK we have our own high quality compatible inks, which are not only cheaper and better value for money, but they work just as well as the Original products.

Contact Us for cheap prices and equally high quality consumables!

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What is Sports Relief?

As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, sport relief helps to bring all of us together to get active, raise cash and change lives. The money raised during comic relief is spent to support some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in the UK and worldwide. Sport relief had already started on the 17^th of March- and it finishes tonight on the 23^rd of March after the television show airs on BBC 1 tonight at 7pm.

Getting involved.

Sport relief is encouraging the public to get active and get fundraising for sport relief in whatever way they want you can even download the sport relief app to compete against people you know in a league, join a celebrity challenge or even take on the Nation’s Billion Steps Challenge. You can find out more about this on their site here.

You could also use the inks you buy from us at Ink n Toner UK to print out our simple custom card with the sport relief logo and one of their many slogans you can stick it anywhere. In addition, even if you are not donating you can at least spread awareness to those who do not know that sport relief is even happening.

Have a great Friday and an even better time having fun and raising money for the charity!

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Born on the 8^th of January 1942. Stephen Hawking, a brilliant mind and a great scientist who overcame a debilitating disease to pursue his goals, probing into the mysteries of the universe, had sadly died on the 14^th of March 2018.

Hawking suffered from ALS a neurodegenerative disease, which is usually fatal within a few years. To put that into perspective, Stephen was diagnosed with the disease in 1963, when he was just 21! The disease left him wheelchair-bound and paralyzed. He remained very optimistic in his life and despite his shortcomings, he said this. “I try to lead as normal a life as possible, and not think about my condition, or regret the things it prevents me from doing, which are not that many.” This clearly shows the drive he had and that even something like the ALS disease did not keep him from his goals of discovering the secrets of our universe.

We at Ink N Toner UK and the rest of the world are sad to see him pass. However, he will remain a key figure in the world of science for the rest of time.

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Mother’s day is around the corner and we at Ink N Toner UK hope you have gone out and bought everything you need to show your appreciation to the maternal figures in your life. (If you haven’t already, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!) Mothering Sunday, or mother’s day, is a Christian celebration that has now become a worldwide event where we show our mums how much we appreciate them. We typically do this by giving them cards, gifts, flowers, breakfast in bed, and just generally being extra nice to them.

If by this time, you are still struggling to think of mother’s day ideas do not fret, we are here to help you get over that arduous task by giving you some great ideas to get you started!

• Cards and flowers

Let us start with the obvious, the simplest way to show your appreciation to the maternal person in your life. A simple cared with the right words can really make all the difference between a regular gift and a special one. And of course, adding flowers into the mix elevates that to new heights!

• Chocolates

Chocolates are a staple for many gift combinations. Just make sure you do not use them as the only gift. Combine them paper boxes or other printables with the ink you buy from us to make them really stand out.

We at Ink N Toner UK have helped you get that perfect gift for mother’s day and to all the mothers out there. Happy Mother’s Day!

Today marks the last day of the Chinese New Year festival, which also means that today is the Chinese lantern festival. The lantern festival falls on the first full moon night in the Chinese calendar symbolizing the return of spring (which cannot come fast enough we’ve had enough of this winter chill!) and the reunion of families. The Lantern festival can be traced back 2,000 years ago which means it is a very old and sacred part of Chinese culture.

During the festival people get together on the night to celebrate with many activities. These include, enjoying the sight of lanterns in all their glory, flying drones, and guessing riddles written on lanterns, eating tang yuan (sweet dumplings), lion and dragon dances, and walking on stilts!

With all these activities to do us at Ink n Toner UK would definitely advise you get involved to celebrate such a colourful celebration. As well as that, we have some great ideas to get you flexing those creative muscles to make the most of this occasion!

E-cards

Use the ink you purchase from us to design your own or print out our template for an E-Card! They can really help to brighten up someone’s day and you can get them sent to loved ones if you are not able to be with them.

Posters

If you want to make a bigger spectacle of things try designing your own poster to put up on your wall at home or at your place of work to brighten up the place!

Lantern design

For those who are really daring, try making your own Chinese lanterns through origami here are a few ideas for those who need some inspiration

From us at Ink N Toner UK have a great rest of Chinese New Year and bring on the Lantern Festival!