Selling Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ink cartridges is really a profitable business for the printer manufacturers. Once you have bought the printer, you will be returning to them time and again to buy inkjet cartridges that you are recommended in the user guidebook that comes with the printer. But the major concern among the printer user is that the price of ink cartridges is very high. The reason is that ink cartridges are manufactured keeping in mind the profit margin and the benefits of the manufacturers. It is where they drive maximum profit from the business.

One of the business policies of printer manufacturers is that the inkjet cartridges provided free of cost with printer package at the initial purchase are seldom full. This is true, the OEM ink cartridges provided with the printer are designed in a way that they only offer enough ink for printing a couple of page. Manufacturers do this for increasing more profit from sale, as free cartridges will end up soon and customers will come back to them for the cartridges. This way, the manufacturers try to earn money each time you purchase more OEM printer ink!

The choice remains ever with a customer whether they buy low cost inkjet cartridges like compatible ink cartridges or remanufactured cartridges or stick to branded products only. All the major companies producing printer ink have offered a huge assortment of cartridges in the market. Now the choice is yours- for better quality you can go with OEM cartridges with high cost.