Sharp practice by Epson?

Grandad99

My XP8700 printer uses 4 ink cartridges. All the suppliers now list the official Epson replacements as including 6 cartridges so I am paying for 2 that I don't need.

Another way to hike the already high prices. 

la531983

Not really, save them for the next time they run out?

interstellaflyer

Grandad99 said:

My XP8700 printer uses 4 ink cartridges. All the suppliers now list the official Epson replacements as including 6 cartridges so I am paying for 2 that I don't need.

Another way to hike the already high prices. 

A bit confused as Epson say your printer takes 6 cartridges, if this is not the case the simple answer is not to buy the multipacks, you can just buy the cartridges you need individually.

https://www.epson.co.uk/en_GB/products/printers/inkjet/consumer/expression-photo-xp-8700/p/32270

DullGreyGuy

Grandad99 said:

My XP8700 printer uses 4 ink cartridges. All the suppliers now list the official Epson replacements as including 6 cartridges so I am paying for 2 that I don't need.

Another way to hike the already high prices. 

Appears you have the wrong model number for your printer as the quoted model does use 6 inks

DullGreyGuy

la531983 said:

Not really, save them for the next time they run out?

The 6 inks are all different... in my older printer the extra two are light magenta and light cyan (new Epson are different). 

If you used a Light Magenta instead of standard Magenta your photos will come out looking very wrong even if you can get the printer to print at all (normally it would identify its the wrong colour so reject the cartridge)

la531983

It seems the OP may have made a boob here anyway. 

Grandad99

la531983 said:

It seems the OP may have made a boob here anyway. 

He certainly did. Confused it with my other more basic printer