UK sources for Canon bulk ink refillers

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Anyone had good/ bad experience with bulk Canon inks available in the
UK? Particular interest is the BCI 6 dye colours and BCI 3e pigment
black for the Pixma IP and other slightly older ranges of printers
using the same inks..

I tried Manx but they wont tell me what ink is in their bulk or carts
- they have two qualities.
I know Cartridge World do refills but dont again know with what and
also being high street are a little bit pricey!
The same goes for Staples.
Anyone got a known Mfg. ie. MIS quality source in the UK?
Or perhaps a hassless import route from the US to recommend?
Charlie+

 

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don't be put off by Measekite, the anti-non-OEM-ink crusader . The two inks
that seem to have the best reputations on the newsgroups are MIS (reputed to
be Image Specialist ink) and Formulabs, sold by several vendors. These are
American made, and there is also a German ink (three letters starting with
O, I forgot the name) that may also be good. Check out wiredbeans or
alotofthings arrow carts on ebay. Weink canon carts with the stock number
starting with CRU are Formulabs from what they tell me. You can email them
to verify this info. Measekite touts (but has never used their product or
done business with ) 88inks as having formulabs inks. MIS doesn't tell you
what mfgr makes their inks but I've used them for nearly a year, refilling
OEM carts. I'm very happy with this product. Although the shipping might
be expensive, if you are going to use a large enough quantity you might
consider buying MIS in slightly larger quantities - 4 instead of 2 oz
containers, or larger - as the shipping costs would be spread over a larger
amount of the product. Also, check out the Nifty-stuff inkjet forum. Sign
on and ask about UK availability of quality inks, Someone on that forum may
know of a vendor.

"Charlie+" <charlie@xxx.net> wrote in message
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> Anyone had good/ bad experience with bulk Canon inks available in the
> UK? Particular interest is the BCI 6 dye colours and BCI 3e pigment
> black for the Pixma IP and other slightly older ranges of printers
> using the same inks..
>
> I tried Manx but they wont tell me what ink is in their bulk or carts
> - they have two qualities.
> I know Cartridge World do refills but dont again know with what and
> also being high street are a little bit pricey!
> The same goes for Staples.
> Anyone got a known Mfg. ie. MIS quality source in the UK?
> Or perhaps a hassless import route from the US to recommend?
> Charlie+

 

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> Even your buddy Neil Slade who recommended MIS to you also recommended to
> you inkgrabber.com. That is not a mfg/formulator brand either but it did
> come out that their ink (Yellow) ruined many print heads. Had they been a
> real brand that was sold as previously described, the damage would have
> been far greater but the news would have been more widespread.

I've carefully read the posts on this issue and my recollection is that the
the ink didn't work properly, but the print head wasn't ruined. Clogged or
flooded, maybe, but not permanently damaged.. You are welcome to read all of
the posts on the Nifty-stuff forum just as I have. And --- I've never met
Neil Slade - not my buddy, but a very helpful fellow who gives us the
benefit of HIS OWN experiences with these products, both positive and
negative.
>
> I have never said that the stuff you are using is bottom of the barrel
> stuff but I am pointing out that you are having good luck buying a pig in
> a poke.

No pig in the poke or luck. I ahalyzed all of the information I could find
from people who actually used these inks and selected MIS based on their
kind posting of their personal experiences.

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>>You've just told me what I aleady know - that MIS also sells genuine Canon
>>carts at retail. Why buy them for MIS when you can get them a thousand
>>other places and at a cheaper price. On the other hand, their inks for my
>>i960 are great and one hell of a deal.
>
> First you say that MIS is a manufacturer and the retailer is inksupply and
> now you say "Why buy (Canon OEM) from MIS. Are you saying that a
> manufacturer who competes with Canon is also selling Canon OEM. I doubt
> that. IT is inksupply who is labeling ink (and there may be nothing wrong
> with it) they call MIS and also reselling Canon OEM. If there was a mfg
> named MIS you might find them at Staples, Office Depot etc.

Are we both communicating in English????? I was clear that MIS is a
reseller of ink that, I was told, came from a mfgr called Image Specialists.
Image Specialists and Formlabs sell large quantity containers - gallons up
to drums - and the resellers repackage under their own name. I am
acquainted with generic drug distribution. I know that many of the generics
are purchased from larger drug houses, repackaged, and resold in smaller
quantities. Several of the third party ink resellers also sell OEM carts
on the internet. Just as Staples, Office Depot, Office Max, and Costco sell
OEM and third party inks. State your opinions as you wish, but please don't
twist my words.

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