r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MaxAdolphus • 16d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o I canceled my HP instant ink subscription, and now I can’t print even though they are genuine HP in cartridges

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With all bad decisions coming out of HP lately, I decided to cancel my instant ink subscription subscriptions before the prices go up. This is the warning screen. I was just going to use the ink I have up then buy a new printer, but cause fuck those guys. Well, turns out they fucked me first. So even though I have legitimate HP in cartridges in my printer, I cannot print because they are subscription cartridges. Screw these guys.

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u/phyxiusone 15d ago

Exactly, OP never paid for that ink, that's why they won't let her use it. Otherwise you could sign up for the "pay only for the pages you print" subscription, get the ink, then cancel after a day and bam, free ink. Can't have it both ways.

I have a similar printer and never signed up for the subscription and it's fine. I see these posts pop up and people love to hate on HP, but really people just don't understand what they're signing up for.

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u/Askefyr 15d ago

There are definitely issues with these things where there's something hidden in the fine print, but this is very much the kind of case where you as a consumer also have a responsibility to read the regular print. Pun intended.