r/MurderedByWords • u/Crimson_Azoth • Jul 22 '18

Murder A murder by words about words

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u/makemeking706 Jul 22 '18 edited Jul 22 '18

why would anyone pay that

Because they print so infrequently that buying their own printer is not worth the investment.

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u/_Bardbarian_ Jul 23 '18

Don't forget convenience. I remember forgetting to print out a report, stopped by and printed it out on my way to class. Not going to really miss $2/3.

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u/hoodatninja Jul 23 '18

Bingo. I literally haven’t owned a printer in over 10 years. I need one every like...9-12 months?

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u/rigg77 Jul 22 '18

I print frequently enough that I should own a large format printer, but lack the funds to purchase one outright or the credit to buy one that way (thanks college tuition and recession). I’ve made the argument to my managers and higher that we should own a printer that will at least do 11x17 (ASME/ANSI-B) size paper but nobody will budget for it. Almost everything I do is B size but usually monthly I’ll do a light plot or ground plan that 17x22 or gasp 22x34.

But nope, dropping $11 a sheet on large format color printing seems like the best way to go.

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u/demonlicious Jul 23 '18

also setting them up can be frustrating for those people who don't already own a printer.