It is: echostore.com. I have used their automatic reset carts with their pigment inks and had no fading or clogging problems in two years.
From: Herschel
Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 8:18 PM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: The echo store
Please post a link to the echo store. I can't find it on Google.
herschel
Richard Floyd wrote:
> I have been using pigment inks for my Epson R1800. I get them in bulk
> from Mis Ink and reload the carts when they are empty. In three years
> none of my prints have faded. Mis Inks have a hundred year lifetime
> rating. Bulk ink is a lot less expensive than OEM carts, and quality
> as good or better.
>
> The Echo Store (internet store) sells both pigment and dye based inks
> which are very inexpensive. You can find most printer brands there.
> I quit using dye based inks when I saw my prints start to fade after a
> few weeks.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Shyrell Melara
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:53 PM
> *To:* List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
> *Subject:* Re: photo printer inks
>
> I don't think generic ink matters. My experience has been that the
> printers (ink jet) go bad after a couple years or so. I'm using
> generic ink now and have gotten some fantastic prints. But I do worry
> that in time the ink just might gum up the works. I don't know. I was
> using ClinkInks till they took nearly 6 weeks to deliver my last
> order, and then some of the tanks were dried up!
> :-(
> Shyrell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob" <w8imo@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
> <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 2:10:09 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: photo printer inks
>
> Shyrell,
>
> After reading about them in Kim Komando's email news I bought ink from
> InkSell.Com
>
> I bought generic ink for my four year old Canon i950 since Canon
> was a lot more $$$$$.
>
> After using most of my order, I bought big to save shipping, my
> print head went defective.
>
> The repair tech said that Canon makes their own ink and to not use
> third party inks. This seemed to not agree with what Karl
> shah-jenner suggested in some off forum messaging we did.
>
> I've been using Canon ink since then and buying it from Staples.
>
> The question that I've had since using generic ink, I was quite
> satisfied with it, is was it the ink that killed my print head or the
> fact that it was over four years old?
>
> If you are planning on printing quantities of the same image you might
> be better off using a lab, cost wise. Costco, the one close to my
> home is well respected by many people, charges $3 for a 12 X 18
> print.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> Shyrell Melara wrote:
>
> Question to all: Where do you purchase your printer inks from?
>
> It doesn't matter what printer you use. I'm just interested in
> what company you buy from. I'm getting into printing my own photos
> now and can foresee myself using a lot of ink in the near future.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shyrell
>
>
> --
> /////
> ( O O )
> --------------------oOOO-----O----OOOo-----73 de w8imo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I plan to live forever. So far, so good......
herschel
Richard Floyd wrote:
> I have been using pigment inks for my Epson R1800. I get them in bulk
> from Mis Ink and reload the carts when they are empty. In three years
> none of my prints have faded. Mis Inks have a hundred year lifetime
> rating. Bulk ink is a lot less expensive than OEM carts, and quality
> as good or better.
>
> The Echo Store (internet store) sells both pigment and dye based inks
> which are very inexpensive. You can find most printer brands there.
> I quit using dye based inks when I saw my prints start to fade after a
> few weeks.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Shyrell Melara
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:53 PM
> *To:* List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
> *Subject:* Re: photo printer inks
>
> I don't think generic ink matters. My experience has been that the
> printers (ink jet) go bad after a couple years or so. I'm using
> generic ink now and have gotten some fantastic prints. But I do worry
> that in time the ink just might gum up the works. I don't know. I was
> using ClinkInks till they took nearly 6 weeks to deliver my last
> order, and then some of the tanks were dried up!
> :-(
> Shyrell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob" <w8imo@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
> <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 2:10:09 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: photo printer inks
>
> Shyrell,
>
> After reading about them in Kim Komando's email news I bought ink from
> InkSell.Com
>
> I bought generic ink for my four year old Canon i950 since Canon
> was a lot more $$$$$.
>
> After using most of my order, I bought big to save shipping, my
> print head went defective.
>
> The repair tech said that Canon makes their own ink and to not use
> third party inks. This seemed to not agree with what Karl
> shah-jenner suggested in some off forum messaging we did.
>
> I've been using Canon ink since then and buying it from Staples.
>
> The question that I've had since using generic ink, I was quite
> satisfied with it, is was it the ink that killed my print head or the
> fact that it was over four years old?
>
> If you are planning on printing quantities of the same image you might
> be better off using a lab, cost wise. Costco, the one close to my
> home is well respected by many people, charges $3 for a 12 X 18
> print.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> Shyrell Melara wrote:
>
> Question to all: Where do you purchase your printer inks from?
>
> It doesn't matter what printer you use. I'm just interested in
> what company you buy from. I'm getting into printing my own photos
> now and can foresee myself using a lot of ink in the near future.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shyrell
>
>
> --
> /////
> ( O O )
> --------------------oOOO-----O----OOOo-----73 de w8imo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I plan to live forever. So far, so good......
