{"id":116748,"date":"2023-09-26t11:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-26t15:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=116748"},"modified":"2024-08-27t17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27t21:01:08","slug":"printer-ink-not-just-expensive-but-a-blatant-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/09\/26\/printer-ink-not-just-expensive-but-a-blatant-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"printer ink: not just expensive, but a blatant scam?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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are you really<\/em> sure how much ink you’re buying?
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\nby rick richardson
\ntechnology this week<\/em><\/p>\n

those incredibly cheap entry-level printers you find when sorting your options by “price lowest” can be very alluring if you’re in the market for a new inkjet printer. however, don’t assume it shows you’re getting a good deal. <\/span><\/p>\n

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just as a drug dealer can offer a cheap initial “sample” to get you hooked before raising the price on all subsequent transactions, printer manufacturers use a similar business strategy. they can easily make up any loss from the printer’s discounted sale by offering its ink cartridges for exorbitantly high prices. the printer firms then keep you on the hook for paying these outrageous ink rates for the duration of the printer, which is a very lucrative revenue stream for them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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