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angeldelight
17-02-2009, 03:37 PM
Just out of interest I was wondering what everyone uses

Do you use nice expensive paper ( like I used to back in the days when I didnt have a clue ) or do you use whatever is a bargain

For your folders - policys etc and the kids folders I mean

Anyone seen any bargains anywhere

I usually buy packs of 500 sheets

Angel xx

emler
17-02-2009, 03:39 PM
I usually buy mine in Asda or Tesco for about £2.50 for 500 sheets. The policies etc I give to parents are in display books in pockets anyway so they can't tell the quality of the paper :laughing:

angeldelight
17-02-2009, 03:40 PM
I usually buy mine in Asda or Tesco for about £2.50 for 500 sheets. The policies etc I give to parents are in display books in pockets anyway so they can't tell the quality of the paper :laughing:


Yeah same here

I get through loads of it though and wondered if there was a cheaper way

Angel xx

Chanelle
17-02-2009, 03:44 PM
I buy from tesco about 2.47 per realm ... some places like ESPO or printing shops have paper which can work out cheaper but you would have to phone a few to find the best deal
or you can contact a local printers, say you are a childminder and can you have there scraps :) - be cheeky and you may get lucky lol Often they will donate you some large paper :)

I work in a nursery in the mornings and we are very lucky to have a parent who works at a printers :)

Shar
17-02-2009, 03:45 PM
I buy Tesco Value paper £2 ish about the cheapest i've seen. It's the ink that costs!! My printer won't take refills.:(

rickysmiths
17-02-2009, 03:50 PM
We get ours from Viking. It does cost a bit more(£3-4) for 500sheets, but I didn't like the very filmsy paper I found that once the pages in my portfolio had been sorted a few times they began to look tatty.:(

Chanelle
17-02-2009, 03:53 PM
I buy my HP printer cartridges from Tesco also and work out quite a bit cheaper.

If you have an epsom printer i would recommend throwing it away as they leak all other cartridges you buy !! :angry:

mabel
17-02-2009, 04:06 PM
Its smart price for me and cartridges from the inkfactory on line

Annie_T
17-02-2009, 04:20 PM
i buy tesco value pack of paper think its 500 shhets for just under £2
x

huggableshelly
17-02-2009, 04:20 PM
I buy from tesco or bookworks, sometimes staples have it on offer too

The ink costs a fortune but still, I did make one cartridge last me 14 months then went through two since september 2008 till now redoing policies printing 11 copies of each for parents to have and coursework too.

I think I'm going to ask parents for email contacts in future so I can email policies to them and let them do the printing.

Mollymop
17-02-2009, 04:26 PM
I usually just grab whatever when I go shopping, like - oh there's paper, need some more of that and I never bother to look at the price:blush:
The one i have at the moment is HP 500 sheets. I think they were 2.50 - half price in Sainsbury's
I do avoid tesco value paper though.

littletreasures
17-02-2009, 04:49 PM
I bought HP paper in Asda. It was on special offer 2 for £3. It is quite thin though.

I also bought Tesco premium paper. That is thick and look professional when using it in my policies/permissions booklet that I give to parents.

PixiePetal
17-02-2009, 05:09 PM
Usually ASDA, or anywhere if it is on offer. :thumbsup:

Tesco Finest at the moment as it was all they had when I was doing shopping and needed it that day. Very nice though :D

Spangles
17-02-2009, 05:10 PM
I use cheap paper from Tesco for all of mine!

estrelas
17-02-2009, 05:13 PM
Don't know how to do the copy paste thing yet

But up there ^^^^ it was mentioned emailing policies/ procedures to parents? is it allowed?

madasahatter
17-02-2009, 05:18 PM
I use morrison's cheapest paper £1.79 for a pack of 500 sheets
I generally use http://www.choicestationery.co.uk/special_offer.asp for my hewlet packard cartridges when I buy new (compatible ones) though I refill my own approx 6 to 8 times before I need to buy new ones.
I've just got a new epson printer. Our preschool has an epson and I generally find that http://new.ukdvdr.co.uk/ are often the cheapest for epson compatibles.

miffy
17-02-2009, 05:20 PM
i buy tesco value pack of paper think its 500 shhets for just under £2
x

I buy this too - it's fine for most things

Do use slightly more expensive paper for colour printing though

Miffy xx

MissTinkerbell
17-02-2009, 05:55 PM
I'm lucky - my hubby does the stationary order at work and just pops on an extra box each time - so we get a free box of 5 reams of 500 sheets every time. I don't buy any stationary as he gets it all for me. It would cosy me a fortune otherwise!!!

RedDragon
17-02-2009, 06:26 PM
My hubby is a printer- he doesn't get any freebies but buys the paper at cost price (and card).

My printer is a Brother DCP115C - I buy the inks off ebay really cheaply.

sarah707
17-02-2009, 06:39 PM
You guys are so lucky! The cheapest stuff jams my printer :rolleyes:

I got some recycled paper a while ago but it was a funny colour.

Trouble
17-02-2009, 06:44 PM
i have 2 recycle paper bins thats how much i use, every 2 weeks:blush:

cheap is good:thumbsup:

DCS
17-02-2009, 06:46 PM
Do you use nice expensive paper ( like I used to back in the days when I didnt have a clue ) or do you use whatever is a bargain...........
Angel xx

I use the expensive stuff. My letterheads are 120 gsm. My policies paper, as I print on both sides is printed on 100gsm and is the brightest white you can get right now. I buy my paper from viking, when they have special offers.

P.s By the way I have a lot more than a clue:) , I'm obsessed with quality and portraying the right image 1st class service. (Anything to justify my charges!)

Alibali
17-02-2009, 06:46 PM
Smartprice for me too! I use soooo much of the stuff. My friends dh got me some from work a few months back and I saw what real paper looks like. It is so much better and the printing looks better on it, however every little helps in this recession:)

marion123
17-02-2009, 08:57 PM
I usually buy mine in Asda or Tesco for about £2.50 for 500 sheets. The policies etc I give to parents are in display books in pockets anyway so they can't tell the quality of the paper :laughing:

yeah mine too

jibberjitz
17-02-2009, 10:08 PM
I've been printing off 100's of policies, forms etc and bought the cheapest I could find:thumbsup:

peanuts
17-02-2009, 10:12 PM
i usually get mine from either tesco or asda

HelenJC
17-02-2009, 10:17 PM
I get mine from Wilkinsons. My daughter works there and gets 13 1/2 per cent discount at the moment. She is due to graduate from uni soon though so I will miss this when she canges jobs.

Helen

tulip0803
17-02-2009, 10:24 PM
I'm a Morrisons girl:)

Nix
17-02-2009, 11:02 PM
I get the cheap stuff from Tesco, when it's in stock.:rolleyes:

My printer is a colour laser, cartridges are expensive but they have lasted a long time...I was refilling every fortnight before at £30 a time!!

Nixx,

beerheaven
17-02-2009, 11:29 PM
Tesco / Asda paper here!! Cheaper the better!!
Sometimes I get it in 'The Works' if on special!