It's nice to be back at the shop, but the frustrations are also there. We're trying to wrap up our end of the year forms, tax filings and paperwork, and it's plodding along. A lot of it has to be done at home because that's the only printer I have available to use. Yes, I have a printer at the shop for emergencies, and I use it; but I strictly ration the number of pages per month. Why? Because I'm cheap and I like free.
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I have an HP Deskjet 3630 at the shop which I've never spent a dime on. I use it regularly, but I watch how much I'm printing and make sure to never exceed my maximum number of pages per month. As long as I'm under that total, HP has to supply me with free ink cartridges when needed. It's a total win'/win since I use my Epson at home for all of my serious printing needs. |
When I purchased the printer for the backroom at the shop, I had a purchase rebate credit of $60-$70 (I don't recall the exact amount) that I could use until the end of January. DH had purchased a new desk chair for my use in our computer room at home, and the credit was a bonus offered by Office Depot. I needed a new printer at the shop - the old one was toast. I found a little HP printer that was relatively new and offered at a great price - totally affordable with my store credit. So, I bought the new HP printer (for free) and got it set up.
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The set of Black and Colored inks for the printer runs a bit less than $60 for the set. I haven't had to purchase a set since I got the printer more than two years ago. Maybe even three years ago by now. I find that delightful - LOL. |
HP has a program where you allow them to monitor your ink usage and you'll get automatic refill inks sent to you when needed. You subscribe to a certain number of pages per month as your estimated usage. I subscribed for a total of 15 pages or less for my printer, because there was no charge as long as I stayed within that usage number. They sent me my initial ink cartridges (the printer, of course, came with a set of ink cartridges, but they weren't full sized). When I get down to needing a new cartridge, if I haven't gone beyond my 15 or less printouts per month, my ink will be free. It's been more than two years and I haven't bought ink yet.
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The printer I have at home is this one - an Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4720 ink jet printer. It's my workhorse and I use it heavily. The ink cartridges run me close to $200 if I need all of them, but fortunately, I don't need them that often. I put the printer through its' paces, though. Over the years, I've found that I have a preference for Epson printers, and I've used and burnt out several of them. They're heavy-duty and very dependable, which are important attributes for me. |
So, I take a lot of things home to print instead of using the store printer. (Ink cartridges are expensive, and I only want to spend the high dollars for my high-end/high-speed Epson printer that I use at home). That means that we do things like filing our monthly tax forms, etc, at home, instead of at the shop. Although doing things this way also makes sense because I don't need to be talking finances on the edges of the sales floor if any questions come up that I need to ask DH about. Sometimes we're delayed by a day, but it's infrequent.
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I do love it when I can get a good bargain, and my little HP printer has proven to be exactly that - a great bargain. |
That means I have a lovely backup printer at the shop that's entering it's third year of use, and it's still completely free. I paid nothing for it. I use it, (carefully, because we do need copies or printouts of things occasionally at work), but I want to keep it free. I suspect I'm not HP's favorite customer - LOL.
On that note of thrifty shopping, I'm out of here. I'm cold, I'm tired, and I can hardly wait for my Sunday off. Have an excellent weekend and I'll be back on Monday morning.
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