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 buy for your printers and copiers, but also extremely cost effective? Recently, one of our readers wrote in to tell us what happened when he bought a large amount of compatible Oki c3100 toner.

Mike McNamara is a project manager at a moderately sized regional restaurant supply company. While checking on the internet, he located a supplier that offered Okidata toner at prices that were a third to half off what he usually spent for brand name toner. Just by buying the compatible Oki c3100 toner, he was able to save over 16 % on his entire budget for the month.

He requested for a few of his employees to use remanufactured cartridges in their two hundred Oki 3100 machines. He was a little unsure at first, but he quickly realized that these cartridges were exactly the same quality as the much more expensive brand name inks he was purchasing. Mike checked the copies himself and was impressed with the quality: good toner yield, adequate coverage, and no smudges.

Compatible Okidata 3100 printer toners are produced by companies using the same or superior toner and electronic components as the original products. The same companies also have the same quality assurance tests. This will ensure that you get a top quality 100 percent compatible toner at an extremely reduced cost.

Mike's story goes on from here. His cost-cutting plans helped to earn him the company's manager of the month award just three months after that. His boss requested he fulfill the toner orders for the entire company. By switching to compatible Oki c3100 toner, he was able to save his business tens of thousands of dollars each year!

All of us who want to find the small solutions to increase profits and prevent unnecessary expenses should learn from the example in Mike's letter. Communicate with your office supplier to compare for yourself the cost in using manufacturer's cartridges versus Okidata supplies and see how even a small ordering change can make a huge difference in your bottom line.