Hewlett Packard Instant Ink

RumRat

LDamyandNight wrote: »

I bought an HP envy printer and it attempted to automatically default onto the instant ink programme.
I went with it thinking that Hey, it's HP....they would rip me off right? Only to fidn that the whole thing is a scam. You signup for x number of pages per month and if you go over that, they charge you (irrespective of the spoiled pages, printer jams etc).
The send you cartridges (through auto--replenish), but when you cancel the service, the cartridges that you have already paid for stop working - I am pretty sure that cannot be legal seeing as I am not renting the ink cartridges and have already paid for them.

Stay away, Buy the non HP ink cartridges and it will save you a huge amount to money. Two orders for ink cost more that the printer.....thats all you need to know!

Have you read the thread? I don't think we need telling how you think it works.
It can't default to the instant ink programme, you have to sign up to it and give payment details.
So you signed up for it and didn't read the T&C's?

If you buy intelligently you get months of free printing, 14 months in my case.

After that, the cost is less than a cup of coffee monthly for most home users. Or, even free for very light users.

Of course, you are not forced to use the service. In which case you can just buy normal cartridges.

dipsomaniac

Best ink decision I ever made. Sounds like you signed up to the wrong plan after the free months

Alun

Hi all,

After needing a new printer, I decided to purchase a HP printer to use Instant Ink. As a very light user I checked the website and was impressed to see a free version. On printer installation, the lowest option that appears is the £1.99 version - which I'm pretty happy with but wondered how you actually get the free version which is still listed on the website?

Cheers 

Alun

mobileron

works well for me and saves money.