Gas for My Printer
The lifeblood of a printer: ink. And unfortunately, my printer is dying.
Yes, dear ones, my printer is out of ink. And this brings us to that moral (i.e. financial) dilemma that is buying ink.
Why is ink so expensive? At $20 per cartridge, it makes me wonder if it's really worth buying ink, or if I should just hire a copy cat (if you haven't seen the commercial...). But in all seriousness, when it comes time to change the ink, it makes me cringe to think of all the moths that can begin to take up residence in my wallet again.
Everyone complains about how much the gas companies are making, but has anyone considered how much ink makers are screwing us? Well, me in particular, but us?
Back in the days when I could print as many sheets of paper as I wanted, I never thought about how costly ink was, and for all practical purposes, I didn't care. For that, I have to apologize to the founder of the school, for I didn't believe you when you said that ink costs a lot. I thought it was yet another thing you said just to oppress the kids like me.
Now I understand, that when the printer says that it's out of ink, it really means that I can still print at least 20 more pages before it really might be out of ink. And when they're having a sale on ink, that's the time to stockpile for the arduous months until the next sale.
Yes, dear ones, my printer is out of ink. And this brings us to that moral (i.e. financial) dilemma that is buying ink.
Why is ink so expensive? At $20 per cartridge, it makes me wonder if it's really worth buying ink, or if I should just hire a copy cat (if you haven't seen the commercial...). But in all seriousness, when it comes time to change the ink, it makes me cringe to think of all the moths that can begin to take up residence in my wallet again.
Everyone complains about how much the gas companies are making, but has anyone considered how much ink makers are screwing us? Well, me in particular, but us?
Back in the days when I could print as many sheets of paper as I wanted, I never thought about how costly ink was, and for all practical purposes, I didn't care. For that, I have to apologize to the founder of the school, for I didn't believe you when you said that ink costs a lot. I thought it was yet another thing you said just to oppress the kids like me.
Now I understand, that when the printer says that it's out of ink, it really means that I can still print at least 20 more pages before it really might be out of ink. And when they're having a sale on ink, that's the time to stockpile for the arduous months until the next sale.
posted by K. Shiruba at 4:53 PM
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