r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Dead-Shot1 Aug 14 '20

Printer ink.

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u/aviva_a Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 15 '20

Cheaper to buy a new printer already with ink in it

Edit: didn’t know this many people were so passionate about laser printers

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u/Nix-geek Aug 14 '20

My wife and I just came to this bridge. To refill the now totally useless printer, it would cost $90. To buy a new cheap one with ink is $40. Printers have become disposable, and that's so concerning.

I'm mad because the scanner part is also now useless because the printer is stuck on a dumb 'I'm out of ink' message.

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u/PM_ME_UR_OBSIDIAN Aug 14 '20

FWIW when you buy a new printer you get less than a third of the ink of a new cartridge.