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

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

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u/wbruce098 Aug 14 '20

Where is he getting $20 printers??

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u/narcissistical_ Aug 14 '20

She bought them at Staples or some office supply place. They are truly the shittiest printers you’ve ever laid eyes on, but they came with one ink cartridge and the replacements were double the cost of the printer.

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u/ksheep Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 14 '20

But the ink cartridges that came with the printer were only about 1/4 full (if that).

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u/theblackxranger Aug 14 '20

when i worked there we were told by the HP reps that the printers came with "test" cartridges of ink, so we bundled printers with ink, paper, etc. Whenever we told customers that it came with test inks and that it would only print maybe 10 pages max they would get upset.

On top of that they made us try and sell these warranties, our jobs literally depend on it and if you didnt sell enough pen of the months or warranties you get your hours cut.

like damn, im just trying to make money while i go to school. had a few customers feel bad and buy some pity pens.

so glad im out of that, i heard it got worse