Come a little closer. Right here. This is where printer toner cartridges are almost free. But how exactly do you go about getting your hands on them? Part of the answer lies in the various types of printer cartridges on the shelves. For example, did you know that toner can be purchased in various forms? There three different types of toner: OEM, Compatible and Re-manufactured. OEM, or Original Equipment Manufacturer, Printer Cartridges produce the replacement inkjet or laserjet toner cartridge for copiers and printers and normally will put the manufacturer's name on the product, such as Canon, IBM, Sharp, Lexmark, Brother or Epson.

Then there are Compatible LaserJet Printer Cartridge, and InkJet Printer Cartridge that are specially manufactured to meet or exceed OEM specifications with higher standards of quality and reliability, which produce professional printing results. With only new components, these cartridges are an economical alternative to expensive name-brand printer cartridges and supplies. This provides you with big savings over brand-name printer cartridges.

The third type of cartridges, Remanufactured Printer Cartridges include remanufactured toner cartridge and remanufactured ink cartridge. These are original manufacturer's brand printer cartridge, which have been through one cycle of service and have been recharged. All ink jet printer cartridges have been thoroughly cleaned along with the print head nozzles. Then the cartridge is filled with the same ink formulation, checked to ensure that it contains the correct internal atmospheric pressure, inspected for any possible shell leakage, tested for all electrical circuitry and finally used in an actual print test. If the printer cartridge passes these rigid standards, it has been re-manufactured. You can save plenty with remanufactured ink jet cartridges and remanufactured laser jet cartridges

Let me give you a real life example. If you purchase a Hewlett Packard brand HP#57 (C6657AN) cartridge, you will pay $34.99 at Staples. At Tonerr.com, you will pay $32.99, a savings of $2.00 or 5.7% just off the regular price.

Now, let's get down to the subject at hand, the First Big Secret.

You now realize, reading the above paragraph, that purchasing brand name printer cartridges, like in our example, is WASTING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY, RIGHT! If you had purchased the HP#57 remanufactured printer cartridge instead (which are brand new parts contained in a recycled shell) will cost you only $20.99. That is $14.00 cheaper than Staples price or a 40% savings. Ok, so you are probably saying that's not "Almost Free" yet.

Yes, you are right, but now I will let you in on our Second Biggest secret, COUPON CODES. If that is the only purchase you make, you can apply a 5% discount coupon code if your total order is $35 or more. That means an additional $1.05 off the $20.99 price or $19.94, which is a savings of 43%. Not bad, but if you spend over $55, you will receive 10% off your total order. That means $2.10 off the $20.99 price or $18.89, which is a savings of 54%.

There you have it! Still want to shop at Staples? To your success at reducing your printer costs.