"Never own a printer again."

HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors::“Never own a printer again.”

        • EdibleFriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
          14·
          9 months ago

          People who don’t keep up with things like this, which is honestly a lot of people. I was the electronics guys at walmart for years. Just quit a few months back. So many people would be stunned when I tell them about all the bullshit HP pulls. And so many more would hit me with ‘well ive heard good things’ and buy it anyways.

              • Epzillon@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                9 months ago

                You know, I think this is one of those “some people just want to get scammed” moments.

                • EdibleFriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  6·
                  9 months ago

                  That’s a whole other can of worms. I would get so many old fucks coming in for gift cards, mostly iTunes of course, and when the amount seemed fishy I would ask what it was for and, predictably, quite often it was some obvious bullshit. some would believe me right away, some would take some convincing, some would get mad. I remember one in particular called me a ‘fucking moron who doesn’t know shit’ and insisted i sell him the 1k iTunes so he could pay is taxes. Had fun selling that one.

                  Others really stick out though. I had more then a few of the ‘love scams’ over the years. The military online BF who was discharged but has to pay his own trip home. This one in particualar is gonna stick with me till the day I die. She was there with a friend, and when i brought up how obvious the bullshit was, her friend was like ‘SEE!?’ We talked to her about this for a half hour or so before she believed us and holy fuck did she break down.

          • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            To be fair it’s always a crapshoot whether the person at Walmart or BestBuy or wherever really knows their stuff or just has a personal bias.

            Sounds like you’re doing good by folks but for a lot of people you’re going to have an uphill credibility battle mostly because they don’t know you.

            I’m a professional software engineer that has done all sorts of things involving computers over the years … I’ll always hear people out and some do have some genuinely great advice/say things I would’ve said if somebody asked me (and almost definitely aren’t getting paid what they’re worth by these places). Others are just kinda blowing smoke … and I fear for the customers that listen to them lol.

            • EdibleFriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              9 months ago

              lol don’t get me started on the stupid shit i heard from my coworkers. one time I was just coming back from break and this new girl had been helping a customer while I was gone. They had just finished up the sale.

              How do I get photopshop on this?

              Oh it will have an app store.

              IT WAS A FUCKING MONITOR

          • FarFarAway@startrek.websiteEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            That’s what happened to me. Needed a printer in the middle of covid, ASAP. Nothing I researched was there, so I had a limited time to just pick a printer. Hmmm, this HP seems ok…

            3 months later, there was no way I used all the ink. WTF. Go to buy more, and thats when I realized my mistake. !@#☆$%^&*

      • fxt_ryknow@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        I picked up an Epson eco tank printer for my wife a couple years ago, and it’s been fantastic! My wife, being a kindergarten teacher has a knack for absolutely killing printers… And this little Epson has been a work horse!!! I have nothing but good things to say about it!

    • Corhen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      just get a small laser printer. i got a Pantum Laser Printer, on sale, for like $40. Its on its 3rd refill after years and years of heavy printing for my wife while in school.

    • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Costs $.10 to print at the library.

      I’m fortunate to have a library just down the street so I go over there.

      I also don’t have to print anything very often so I’ve only had to do that a couple of times in as many years.

      • duffman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        My library offers $7 worth of printing free each week with your Library. I am curious how many households actually still have printers these days.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          The public library here (and it’s far from alone) offers free B&W and color laser printing, free large format printing and free 3D printing. Libraries are awesome.

          (I am married to one of the library’s administrators, so I may be slightly biased, but really, go check out your local library.)