Technology challenged

[pbray]

My ancient inkjet printer has been slowly dying--at first it was misfeeding paper and then it developed a tendency toward spitting out ink. I changed inkjet cartridges (twice), but while there was a brief improvement, the smearing ink came back. As did a new symptom, where random lines appeared much lighter than the text above and below them. I tentatively diagnosed a problem with the track mechanism--as it travels back and forth the cartridge is either too close to the paper (smearing) or too far (light print).

So on Saturday I went over to Staples to see what they had in stock, and found a printer that looked good, with a 30% off rebate. But since I hadn't made up my mind, I decided to check a couple of other places to see what they had on offer.

Somehow I missed the fine print that the rebate offer was only good for one week. When I returned Sunday, the printer was back to its regular price.

Grr. Argh. Now I'm stuck waiting to see if that printer goes back on sale, or trying to find something else at a comparable price. And in the meantime, my HP knows it's about to be replaced and is misprinting with wild enthusiasm.

Comments

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Well I'm irrational about books, and I do a far amount of traveling, so I need to economize somewhere :-)

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Is there a Best Buy in that Mall Sprawl west of Binghamton?
When I needed a new monitor, I went to STaples and Best Buy -- the cheapest one they had was the very same monitor: $169 at Staples, $129 at Best Buy.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Nearest Best Buy is over an hour away. All we've got is a Circuit City and a Staples. Used to have an OfficeMax but they closed.

No Costco either, but we do have WalMart, Sam's Club and a Target.