[Rant] Backup plans, and strange state of toner costs

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[Rant] Backup plans, and strange state of toner costs

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I actually knew that my HP Laserjet IIp is almost out of toner, but last time I went down to Fry's I didn't see any for my printer, so I must have forgot about it.

Well, the printer took the worst time to take a dump... When I needed it, of course. I am printing tickets for my dad's business when the right side of printout started fading to nothing. It both wasted paper and my time. And as far as I can find, all the local replacements are in the $80-90 range. :shock: Genuine HP cart is $93-96, while OfficeDepot brand remans are like $80. :shock: I bought my last one at Fry's for $50.

So I got online and ordered one from ABCInk, and with a coupon, it comes out to be...$37.83 including tax, free USPS shipping. Hopefully it'll be here before end of the week.

But what do I do in the meanwhile? Then I remembered that my HP Deskjet 500C is still there on my desk. And yes, I still have ink for it.

So here I'm humming along, hoping my ink will last until my new toner gets here... :)
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There's always Kinko's. Works in a pinch.
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LawBeefaroni wrote:There's always Kinko's. Works in a pinch.
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But how can on reman cost so much more than another's? They do the same amount of labor, do they not? Is it all in the QC?
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take the toner cartridge out and slowly shake it from side to side and back and forth a few times. Any toner that's left will go to the side where there is none
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