Mathijs - that's weird. I'm in the U.S., but last June when I ordered my MBP with itouch and "free" printer, it ALL came piecemeal. (Almost every component came on a different day without me asking.)
I still think it's a good idea to call and ask them to ship it individually, though. Btw, I got a similar Epson with my last Mac, and it works very well. I'm still a fan of HP printers, however, so I currently use an HP C6180 All-in-one. This is my second one; I sold the other one because I was leaving Hawaii, where I was living at the time, and didn't want to bring it with me. (No wi-fi, but I can scan, fax, it has a card reader, good copies, pretty fast, AND individual inks that I just had refilled at Costco, cheap.)
So far with the Costco ink I've only printed out black and white stuff, and the quality seems exactly the same as HP. They say, in fact, that it is the same HP ink. When i print out a photo, I'll have a better idea of the quality.
The one thing that bugs me about the HP is that if ONE of the ink cartridges runs out, you can't print anything until you replace it. So each cartridge has to have ink in it for the printer to work. You can still scan, fax, etc.
I've seen lots of All-in-ones very cheap on Craig's List, in case it's a Mac choice and you don't want to do the rebate thing.
FYI PC SWITCHERS
Be aware that (just like with Windows 7, now 😛) a lot of printers aren't Mac compatible, even sometimes when they say they are. At least, this is how it was about 4 years ago, it might have changed. I'd double-check with the sales person/internet and keep your fingers crossed.