Apple Selling Printer Supplies through 10.4?

[fklehman]

That sounds a tad sarcastic, and I don't really understand why.

I fall under the "businessperson" umbrella as well as the "people who know about computers" umbrella. There are times when I'm working from home, and run out of ink or toner.

Since I only do about 20% of my printing from home, I don't really have a need to stock my closet with ink and toner. When I run out, I go buy more. And more often than not, when I've run out, I need more immediately.

So, it really doesn't stand to logic that Staples or Costco are any better or worse than any other place, when you need something the same day. Honestly, it's more expensive for me to buy ink from Newegg after shipping:

Canon BCI-3eBK Cartridge
(NewEgg)
$10.25 + $4.99 shipping = $15.24 + 3 - 5 days shipping
(Amazon)
$11.79 + $5.58 shipping = $17.37 + 3 - 5 days shipping
(Office Max)
$13.99 + $0.84 sales tax = $14.83 + 25 minutes worth of driving
(Staples)
$13.19 + $0.79 sales tax = $13.98 + 15 minutes worth of driving

Yeah I'm not interested in online ink either, since Delaware has no sales tax. Between that freebie and the shipping costs that eat away at any potential online discount, I actually save money by buying from Staples et. al.