I’m guessing they signed up for HP Instant Ink, a monthly subscription service that monitors the ink levels in the printer and automatically mails you refills.
If you buy an HP printer, they HEAVILY promote this and offer discounts/free trials. I declined, because fuck that, but I could see someone agreeing and forgetting about it.
db2@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s a real thing. Buy Brother, brother.
audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Has Epson also gone downhill? The first one I bought lasted 11 years, so about 3 years ago I replaced it with another Epson.
Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Epson with the eco tank. It’s like 12 bucks for several years of ink and the thing just works.
GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
What ink are you getting for $12?? Even allowing for quite a bit of poetic licence, this seems ridiculously cheap.
mp3@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I threw mine from the balcony when it stopped me from scanning documents because one of the cartridges was empty.
audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
I’ve never had that issue with either Epson I’ve owned. Scans just fine without ink.
stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 8 months ago
What I heard is that Epson is even better than Brother and the ink is even cheaper, but the printers are much more expensive and repairs are slow, so Brother is probably better for casual individual user.
OsaErisXero@kbin.run 8 months ago
For ink jet you buy Epson, for laser buy Brother
frezik@midwest.social 8 months ago
People should also consider no printer and just use a local place, like FedEx stores or a local library, for the handful of times you need to print per year. Maybe it won’t work for you, but consider how much you would dump into any printer compared to the cost per page at a shop. You’re going to be spending a lot more for the convenience of printing at home.
zaph@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I’ve still been having good experiences with new Epson printers. Epson and brother good, hp needs to be sued to the stone age.
rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Is Canon half-decent?
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I have a cannon at home. It was super cheap and super reliable, and no possibility have an internet connection.
rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Same with me. I had trouble getting that anti-pale-yellow-dot program to work with it though. Still can’t do it :(
db2@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I don’t have any recent experience with them but they used to be. I haven’t used their laser offerings but it looks like they’re about on par with Brother from a quick Google search.
Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
We’ve had trouble with Brother products as well unfortunately
db2@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Did it include the manufacturer trying to lock everyone in to a pay-to-print racket?