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I was given a used HP printer with instant ink cartridges installed. When the time to actually make use of it, I had to: -Connect printer to the internet -add

I was given a used HP printer with instant ink cartridges installed. When the time to actually make use of it, I had to: -Connect printer to the internet -add a credit card to the account the ink came with -Create a new account since I did not 'own' the account associated with the cartridges in hand -wait 5 business days for new cartridges that were linked to my account, even though the ones installed were full. rent seeking in the form of antiquated document acceptance policies

varispeed 6y ago
I find it fascinating that people are ready to go through such lengths to achieve what is supposed to be a simple task and they think it is normal. If they were testing this with the customers, really not one said this is just plain stupid or maybe they did, but greedy marketers decided to ignore? It's not like HP has a monopoly on printers?