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Hewlett Packard’s printer division has kept the company alive over the years, but the company has been losing money on the sale of toner because it’s so expensive. People are buying from third-party companies to refill their cartridge instead of buying from HP directly. There are independent stores that just sell refills for cartridges. People have also been going to Office Max and Walgreens, which have kiosks that refill ink in cartridges. Well, instead of lowering prices to compete with these companies, HP is fighting them in court. HP has tried to design its toner cartridges so they can’t be “recharged” by anyone else, so the company is suing Office Max and Walgreens for patent infringement. Clark wants consumers to know that it’s often a lot cheaper to replace your printer instead of buying new cartridges, especially if you have a laser printer. Clark went through this dilemma recently and ended up buying a brand new printer. It would have cost him about $300 to replace the toner cartridge in his laser printer. Buying a new printer was just $199.

eBay has been in the news again lately regarding the number of fake items sold on its site. One recent report stated that nearly 80 percent of the designer items sold on the site are fake. That is phenomenally high. If you’re into designer items, you want it to be the real thing, right? Well, people are getting ripped off every day on eBay. Now, Clark wants you to know that he thinks eBay is a great company and a great concept. But eBay has failed to do anything tangible to help the fraud situation on its site, and it seems to be about time to do something. Christa, Clark's executive producer, thinks ebay should bond its sellers as a way of ensuring products and protecting people. But Clark doesn't think that's enough.

Clark got a tip from a caller last year about how to make a razor last a long time. The caller blow dries his blades and then uses a toothbrush to brush off any sediment. He had been using the same blade for a year. That was a little much for Clark but he dries his blades with a towel after each use. Now, he’s been using the same blade since Spring. The caller, an engineer, said the water left on the blade is what degrades the blade, so keeping the blade dry is what keeps it sharp. Clark now has a lifetime supply of razors because he’s going to go through them quite slowly. Try it out on your razor.

American car sales are down almost 20 percent, with GM down the most at 27 percent. On the other hand, Asian automaker sales are taking off. Asian automakers have had a focus on fuel economy that goes back several decades, in part because their gas prices have been so high. Their perspective is different than ours because they were paying $4 a gallon when we were paying $1. As a result, Asian car makers can’t keep cars on their lots, especially those that get more than 30 miles per gallon. Now, American car makers are pulling out all of the stops to sell more cars. They are offering employee discounts, zero financing and 30-day returns. It cost 5 percent of the vehicle to return it, which isn’t cheap. But it’s still unheard of in the car business. American workers can make cars that are just as good as those made in other countries. They just haven’t put the effort into it. And what is an American car anyway? Is a Chevy made in Korea an American car? What about a Japanese car made in Kentucky? It’s all pretty mixed these days. But the bottom line is if you want a GM, Ford or Chrysler, you can get a great deal. Used vehicles are also heavily discounted right now. So, shop around.

Clark forgot to do Clark Stinks yesterday, but we wouldn't let that stop us from delivering it to you today. Listen now to posters complain about Clark's failure to give Web sites and his tendency to wear a "politician's hat." Just remember to disable your pop-up blocker by holding the "Control" key when you click on the link.

How would you like to travel from one city to another for $1? It’s possible through a European-owned bus service known as megabus.com and it’s running now. Megabus is already in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Louis. It’s a piggyback to the service operating in the Northeast corridor that cost about $10 to ride from DC to New York, for instance. But this bus service is going to cost about $1.50 and up to take a bus ride from city to city. It’s incredible when you think about what it costs to keep your car on the road and how much it costs to take a trip. The average trip costs about 50 cents a mile. In addition, airlines have been moving rates up so it’s always expensive to fly. The bus, however, is an idea of the past that may be more popular in the future. It could work in several markets right now, including mid-sized cities in California, North Carolina and Florida.