Ink Cartridge Showdown: Warehouse Clubs Go Head-To-Head

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Warehouse club stores offer great deals on certain products, especially if you buy in bulk, but do warehouse club stores offer true savings when it comes to ink cartridges for your printer?


Ubiquitous Ink

Inkjet users have a different experience than laser printer lovers. Options abound if you own an inkjet printer.

Inkjet cartridges can be bought at a variety of brick-and-mortar locations, you can run into any large supermarket and find inkjet refills. This is where a trip to a wholesale club can turn up a few off-the-shelf bargains.

Sam’s Club had the biggest and broadest selection of inks. Both Costco and BJ’s had similarly stocked racks, with the bulk of the space devoted to HP ink cartridges.

HP was by far the most well-stocked ink, carried by all three warehouse clubs. All three also carried products by Epson and Canon.

BJ's had a slight edge over Costco in terms of products, but neither came close to Sam’s Club in terms of variety and selection.


The Ink Shootout

Ink Cartridge Toner Buzz BJs CostCo Sam’s Club
HP63XL - Black + Color 84.99 83.99 83.98 83.98
HP 910XL 2-pack - Black 75.99 75.98 75.98
HP 910XL - Tri-Color 64.99 64.98 64.98
HP 952XL - Tri-Color 109.99 107.98 107.98
HP 61XL - Black + Color 75.00 87.99 87.98
HP 951XL - Tri-Color 99.99 99.98 99.98
HP 952XL 2-pack - Black 92.99 92.98 92.98
HP 902XL - Tri-Color 72.99 72.98 72.98
HP 902XL 2-pack - Black 81.99 81.98 81.98
HP 62XL 2-pack - Black 81.99 81.98
HP 63XL 2-pack - Black 82.99 81.98 82.98
HP 61XL 2-pack - Black 85.99 85.98
HP 962XL - Tri-Color 93.99 98.98 98.98
HP 962XL 2-pack - Black 80.99 83.98 83.98
HP 62XL - Black + Color 81.00 83.99 83.98 83.98
HP 64XL 2-pack - Black 81.98 81.98
HP 64XL - Black + Color 86.99 86.98 86.98
HP 65XL - Black + Color 66.99 66.98
HP 67XL 2-pack - Black 47.99
HP 564XL - Black + Color 91.54 91.98
Epson T200 - Black + Color 44.99 44.98
Epson 702 - Black + Color 78.38 70.98
Epson T220 - Black + Color 49.54 44.99 44.67
Epson T822 - Black + Color 71.26 65.48
Epson 127XL 2-pack - Black 56.98
Epson T212 - Black + Color 52.98
Epson T124520 - Tri-Color 37.62 27.39
Epson 69 - Black 23.78 19.49
Epson EcoTank 502 - Black + Color 49.99 49.98
Epson T252 XL - Tri-Color
93.36 62.99
Epson T802 - Tri-Color 93.34 99.99
Canon PGI 250 - Black + Color 71.60 63.98
Canon CL-41 - Tri-Color 40.35 30.98
Canon PG-220 & CL-221 - Black + Color 71.60 68.99
Brother LC51 - Black 32.00 32.97
Brother LC 65 2-pack - Black 52.00 50.48
Brother LC51 - Tri-Color 51.60 44.48

Conclusions

If you own an HP inkjet printer, including the popular DeskJet, OfficeJet, or Envy All-In-One models, and you’re looking for the lowest prices on the most popular HP ink cartridges, CostCo can’t be beat. If you print on an Epson, however, BJ's is a better choice.

Both CostCo and BJ's have a limited range of OEM inks compared to Sam’s Club, which offered the biggest variety, including HP, Brother, Canon, Epson, and Kodak, as well as remanufactured and non-OEM “Sam’s Brand” ink cartridges, (which we strongly recommend NOT using).

The most economical way to buy OEM printing supplies for laser printers is on the web. Toner Buzz is the number one online seller of OEM toners, inks, fuser kits, drums and maintenance kits.

TonerBuzz.com is an independent dealer, not directly affiliated with any manufacturer, which frees us from the price restrictions imposed on other printing supply retailers.

Rob Errera

Rob Errera

Rob Errera is an award-winning journalist embedded in the world of printers and printing supplies. Rob has nearly two decades of experience writing about cutting edge technology, business trends, and the ever-evolving industry of printing.

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