[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Anonymouse

Printers whose cartridges cost more than they do.

I got a Canon Pixma TS705a for 40-odd quid. Sorted, I thought. But a week later the yellow cartridge ran out. I went to Ryman for a new one...and discovered they're 20-odd quid individually, so I "saved", if that's the right word, getting a multipack. Saved a trip, too, for when the cyan runs out (I think that was getting low, too).

£56.99.

More than the printer.

Oh, I see their fiendish plan - sell the hardware cheap, then sell the consumables for more, and that's where they make their money.

I miss the days of dot matrix printers. Noisy, yes - but they worked straight out of the box, connection was no trouble at all, and printer ribbons were cheap.
4⅘
Compare that with the "improvements" of today!

Don't think I've ever bought an 'official ink' cartridge. My Epson printer accuses me of all sorts & warns of the world ending, when i install the much cheaper alternatives. I then tell it to shut up, and it then prints away, same quality, a quarter of the price.