Epson boobytrapped its printers

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[–]Newzok 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yup. Don't buy Epson. They must really be desperate for revenue to keep doing this, with all the bad word of mouth it results in.

[–]jingles 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

this is a business trick that is commonly used in india and other nearby countries... they intentionally confuse things and otherwise make it easier for you to pay more money than to try to fix the problem that was intentionally created by the manufacturer.

for example, cars have become overly complicated with the many sensors that are required to keep a car running properly.. there are literally sensors that detect when a sensor has stopped functioning properly.

https://files.catbox.moe/3nju3t.mp3

[–]Myocarditis-Man 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They definitely should have been required to list this "feature" on the box. Also, having a grace period would have been nice.

"Parts of this printer are wearing out, get it serviced soon. 30 printable pages left

vs.

"A critical, non-user serviceable part of this printer has expired unexpectedly, and this machine will not print anymore until repaired by a professional. We know your term paper is due today, but that sounds like a you problem."

But do remember that we are talking about the industry where they make multi-function units refuse to scan because there is no ink...