Buying cartridges vs buying a new printer

[JVCJr]

I am just wondering if others are seeing the game HP has going.  I went to purchase a yellow ink cartridge for my printer.  I started laughing as the 4 ink cartridges I would need to start anew cost more than the next generation printer.  The store I found this at was Walmart.  I find this to be an absolute ink rip off.  Check your neighborhood store to see if there the costs of a new printer are lower than the cost of new cartridges.  I would like to see other view points in this matter.  Thanks!

[Valsimot]

It's normal for all manufacturers ( not HP only)  that they have a very high price for replacement cartridges.

I would recommend you to research HP Ink Tank 419 wireless printer, those are cool you are buying only liquid ink in bottles, and you can compare price for 4 bottles and how many pages you can print with them with your current printer.

[JVCJr]

Hello,

I went to the siteHP Ink Tank 419 ."  I found nothing there that was cheaper than the cartridges at walmart; I believe they were $33.00 a cartridge.  I did not see anything about refilling my current cartridges. 

Had I found a refilling ink bottle does not change the fact that HP (I'm not sure what other companies are doing the same) is overcharging on the ink cartridges.   It is us, the consumer, that allows this to happen.  

I for one will have a new printer when I run out of ink.  I will definitely buy a new printer at a lower cost than I could buy the cartridges necessary to keep my current printer working.