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Saw the accountant today; "new" printer

February 21st, 2019 at 01:39 am

I met with our accountant today to do our taxes. I don't know the outcome yet but everything is submitted except for a couple of forgotten items I sent over tonight. I should know in a week or so how we made out.

A few weeks ago when I went to print something, my printer made an awful grinding noise. It did ultimately print but each time I tried after that, same noise. The printer was over 8 years old so I wasn't terribly upset, and it wasn't an expensive item to begin with.

The only thing I was annoyed about was that I bought a set of ink cartridges for it not long before that. I knew if I bought a new printer, those would go to waste.

So I checked the box for the cartridge for a list of compatible printers and then searched on ebay for the newest of those models. I lucked out and found someone selling the newest one for $15 plus $17 shipping. I was happy to spend $32 to get an upgraded printer and not waste about $60 worth of ink cartridges. It arrived yesterday and I just set it up tonight. It seems to be working just fine so I'm back in business for a pretty modest expenditure.

Posted in Personal Finance, Shopping Deals | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Saw the accountant today; "new" printer”

  1. crazyliblady Says:
    February 21st, 2019 at 02:37 am 1550716662
    1550716662

    Good thinking on the search for a new printer. I don't think I would have thought to look for one that way.

  2. disneysteve Says:
    February 21st, 2019 at 03:05 am 1550718342
    1550718342

    It’s the first time I bought a used printer but it was certainly worth it. Not only do I get to use the 2 new cartridges I have but also I get to finish the two that were in the old printer.

  3. Jenn Says:
    February 21st, 2019 at 04:47 am 1550724474
    1550724474

    That was clever. I would have been thinking of selling the cartridges but your approach was better.

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