Monobod
'Phantom' of the forum!
Reged: 03/04/2003
Posts: 5672
Loc: Just West of Norwich, Norfolk
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I have just visited 'buyepson.com' for a new photo black ink cart for my pro3800. when I last ordered one a few weeks ago it was £35 ish with free delivery. Now they are asking £42.50. Do they attract sales of the printer based on claims of cheaper ink from larger carts, then hike the price 20% when they have a captive bunch of users worldwide? Seems a bit like that to me. 
Well, they have lost my custom, I went to 'Cartridgesave.com' and got them for £35 including VAT and delivery.
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Malcolm_Stewart
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/07/2005
Posts: 2215
Loc: Milton Keynes, UK
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It's very nice buying and using the latest Epson printer (I've been there once or twice) but keeping to an older but still functioning model means that I can take advantage of the cheap (sometimes, very cheap) prices I find in the bins at Jessops, Staples etc.
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Monobod
'Phantom' of the forum!
Reged: 03/04/2003
Posts: 5672
Loc: Just West of Norwich, Norfolk
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Problem is, I need A2 for business, so I am hooked. My gripe is with a 20% hike, not the printer itself. I cannot see the justification.
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LargeFormat
old hand
Reged: 24/10/2006
Posts: 948
Loc: Buckinghamshire and Cumbria
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Have you noticed the exchange rate of the GBP/Yen?
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Littlemadam
newbie
Reged: 04/07/2008
Posts: 1
Loc: Essex, UK
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I kinda sell these for a living and my cost from a distributor is £26.00 plus vat. It is common knowledge that they will reel you in with a bargain on the printer and then make their money out of the carts themselves. HP Even sell their printers at a loss knowing they'll make loadsa cash on the toners!
Sickening that original carts are so expensive really!
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