Epson's war on it's customers

[Frank Arthur]

Epson's war on it's customers.

Epson with their powerful legal staff and enforced by the US taxpayers
US Customs and Border Protection has succeeded in blocking
any substitute inks to be used on my Epson desktop printer. I cannot
afford to use my Epson printer much anymore since I can't get my $2
inks and I, as a hobbyist cannot afford to pay $13 an ink cartridge
(8x$13) $104 for a set of inks. Much of the ink is wasted during the
Nozzle Check & Cleaning processes anyway. Of course that means I buy
much, much less Epson Paper too. And what chance would I ever again
buy another Epson Printer from a manufacturer who treats me as an
enemy?
I haven't done it yet- but my alternative is switching to a bulk
filling system as a work around as many users seem to be doing. How
does that help me? Epson? US Customs & Border Protection? of the
plumetting sales of Epson printers?

 

[Jan Alter]

Epson's war on it's customers.

Epson with their powerful legal staff and enforced by the US taxpayers US
Customs and Border Protection has succeeded in blocking
any substitute inks to be used on my Epson desktop printer. I cannot
afford to use my Epson printer much anymore since I can't get my $2 inks
and I, as a hobbyist cannot afford to pay $13 an ink cartridge (8x$13)
$104 for a set of inks. Much of the ink is wasted during the Nozzle Check
& Cleaning processes anyway. Of course that means I buy much, much less
Epson Paper too. And what chance would I ever again buy another Epson
Printer from a manufacturer who treats me as an enemy?
I haven't done it yet- but my alternative is switching to a bulk filling
system as a work around as many users seem to be doing. How does that help
me? Epson? US Customs & Border Protection? of the plumetting sales of
Epson printers?

Just curious as to which Epson model do you have?

 

[Frank Arthur]

Just curious as to which Epson model do you have?

Epson Stylus Photo R1800

 

[measekite]

Epson's war on it's customers.

Epson with their powerful legal staff and enforced by the US taxpayers
US Customs and Border Protection has succeeded in blocking
any substitute inks to be used on my Epson desktop printer. I cannot

I think it is great they are protecting your photos from poor quality and
fading and for protecting your printer from being ruined.

afford to use my Epson printer much anymore since I can't get my $2
inks and I, as a hobbyist cannot afford to pay $13 an ink cartridge

You can get cheap prints at Costco.

(8x$13) $104 for a set of inks. Much of the ink is wasted during the
Nozzle Check & Cleaning processes anyway. Of course that means I buy
much, much less Epson Paper too. And what chance would I ever again
buy another Epson Printer from a manufacturer who treats me as an
enemy?

It seems that you are the enemy of all printer mfg. Just do not print.

I haven't done it yet- but my alternative is switching to a bulk
filling system as a work around as many users seem to be doing. How
does that help me? Epson? US Customs & Border Protection? of the
plumetting sales of Epson printers?

I am glad you like your printer. If you do not like your printer then do
not use it.

 

[measekite]

Epson Stylus Photo R1800

That is a great printer. You should use Epson ink to get what Epson
designed into the printer.

 

[Frank Arthur]

I think it is great they are protecting your photos from poor
quality and
fading and for protecting your printer from being ruined.

No. They are protecting their profits because they fear competition by
other ink suppliers
will be selling just as high quality inks at much lower cost.
I am an adult and I don't need "big brother" to protect me from
"printer ruination".
Actually Epson is fearful of competition and that is why they set
about to destroy their
competetitors. In other words Epson could not show their inks to be
superior so they
block others. Without competition you are forced to pay exhorbitant
prices. Didn't you know
that?

You can get cheap prints at Costco.

And of course Costco will not be using Epson inks or Epson paper. And
I would not be able to control my printing. Your "big brother"
attitude of
telling me, an adult, what I should or shouldn't do is a poor idea.

It seems that you are the enemy of all printer mfg. Just do not
print.

Not true. Their are many retail outlets across America offering
competative inks and
ink refils- but not Epson.

I am glad you like your printer. If you do not like your printer
then do
not use it.

Isn't that wonderful. I use much less Epson paper. My creativity is
stifled by the exhorbitant $104 set of inks.
A lose-lose situation. So much for the brilliant suggestion of an
idiot "measekite".

 

[Joel]

Just curious as to which Epson model do you have?

I would wanna know his special Epson printer too.

 

[Michael Johnson]

That is a great printer. You should use Epson ink to get what Epson
designed into the printer.

But according to you, the village idiot, you can use cheap photo paper.
Why do you waste the perfect, over priced, Canon ink on cheap paper?
I guess that cheap paper is good enough for you? Let me guess, if you
had a Ferrari you would bias ply tires on it? How's that crow taste
that you are chewing on?