LaserMonks

[germdoc]

No this is not a joke. A group of Cistercian monks based in Sparta, WI (about 20 miles from where I live) market remanufactured inkjet cartridges and soy-absed laser jet products.

http://www.lasermonks.com/index.php?main_page=index

You can read their story here:

http://www.lasermonks.com/index.php?main_page=about_us

It looks like a win-win idea: save money and support charitable causes. I have not yet purchased their products but plan to do so the next time the ink runs out and hope to make a visit to their abbey sometime in the future--great bike ride along the La Crosse-Sparta bike trail.

[sweensdv]

I used to buy my cartridges from them but success has spoiled them. Their prices used to be great but now they're just normal. I will give them an A+ for customer service though because every time I got a bad cartridge from them they shipped out a no charge replacement very quickly. It's been some time since I've ordered from them so maybe they are back to offering killer pricing but the last time I checked I could buy better locally and save the shipping charge to boot.

[rockjaw]

I have not bought from them recently either but my past purchases were always great - good service and good prices.

[Uncle Cracker]

...every time I got a bad cartridge from them...

Doesn't sound like quality is very good here.

[herb fellows]

Sorry to say, but Amazon, amongst others, has better prices. I think I'll keep my charity and ink purchases separate,at least for now.

[sweensdv]

Doesn't sound like quality is very good here.

UC, I really didn't mean to imply that. I usually only buy refilled cartridges and not brand new ones so a bad cartridge every now and again is acceptable to me. That is, as long as whomever I'm buying them from makes good on the bad one.

[germdoc]

Buying from LaserMonks also helps support the economy of western WI...

[BobSch]

Buying from LaserMonks also helps support the economy of western WI...

I thought that was Tommy Bartlet's job.

[Kristofor]

I think the owner of Tommy Bartlet tries, but the whole lake Delton disappearing thing last summer kind of put a crimp on the ski-show. Though from what I remember I think they kept the show running with extra stage acts to keep the kids working there employed...


On ink/toner cartridge refills the quality/performance is not acceptable in a work environment. At home maybe, but I do relatively little personal printing so my toner lasts long enough (year+) that I'll use the OEM models...

[L. D. Jeffries]

Having bought refill's in the past that would not work in my HP printer I now shy away from them. Original cartridge's must have a chip in them cause my machine says; "OH yeah you bought a fake cartridge. Sorry Dud I cannot except it" Well it doesn't actually say that but the results were the same!