Toners cost a ton

Several years ago, as I was setting up my own businesss, I decided to purchase a wonderful new 4 in 1 machine for faxing, printing, scanning and copying. Boy, I was so happy with that thing, even though it weighed a ton and took up half my office space. What I didn't realize that toner cartridges would cost so much. Maybe it would have been better if it used inkjet cartridges, I don't know, but each time I went to the supply store, I parted with $100 for both the black cartridge and the color cartridge.

I tried recycled cartridges, but they were not readily available. If they were sold beside the regular cartridges at the store, I definitely would have bought them. I didn't find that I had problems with the recycled cartridges. Some of my friends told me that they blocked up on them or were messy. Not so for me. If I didn't knwo that they were recycled, I would have figured that I bought them new. Except for the price, of course.

I would like to know what toner is made of, and if it is made of the same stuff that is in my pencil. It sure looks like it, and if stains clothing like it too. Maybe the recipe for toner is like some secret recipe for Grandma's apple pie -- only the close relatives know it, and even then, Grandma doesn't tell you one of the main ingredients, so yours is never as good as hers. Toner is like apple pie, except more useful.