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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I remember when I was a teenager, Walmart sold shitty printers that came with ink for $35... Replacement ink for that exact model was $20/cartridge.

[–] PriorityMotif 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Those starter cartridges had far less ink in them than the replacements. It didn't matter if you refilled them yourself though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

And most people never even finish them.