I think it was HP some time last year; the only reason they were able to report earnings (over-all) was sales of their consumables, every other division lost money.
Kinda makes you think.... Marcel > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Nikitiuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) OT: Printer Refills > > > I sell these things daily and I can confirm that the printers are > basically a loss leader...something inexpensive to get you in > the door > and then sell you something else. A couple of the printer reps have > said in an indirect way that that is the way they make their > money. As > long as you accept that as a truth you won't be disappointed. > A lot of > people say, "I might as well buy a new printer casue it is > cheaper than > a new printer." May be true but consider this...if your car > runs out of > gas...do you buy a new car? > > Think of a printer like a guinea pig or a car. The initial > investment > really does cost you nothing when you look at it. It is the > gas, oil, > insurance, etc...or in the case of the pig...cage, food, > shavings...that > costs you the money. > > > > Jesse Kline wrote: > > hehe, you don't have to apologize to me. I don't like the model that > > they use of selling you a cheap printer and very expensive > ink either. > > Although I've never seen a new ink jet for less than $75 > dollars, and I > > think some of them only come with half full ink cartridges > anyways. At > > work we recently replaced an old HP laser because a toner > cart. would > > have been $150, and a new printer was about $300. I was > just letting you > > know that I have not had any good experiences with ink > refills, but you > > may have a better experience than I did. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Jesse > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal, and or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed.
