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terryc

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Jul 1, 2009, 9:51:18 PM7/1/09
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Any recommendations?


Looking at getprice.rip-off.au and it listed a product with a nice low
price ~$78.

Hmm, no link to company and I think the extremely tiny logo says The
Cartridge Warehouse, so google search pops up a site and I go there and
enter the product I want. Turns out to be located in the UK and the price
is 83 Pouonds.

So, obviously getprice invents sites to pad their list of prices.

Confirmed when the next lowest price had a non-working registration form
form.

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Rod Speed

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Jul 2, 2009, 3:15:23 AM7/2/09
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terryc wrote:

> Any recommendations?

http://www.staticice.com.au

Rob

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Jul 2, 2009, 3:25:18 AM7/2/09
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terryc wrote:
> Any recommendations?
>
>
> Looking at getprice.rip-off.au and it listed a product with a nice low
> price ~$78.
>
> Hmm, no link to company and I think the extremely tiny logo says The
> Cartridge Warehouse, so google search pops up a site and I go there and
> enter the product I want. Turns out to be located in the UK and the price
> is 83 Pouonds.
>
> So, obviously getprice invents sites to pad their list of prices.
>
> Confirmed when the next lowest price had a non-working registration form
> form.
>
>
>

I assume that you want inks for the Epson printer -computer fairs are
the cheapest or Summit Inks at Bankstown good prices.

http://www.summit-ink.com/

Make sure that the inks are for that printer Dye or Pigment type. There
are replaceable dye substitutes for pigment types which are a lot cheaper.

have you looked at ebay and checked the prices there as well should be a
good indication of street pricing. You can get a shop front to buy off ebay.

r

terryc

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Jul 2, 2009, 10:09:17 AM7/2/09
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On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:25:18 +1000, Rob wrote:


> I assume that you want inks for the Epson printer -computer fairs are
> the cheapest or Summit Inks at Bankstown good prices.

I was actually chasing toner cartridges for the hp4v. We pick up ink
cartridges for the 1160 from a local hot dollar shop for $11(Black) & $14
(colour).

I ended up buying one for a hp5si as well as they were both less then $80
each. Either I'm receiving crap later today or being nicely surprised.
Other places were $200 + each. If I can determine that one or both are
still okay, then it will have been a good investment.

Otherwise, I'll probably go back to 1dollarmore.com.au and buy a new mono
laser printer.

terryc

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Jul 2, 2009, 10:10:08 AM7/2/09
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On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:15:23 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:

> terryc wrote:
>
>> Any recommendations?
>
> http://www.staticice.com.au

Thanks, knew it was something ice, but couldn't remember it.

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