Posted by ME/NJ on 4/9/12 9:13pm
Msg #417417

Toner prices up this month

First paper price's now toner. I can get a two pack last month for 25 bucks, now this month it's jumped to 37.

Anyone else see the same thing.

Reply by Doris_CO on 4/9/12 10:17pm
Msg #417422

I heard that toner is a petroleum product. I don't know if that's true, but even if it's not, the price of producing or shipping the toner probably has gone up because of the increase in energy cost.

Reply by MW/VA on 4/10/12 7:45am
Msg #417435

Are you going to be able to cover your costs with $50 fees?

Reply by ME/NJ on 4/10/12 7:58am
Msg #417436

Sure going down to 20 and expand area too

Should wipe all notaries out within a month, then I will call you guys and offer 5 bucks.

Reply by jba/fl on 4/10/12 9:43am
Msg #417449

Re: Sure going down to 20 and expand area too

Then we will all tell you to eat S$$$ and die.

Reply by MW/VA on 4/10/12 7:08pm
Msg #417518

ROFL on that one! ;-) n/m

Reply by CinOH on 4/10/12 9:40am
Msg #417447

Everything is up, including food and household supplies. It's the gas prices. Everything comes on a truck and when the price per gallon of diesel goes up, so does the price of everything else we consume.

Reply by Richard Strohm on 4/10/12 11:48am
Msg #417462

My HP 2430dtn takes a toner cartridge that is nearly $150.00! And I get calls to do $50.00 closings...no way!

Reply by snowflake/PA on 4/10/12 12:55pm
Msg #417470

My toner has increased significantly as well - I use a BrotherHL-5370DW. Always keep a backup, too.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 4/10/12 3:49pm
Msg #417495

Richard, I have the same printer and don't pay anywhere near that for toner. That price would have me obsessing about my cost per page. I pay a fraction of that and don't think about it any more.

I was getting them for about $50 each (the Q6511X) from LD Products, but recently decided to switch to MonoPrice (on the recommendation of another regular here (who also uses the same printer) because the price was less than $30 each. So far, so good. For what I save, I could afford to buy another printer, if necessary. (I think there are lots of these slightly used, available for relatively cheap, still on the market.) These all have a chip that the printer recognizes as "official HP cartridge". However, I noticed that I need to keep an eye on "supply status" because it no longer notifies me when toner is about to run out - at least the ones I've tried so far. Again, for the savings, well worth it to me.

Reply by Carol Graff on 4/10/12 5:46pm
Msg #417512

thanks for this info, Janet. I just ordered two from LD yesterday for $40 each so I'll try them next time.