If you're a small business owner, you know how much copier and printer toner can cost your business. But did you know that compatible toner cartridges are not only safe to use in your printers and copiers, but also extremely inexpensive? Recently, one of our readers wrote in to tell us what happened when he bought a big amount of compatible Oki c7500 toner.

Frank McNamara, project manager for a regional restaurant supply company, did some research online. He found an internet distributor who offered compatible Okidata printer toner at prices 50-67 percent less expensive than what he'd been spending for brand name ink. By switching the name brand toner with the compatible toner, he was able to lower his total monthly expenses by 16 percent

After procuring remanufactured cartridges, he had them used in his two hundred Oki 7500n machines. Even though he initially had doubts, he was happy to find that the remanufactured Oki 7500 toners printed pages that were in every way as clear and smudge-free as those made by the expensive name brand inks he had previously used. Frank said, "I checked out some of the copies personally, and they looked good."

The compatible Okidata c7500n inks are produced by distributors using the same or even superior technology and ink. These producers perform quality control tests that are just as rigorous as those run by name-brand ink manufacturers. The result of all this time is that your compatible cartridge will have high quality at a very reduced price.

But wait, Frank's tale doesn't end here. Actually, just three months later, due to his economic plans, he was honored as manager of the month! All of this for the idea to switch to compatible Oki 7500n toner! Not only that, but his boss asked him to oversee toner purchasing for the entire company, which saved his employer tens of thousands of dollars per year.

All of us who want to find the little solutions to increase profits and prevent unnecessary costs should learn from the example in Frank's letter. Communicate with your office supplier to compare for yourself the cost in using manufacturer's cartridges versus Okidata compatible toner and see how even a minor purchasing change can make a significant difference in your bottom line.