The Retirement Thread
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172traindriver
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Similar experiance, but annoying also as in domestic use you feel you never really get your moneys worth out of it with the amount of printing you do with it.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
When the inks run out it is often cheaper to throw the printer away and buy a new one.
GM
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I'm just about to get up, or rather I've been ordered to get up. Mrs GM has got one of her friends popping round in about half an hour. I've been told to smarten up and no smutty jokes. As if I would 
172traindriver
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I had an old Epson that was fine for the little bit of printing that I do. Also replacement cartridges were cheap as chips off ebay. But then it decided not to play so I had to buy another. At least compatable replacement cartridges are cheap compared to the originals.
172traindriver
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I have an epson as well. I quite like them as they are simple to use and as you say, you can get cheap inks on ebay
D
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I thought about it for a while, I don't do very much printing, in the end I brought a cheap inkjet.
D
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Its just come up on my facebook page, its been three years since I retired. 
fossyant
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HP are now doing a monthly scheme I believe - i.e. the printer requests new ink as it get's low. Monthly sub. TBH we buy the re-manufactured stuff. We usually get 1 in 10 cartridges that are a bit duff. Still, at 33 a cartridge rather than £15, it's much cheaper.
172traindriver
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Its just come up on my facebook page, its been three years since I retired.
Enjoying retirement?
D
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Enjoying retirement?
Oh yes! Best thing I ever did!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Yes i saw on another thread where HP do that. Might be a good idea if you use a printer a lot, or have an expensive one. I am a cheapskate and prefer to buy cheapo refills.
172traindriver
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Yes i saw on another thread where HP do that. Might be a good idea if you use a printer a lot, or have an expensive one. I am a cheapskate and prefer to buy cheapo refills.
With you there Mrs D.
The printing I do is also negligible so I try to do it as cheap as possible.
Unfortunately you do need to do a little bit of printing in life nowadays.
Are you allowed to use the 'w' word on here ??Some of us have been in work since 7am.
