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Printer cartridge costs are outrageous!

2/16/2012

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I feel compelled to write about my latest experience of being ripped off. I have just bought new ink cartridges for my Lexmark X1190 printer. The Lexmark branded black and colour cartridge pack, purchased at Tesco, just cost me £42.97 and I am feeling positively abused. How can they be so expensive, there’s so little ink in them?

I’ll admit that the cartridges were a distressed purchase – the ink ran out whilst I was preparing some research materials for an upcoming interview. I didn’t have the time to shop around so I just went to my local supermarket for succour (and I usually trust Mr. Tesco not to con me too badly).

I noted that Tesco sells its own variant of the Lexmark cartridges but they were no cheaper – so much for “every little helps”!

Buying cartridges reminds me of buying razor blades. When you buy your Gillette Fusion or Wilkinson Sword Hydro, you usually fail to appreciate just how much it will cost you to replace the blades. I usually end up buying a new razor instead and therein lies a possible solution.   

I have recently seen a TV advert, for a Canon printer I think, where the claim is made that the printer has the cheapest ink costs. It could be worth investigating buying a whole new printer. With my environmental hat on, I usually object to discarding fully functioning equipment in order to buy new but on this occasion I might just have to take that hat off.  

I have made myself a promise though – I am going to shop around for a better and cheaper solution and the internet is going to help. If, treasured reader, you have a sensible and polite solution to offer I’d be pleased to hear from you.


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9/24/2012 02:04:31 pm

Bloggers like you are very few on World Wide Web and I am happy to found you. It’s like finding a pearl in the sea, tough but fruitful. Best wishes and regards.

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