<div dir="ltr"><div>I called the one opposite Zehrs, and they said they send the cartridges to the <br></div><div>Philip St store and it takes a day or two.</div><div><br></div><div>So, I filled them up at the latter, and it looks to be cheaper than CostCo:</div><div> $9.99 for the black cartridge and $6.99 for each colour one. Those are the <br></div><div>ones that came with the printer.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the tip.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:09 PM Ron Singh <<a href="mailto:ronsingh149@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronsingh149@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Excellent, and you may also want to try the UPS store by the Zehrs nearer to you, the --</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.theupsstore.ca/135/" target="_blank">https://www.theupsstore.ca/135/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The website does not explicitly say they do cartridge refills, but perhaps they do.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-6108369785051523596gmail-m_3656233913743458428gmail-m_-2108265153741269492gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks,<br><br>Ron Singh<br><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:04 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>That is an awesome lead ...</div><div><br></div><div>I called them and they say they do fill the HP 902.</div><div><br></div><div>Will try that out ...<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:58 PM Ron Singh <<a href="mailto:ronsingh149@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronsingh149@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Khalid, before you start all over again with a new printer, how about checking with folks like these -</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="https://256philliprefill.weebly.com/contact.html" target="_blank">https://256philliprefill.weebly.com/contact.html</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">to see if their refill prices are palatable and equally important, if they actually fill the cartridges you have.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">This UPS shop is about 4 building away from my Waterloo office. Might be worth the call.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-6108369785051523596gmail-m_3656233913743458428gmail-m_-2108265153741269492gmail-m_-7756570798350164307gmail-m_553028033170900716gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks,<br><br>Ron Singh<br><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:34 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regarding home multi function printers/scanners.</div><div>We all know that HP has the best support on Linux, because of the hplip package.</div><div><br></div><div>For several years, I had an HP OfficeJet that I got per a recommendation of someone</div><div>who worked for a technology store and the math was that its ink was on par with laser,</div><div>so not high cost of consumables.</div><div><br></div><div>For scanning, it had a feeder and is able to scan both sides of a page or a stack of <br></div><div>pages, and can also print on both sides. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Then, I found that the newly opened Costco, which is like a 5 minute drive, fills ink</div><div>cartridges, but not for the model I owned. I got another printer (HP OfficeJet Pro 6978)</div><div>which Costco can fill (HP 902 and 902XL). That worked well for a year or so. It was <br></div><div>smaller and faster than the older model, but had a smaller screen (minor annoyance).</div><div>Same features as above re: scanning and printing.</div><div><br></div><div>Then suddenly, Costco said they cannot fill it anymore. They even say so on their</div><div>web site, and say 'temporarily'. Someone I know is guessing that it is pressure from</div><div>Costco on HP or something like that. <br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://costcoinkjetrefill.ca/" target="_blank">https://costcoinkjetrefill.ca/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Here are the questions:</div><div>- Any other printer/scanner brands that work well with Linux (Epson, Brother)? <br></div><div>- Any of those have easy to refill cartridges at a low cost?</div><div><br></div><div>I don't want a laser printer since I need to print in colour occasionally.<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>All ideas/advice welcome. <br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-6108369785051523596gmail-m_3656233913743458428gmail-m_-2108265153741269492gmail-m_-7756570798350164307gmail-m_553028033170900716gmail-m_-1135557441296663006gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Khalid M. 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