HP printer ink plan

Our printer cacked off. Looking at a new one, and instead of buying a cheap printer that needs $75 refills we were thinking of buying based on the cost of the refills even if the printer cost s bit more. Them someone suggested the HP ink plan where they charge you $3 per month, and mail out refills when your ink gets low.

Has anyone used this, and are they happy with the plan?

that sounds low. Does it include all colors?

it comes with page limits. 2.99 a month is a 50 page/month plan.

I started with the $3 plan, which came with a free month when I bought the new printer. Then, because of a flurry of copying, I increased the monthly fee to $5.99 after a surcharge two months in a row. Figured it was cheaper than continuing to get the surcharge. My copying has tapered off quite a bit lately, so I will be reducing my monthly amount. They did send a set of colors, and then a black ink cartridge. But because things slowed down so much, it was months before I needed to install new cartridges. They are sent back postage paid for recycling.

If you're a member of Costco and your printer ink is one of the types they can refill, I highly recommend this service. Way cheaper than buying new cartridges.

http://costcoinkjetrefill.com/

I've had this for about 2 years and it works beautifully for me. I costed it out and it is much less per year than I would pay to go out and buy my own cartridges at Staples. I always have ink on hand when I need it, and I can adjust my monthly subscription according to how many pages I'm using. I like it and would highly recommend it to anyone.

Any place is cheaper than Staples! Staples is there for convenience, not price.

When our HP DeskJet died after 8 years of faithful service, I decided "no more ink drama". I got an Epson EcoTank printer. It cost more than $200 which is high for an inkjet, but it comes with ink bottles that hold enough ink for 4,000 pages. So I haven't paid for ink since and I haven't had "ink anxiety" - the worry that you're about to run out of ink and you don't have a spare cartridge.