It’s odd how things pop up at just the right moment since a few hours ago I was discussing with my husband how we needed to get some cheap ink for one of the printers in our home.

Not All Cheap Ink Created Equal

What I love about finding the ideal spot to get cheap printer ink is the fact that it isn’t really “cheap ink” but printer ink at up to 92% off retail prices!

I don’t know about you, but one of our cartridges costs almost the price of a brand new printer. By finding a reliable online printer ink company that’s going to discount prices that much, it literally is ridiculous not to save money. Less money for office supplies means more money in our checking account (duh).

Up until now though I’ve never thought about getting my printer ink online. I know my sister does all the time and is delighted with the savings and the quality. Guess it’s time to listen up and learn a new lesson from my family member

Cheap Ink Shop By Brand

I counted 27 major brands listed at InkGrabber. In addition, they also have an “all other” category. So, for example, I will be able to get a six pack of HP inkjet cartridges for the price of two (at a local brick and mortar office supply store). Holy cow! That’s a deal!

And, you don’t have to buy “in bulk,” that choice is yours. But to me it just makes sense to stock up. What’s even better is I will now be able to ensure that my color cartridges don’t run out (I tend not to replace them very often and print in gray scale when I’d prefer color, but color until now just hasn’t been affordable or reasonable).

They even have a Monday through Friday toll free number if you have questions or (for some unknown reason because their supply is so large) you cannot find your particular brand.

With 100% price match guarantees and 1 year product quality guarantees, combined with tracking and more, put InkGrabber on your list of where to go to get your cheap ink today!

I started the day doing an FBI news story that you really need to read, and then, strangely enough, saw an ad later on that caught my eye.

The web site I ended up on is called Swipebids. Now, first and foremost, I did NOT create an account. I will tell you it looked awful tempting, BUT I’m savvy enough to first investigate.

Always look before you leap.

This auction site looks impressive at first glance. It’s ratings in terms of traffic are through the roof. The products shown on the front page, in real time bidding, also impressive. Information on what’s what, well I did not go by what the site says, I first put it into Google to do a “background check”.

Turns out that when you open an account, it works the opposite of say eBay. On eBay you can bid, but it doesn’t cost you anything unless of course you are the lucky winner and get what you wanted.

Swipebids makes you pay upfront each time you bid. For example, say you see something for $2 and there is, oh an hour left on that item. According to sources online, your $2 is removed from your account right then and there. You literally put your money where your mouth is… and then you wait. If someone else bids, and you still want it then you bid again.

This time say you want it badly enough to outbid the last bid by another $2 (let’s assume the other person bid $4). It now costs you $6 on top of the first $2 you initially placed.

And, yes, the money is taken… gone for good, unless you win the bidding war and get that precious whatever for $6.

I found comments at Yahoo! Answers ranging from “don’t go there” to “swipe bids is ‘legit’ but you need to know what’s up with these sites”.

So there you have it, my advice for the day. Plus you really, really need to read the FBI news story. It, too, is advice you don’t want to disregard.

Have a great weekend!

I’ve been shopping off and on for the right monitor for my computer. I have several in the office – using the LED one being my preference.

The thing is it’s just not large enough to open multiple windows efficiently. The volume of work and the arena I work in (training bloggers and helping online advertisers) often means jumping from one spot to another.

I did run across some very reasonably price information on a hd monitor. Price per price – or pound per pound – those in the UK (in particular) would do well to check them out.

In fact, having seen many of the varieties listed on their site at our local stores (so I have a feel for what the actual visuals will be like on a particular model), I’m truly impressed with their prices.

Let’s face it, nothing beats seeing a large selection all in one spot for a bit of comparison shopping!

Here’s to me finding the ideal hd monitor for myself!