Easy Colour Printing

>>552239
>>552239
>I'm on a budget of 15 USD to allocate to this per week, and I need all of the copies within the next month or so
So you have around $75 to get your 500+ copies.
I would suggest approaching local printers if you can find any.
If the surprise you're planning is nice you might be able to convince them to do you a nice deal.

>>552239
Print shops will offer you better prices than Office Supplies. If none is around you, then you can try online print shops. A quick search will get you quotes around $80 + s/h for 500 color copies. Vistaprint with a coupon can get you to $100 + s/h for 500 single side color.

If you are really tight on that budget, and a bit resourceful, get a used laser printer and buy third party toners. A full color set of 3rd party toner usually cost around $30-$45. 500 sheets of paper cost like $1 with rebates and coupons. That leaves ~$30 for a used printer. There are plenty of color laser for $30 (for some places, it cost $30 just to dispose/recycle a printer), but at that price limit you are most likely forced to buy locally/pickup since s/h on a printer is costly. Best case, borrow a printer and pay for the toner.

Depends where you are. If you are in a city you should have no issue going o the local pc recyclable and getting one thats been tested. If you in the booneys good luck. Local printers a or a university are your next best bet to just purchase outright.

Keep in mind if you have such a tight budget you might not be able to be too picky on the size. Old Dell and HP color Laserjets can be found at that price. They are going to be huge though. Go on ebay if your in the middle of nowhere and just type colorlaser jet. You will get killed on shipping though.