On Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:43:52 -0700, graham > wrote:

>
>On 2017-12-23 4:38 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-12-23 6:24 PM, Hank Rogers wrote:
>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> There are some good deals out there when you buy in bulk. I love
>>>> tenderloin steaks and they usually cost $10-12 apiece. Every once in a
>>>> while there are deals on beef tenderloins.* A couple years ago I picked
>>>> one up fora tad under* $50 and got 16 steaks out of it. Last year I got
>>>> one for $60 and got 14 steaks and a roast that I got two nights out of.
>>>> * The FoodSaver was well used there.* I often see economy packs of
>>>> chicken that offer great savings.* he 40-50 cents that it costs for FS
>>>> material is still a winner for me.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yep, I bet it is very worthwhile for freezing very expensive stuff,
>>> like those good cuts of beef, when you find really good deals like
>>> that. You're making me hungry now, dammit.
>>>
>>> I'm old and I don't get out much these days, so I rarely run across
>>> good food sales. It was years ago when I wanted a foodsaver gizmo.
>>>
>>> I reckon some of these machines must be like ink jet printers ... They
>>> sell you the printer for peanuts, but the ink cost an arm and both
>>> legs. I knew a lady several years back that resorted to buying really
>>> cheap printers, just threw them away when the ink ran out, and got a
>>> new printer.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I had the same thought. I have to say that my first FS was a gift and
>> the material was very expensive. The replacement machine game with a lot
>> of extra bags and rolls of material.
>>
>> Years ago my wife bought be a laser printer for Christmas. Within a
>> month I went shopping for a* replacement toner cartridge and was
>> astounded at the cost... $85 at the time... compared to the $30 per
>> month I was spending on ink cartridges.* However, it was about 3 years
>> before I had to use it.* Years later I had a problem with the printer. I
>> took it too a computer store for repairs.* It was going to be* about
>> $150 for parts... plus labour. The guy pointed out that my toner
>> cartridge was almost empty. They had new laser printers on sale for $214.
>
>The cartridge that comes with the printer is NOT full size so it soon
>runs out.
>I have a HP laser printer that cost me just over $100 a few years ago.
>The drum and toner cartridge are a combined unit and now cost about
>$90!! My wide carriage inkjet printer is more expensive to run but with
>retirement looming, it won't get much use in future.

I seem to remember seeing somewhere that if you calculated the cost of
printer ink in barrel quantities, all same oil, the printer ink costs
more than double! Last time I bought a printer I thought I was being
canny when I asked the guy which printer has the least costly
cartridges. I bought that one - was an HP - but as I found out
subsequently, the cartridges were half the size of the ones I had to
buy previously. Ya just cain't win the battle, much less the war!!