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As part of Metawatch's ongoing expansion we are pleased to announce the addition of Ad.ly to our twitter account. These funds will contribute to the expansion of Metawatch's ongoing Social Networking activities as well as contribute to lowering product pricing accordingly.

We encourage you to follow our Twitter activities as a means to contribute to these efforts as well as to keep informed about Metawatch's ongoing activities.

Re-Inks/Atlantic Inkjet moves all operations to the U.S.

Canadian Inkjet cartridge supplier (Re-Inks/Atlantic Inkjet ) moves all operations to the U.S.

Well it looks like even the Canadian Inkjet marketplace is not shielded from U.S. influence. Market leader Atlantic Inkjet (Re-Inks) has closed down their Canadian operations and is now shipping all products from the U.S.

A look at their updated site reveals a new “Owner” (Re-inks/Easy Group, LLC.) for the formerly privately held company.

What does this mean for Canadian consumers? Refills ink will no longer continue to be produced in Canada, as it is currently being manufactured by the new owners existing operations (uni-kit) in the U.S.

As the Canadian operation used to employ somewhere in the order of 100 people, they may be looking elsewhere for employment.

The level for free shipping to Canada has been increased to $60.00 and does not include customs handling/clearance costs…Effectively making them uncompetitive in the Canadian marketplace.

Flat rate shipping charges have also increased for orders under $60.00 cdn.
In addition, most pricing has increased for products marketed.

So one less place to order from in Canada for your most cost effective inkjet supplies.

Metawatch Inkjet supplies is still here, located in Canada and growing.

Metawatch adds Twitter service

Metawatch adds Twitter service to open the door to on-line inquiries.

Henceforth known as a Metatweet

In following with the current trends of SMS messaging, Twitter and TAG messaging, Metawatch has formally joined Twitter and we can be reached @Metawatch.

Need to know

a) Our current pricing for a cartridge ?
b) What Cartridges your Printer Model Uses ?
c) What shipping charges are ?
d) What the Tracking # is for your order ?

Send us a Metatwit to @Metawatch.

If you forget our name that’s OK, all you need to do is to prefix your message with #inkjet and we’ll respond to your query.

i.e. if you send #inkjet T069 we’ll respond to you with our Price and web link to purchase.

Purchases still need to take place from our secure Metawatch site, but general inquires can now be made from virtually anywhere, even your phone via this new convenient messaging system.

Note: Metawatch will still accept your calls via Standard Telephone lines, but our priority is for email, or text messaging.

We have found that providing a textual written response to all our client queries provides for a more efficient and more accurate interface than standard POTS service.

Not a member of Twitter yet, feel free to join. It’s free and will open a new world of collaborative interfacing with your friends.

With Twitter you can ‘Follow” you friends comments and reply either publicly, or in private.

Don't forget the maximum message length of a Metatwit is 140 characters.

Note: Metawatch Twitter messages are displayed in a public domain that is searchable via twitter.

Please ensure that you do not ever submit personal or confidential information on the twitter network to us.

All purchases and private inquires must still be made via secure means via our Secure Metawatch web site or via email

Finally Low Cost Inkjet Supplies available across Canada

Published on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Pointe-Fortune, May 21, 2008- Metawatch , a supplier specializing in third party (Epson, Canon and HP compatible and Remanufactured cartridges) Inkjet supplies continues to expand its customer base across Canada.

Metawatch, initially founded in response to high inkjet cartridge pricing, has now evolved into a fully independent, self supporting operational infrastructure with distribution capability across Canada.

Metawatch prides itself on supplying high quality, reliable products across Canada at some of the lowest prices available in the inkjet market backed by a 100% SATISFACTION guarantee makes them a safe choice for your investment in inkjet supplies.

To offset the high cost of shipping product across Canada they offer several price points to their customers.

Orders over $50.00 have free shipping while orders under $20.00 will cost you $10.99. Orders of $20-$30 are $8.50 and orders between $30-$50 will cost you $7.50 for delivery.

As products typically have a 2 year expiry date, clients are encouraged to purchase a 1 years supply (or more than $50.00) to maximize their savings.

Operating as an E-Commerce Mail order company, Metawatch has been able to keep operational costs at a minimum, and bring those savings directly back to their internet based clientele.

