How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink

Re:How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink by maryrosecook on Friday August 22, 2008 @08:21PM (#284357)

The practice of charging more for the media than the device is not uncommon. Example: Polaroid.

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Re:How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink by tlrobinson on Saturday August 23, 2008 @08:16PM (#284916)

And, of course, razor blades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_and_blades_business_model

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Re:How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink by whatusername on Sunday August 24, 2008 @10:03AM (#285162)

I spent 6 months working at a certain razor company. I got a small discount on blades, but the razors (with 1 blade) were just about free. (4 years later - I've finished off my stash!)

Don't forget the more modern varients: PC/Internet and Cell-Phone/Calls

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Re:How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink by kenver on Friday August 22, 2008 @09:13PM (#284381)

Yea thats true, but if buying a polaroid camera and getting say 10 pictures with it included was cheaper than buying 10 of the media seperately it would be a bit crazy, and thats exactly what I've seen with some printers recently.

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Re:How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink by netcan on Saturday August 23, 2008 @07:34AM (#284571)

disposable cameras.

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Re:How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink by orib on Saturday August 23, 2008 @07:13PM (#284881)

Uh. Right. Because the refills for disposable cameras are so much more expensive than the actual camera.

If they sold refills at all, then the camera wouldn't be disposable, so unless this was some sort of joke...

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Re:How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink by eru on Sunday August 24, 2008 @06:29PM (#285459)

Disposable cameras are 'recycled' i.e. refilled. They even announce this on the box.

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