There are a lot of problems that can be solved with having more disposable income. They're not the really hard problems, they're just nuisances, but the thing about a nuisance is if you ignore them for long enough, they can become giant festering pus-filled sores. Ahem.
Last year, during the frenzy of pre-Christmas sales, I snagged what I thought was a great deal on an HP Officejet 6000, model E609A printer. The 10 year old laser printere I inherited from a friend who moved away was konking out, and I got the new HP for $50. Free shipping. I felt pretty damn proud of myself. It had decent reviews and promised duplex (double-sided) printing - how green!
This thing has been a dud since the day I got it. It has never gotten through a single print job without incident. I have only successfully printed with the thing a handful of times - maybe 3 or 4? Not an exaggeration. This thing is a total dud. From trouble-shooting it online, I have determined that it is having a "non-recoverable error." I follow the directions to no avail. I follow the directions for the other problems, too, just in case a ink cartridge problem is masquerading as a non-recoverable error.
Nothing.
It's not a huge problem. I am going to print one piece of paper at work tomorrow. I feel bad about using an office resource for a personal print job, but not so bad that I won't do it. But over the last year, it has become a giant festering pus-filled sore problem. I hate it. It's driving me batty.
I just wish that I had the cash free to go buy a different printer. A printer that worked. A printer that I could return to a store if it didn't work, rather than one I bought on uber-discount from an online retailer before last Christmas. I wish I had the cash for it. I wish, I wish, I wish.
$50 seemed like a good deal, but crap, it hasn't bought me anything but a large, ugly dust-collector. Stupid decision.
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