To protect its clients against industry product quality and supply issues Metawatch maintains strict quality standards and redundant supplier capabilities. This ensures the capability to provide product to its clients without interruption regardless of industry product availability or quality issues.

Marketing Contact Ken Flack - Metawatch
T: 450-612-
E: kflack@metawatch.ca
http://www.metwatch.ca

Metawatch Expands Distribution Capability

Metawatch adds additional California Distribution Capability

Metawatch has been distributing products from 2 distribution centers in the U.S. for quite some time. Metawatch has now further expanded its operations to accommodate same day shipping for items across the U.S. with redundant depot facilities to handle virtually any customers supply needs.

Metawatch Continues to Support Legacy Products.

In this highly competitive marketplace Metawatch realizes that there are a significant number of users (Companies) using older technology products that continue to meet their needs. While other volume distributors drop legacy products like flies, Metawatch has chosen to continue to support these products as long as there continues to be a demand. Note: Shipping subject to availability.

Metawatch Quality increases referrals

Metawatch continues to monitor product reliability and customer warranty claims, as well as manufacturer satisfaction levels. Based on the latest customer survey(s) Metawatch Customer Referral base in increasing exponentially based on the reliability and value of products being offered.

Why are our prices so low ?

IF you can all remember the Hot Dog commercial . "More people eat them because their fresher" There fresher because more People eat them".

Well the same holds true for inkjet products, the more we we sell the cheaper we can buy them. The cheaper we can buy them the cheaper we can sell them. The cheaper we sell them the more we sell. (Walmart knows this all too well)

HP Using Strong Arm Tactics

HP Offers Incentives
In true form to free marketing practices HP has supposedly approached chain stores and offered "incentives" if they stop selling their own store brand (compatible, or Re manufactured) cartridges. In a recently published article from Business Week, Steve Hamm breaks the insider info to the general public. Rivals Say HP is Using Hardball Tactics

Shrinking Marketplace for Compatibles.
Staples, a long time manufacturer/marketer of Compatible inkjet products has confirmed that they will be discontinuing their custom line of compatible HP products and sticking to HP brand products only.

HP Streamlining Products
Hp is now taking to the industry a similar marketing practice as the newly released Kodak has and that is the bundling of their products (Inkjet Ink) with paper. By providing the Printer, Ink, and Paper, HP, as Kodak has done recognizes that they can tune their products optimally by selling all three components. See the Recent Metawatch Articles for further information
Kodak enters Inkjet Printer Market
Inkjet Printer Ink (A Basic Primer)
Inkjet Printer Ink I (Dyes and Pigments)
Inkjet Printer Ink II (Fade Resistance,Water Resistance)
Inkjet Printer Ink III (Paper, Paper, Paper)

Anti-Competitive Practices ?
Taking into consideration the above, there is nothing wrong with encouraging other distributors of your product to select yours above all others. In addition, offering incentives for marketing larger inventories of products is also common place, and a standard marketing strategy.

HPs recent bundling also does reflect their capability to increase the quality of the product being offered to their clients. The line does get crossed when one is "ASKED" not to market another competing product. In this instance HP has only offered incentives to its distributors, and as such doesn't (in our view) cross that fine line.

Customer Experience
In the end, having a less competitive marketplace for the consumer will lead to increasing prices, as always, and will leave the consumer less options to choose from.

Although HP may be able to offer a superior product with their customization of products (Paper and Ink), superior products have been on the market for quite some time.

Not everyone needs photo quality printouts for their day to day office use. I.E. We feel their is a need across the industry for a multitude of quality alternatives (Not to be confused with reliability) for the cost sensitive end user community.

On Line Retailers (E Tailers)
Metwatch was created as an independant retailer of inkjet products and as such doesn't limit their selection of products or brands based on distributor incentives. Being an independant, they rely solely on the product as it relates to the consumer marketplace for their selection process.

Metawatch Distributes across Canada
Metwatch sells their products across Canada via a mail order service, and therefore has a truely national perspective to what consumers want/need. By offering multiple distribution centers across Canada they are able to supply products directly to the consumer market at the lowest cost in the most expediant fashion possible.

Metawatch HP Line of Remanufactured Cartridges