No More Printer Ink for Me
Feb 15, 2020 08:44:15 #
I think I'm going to buy printers instead of ink. Seriously. I recently bought a set of cartridges for my Canon iP4500. That little box of mostly plastic cost me $71. Instead, I have a choice of many printers for well under $100, and they all come with ink. Maybe the cartridges aren't as full as the expensive ones, but I would always have a new printer. I can donate them when the ink is used up, and I'll get a tax deduction. : )
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Feb 15, 2020 08:57:22 #
OlinBost
Loc: Marietta, Ga.
I bit the bullet and went with the HP ink plan. Have not looked back and the ones they send are the large capacity and I never run out.
Feb 15, 2020 09:00:54 #
Hi Jerry,
A couple years ago I bought an Epson bulk tank printer. I think the model was a 4550 but not in the office right now to check. A 12 oz bottle of each ink color is about $10.00 for each color - total of $40.00 to an ink supply that I've been using for the last two years AND I do a lot of printing to include copies of some of our self-published books. I'm still using on the first 4 bottles. It cost me $450.00 at Costco but was the best expensive (and cheap) printer I've ever purchased. Take care & ...
A couple years ago I bought an Epson bulk tank printer. I think the model was a 4550 but not in the office right now to check. A 12 oz bottle of each ink color is about $10.00 for each color - total of $40.00 to an ink supply that I've been using for the last two years AND I do a lot of printing to include copies of some of our self-published books. I'm still using on the first 4 bottles. It cost me $450.00 at Costco but was the best expensive (and cheap) printer I've ever purchased. Take care & ...
Feb 15, 2020 09:02:57 #
Feb 15, 2020 09:06:55 #
Feb 15, 2020 09:11:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I think I'm going to buy printers instead of ink. ... (show quote)
Jerry, try BJs or Costco for the ink. Maybe even Amazon or eBay.
Don’t think there’s going to be much of deduction for donations anymore.
Feb 15, 2020 09:20:53 #
Retina
Loc: Near Charleston,SC
jerryc41 wrote:
I think I'm going to buy printers instead of ink. ... (show quote)
I love your posts. You are the king of on-line references. I used to have an issue with donating printers with missing or spent cartridges and went straight to recycling center at the landfill. It may be ecologically unsound, but that was decided at the time of purchase. I preferred to junk them sooner rather than contribute to the addiction of someone who might not have started a cartridge dependency. But if they can stick with a single reload, it would at least save them the cost of the paraphernalia. I think I will donate the next one.
Question: when you put a donation value on the printer, will you account for the lower value based on the cost of re-fitting with new cartridges, or will you inflate it based on current prices for similar printers that actually work? The IRS will never know--it's on the donor to be accurate. Maybe these printers can be purchased new without cartridges. That would provide a good basis for its value.
Feb 15, 2020 11:26:47 #
Retina wrote:
I love your posts. You are the king of on-line ref... (show quote)
I use "It's Deductible" to figure the value of what I donate. They have various levels of value, depending on the condition of the item. One thing I learned is that organizations don't like to accept - or will refuse - warm clothing in warm weather, and vice versa.
Feb 15, 2020 11:27:24 #
Al Beatty wrote:
Hi Jerry, br A couple years ago I bought an Epson ... (show quote)
Yes, I've considered one of them. I'll see what's available.
The cheapest is $180, with ink costing about $56. And Epson recommends that you use Epson ink! Surprise, surprise! No duplexing, though.
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Feb 15, 2020 14:30:01 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I think I'm going to buy printers instead of ink. ... (show quote)
$71 dollars doesn't sound bad, everytime I replace the ink in my printer, it's $500!
Feb 15, 2020 14:50:22 #
Feb 15, 2020 16:17:06 #
newbie147
Loc: Manchester UK
I have an Epson stylus photoR265. Maybe an old model but still in perfect working order. I get 4 sets of cartridges off e-bay for £6.
Feb 16, 2020 07:12:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I think I'm going to buy printers instead of ink. ... (show quote)
That has occurred to me as well.
Feb 16, 2020 07:24:36 #
I have used the HP ink plan for several years, with no problems. I've never run out and it's always there when I need it.
A very great deal!
A very great deal!
Feb 16, 2020 07:48:18 #
Al Beatty wrote:
Hi Jerry, br A couple years ago I bought an Epson ... (show quote)
Me too! I haven't done as much printing as I anticipated but I'm about 1/3rd the way through the first set of bottles. And I got a deal which included two bottle sets.
I would like to get to the print heads and thoroughly clean them. It does seem to get 'dirty' very quickly even after a power clean.
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