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[–] DarkSirrush@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 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@lemmy.world 6 points 7 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.

[–] DarkSirrush@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

And most people never even finish them.