<p>A colour printer cartridge refilling apparatus and method is provided where air is evacuated from an ink storage compartment of the cartridge creating a vacuum to thereby allow ink to be drawn from an ink supply reservoir in fluid communication with the apparatus into the ink storage compartment of the printer cartridge. In a preferred form, a colour printer cartridge refilling apparatus and method is provided whereby air is simultaneously evacuated from three ink storage compartments of the printer cartridge creating a vacuum in each ink storage compartment to thereby allow ink to be drawn from three ink supply reservoirs in fluid communication with the apparatus into the respective ink storage compartments.</p>