Free Ink At Walgreens

So I guess Walgreens just started offering printer cartridge refills and want to promote it, but tomorrow (Wednesday, April 2) they are offering one free ink refill. You can get the coupon here. It can be color or black - normally $15 for color and $10 for black.

I know we go through so much ink and nothing gets me to try a product like when it is given away.

Apparently if you live in Hawaii this is good for April 7 instead. Don't ask me why Hawaii is so special they get their own day separate from the whole country, but they do.

Remember to bring your cartridge with you. The refills work best when it is a recently used cartridge, just an FYI. I've tried it with older ones and I have not had luck with it.

Looks like they are not accepting Canon and Epson cartridges - so that kinda stinks. Good thing we have an HP:).

Enjoy your free ink!

Thrifty Thursdays: Returns On Printer Cartridges

I don't know about you, but we go through a ridiculous number of printer cartridges. A great way to not only recycle them, but get instant savings is to save them and bring them into an office supply store the next time you need to buy some.

Most stores like Office Depot and Office Max can refill them or give you a store credit toward additional ones. I have five on my desk.

At OfficeMax you can get $3 off your purchase for each one you bring in (up to five per day). At Office Depot, you receive a $3 coupon for a future purchase.

For me, that is a free cartridge usually every few months. That means I can use the $15 for something fun, like going out to lunch, or something we need, like paying more toward our debt.

The little things add up. Take a look at this story my dad sent me this week. This guy bought a truck in cash with money he had saved up since he last bought a car 13 years ago... how awesome is that!