Cost of Printing

[Tina]

Has anyone compared the cost of printing at home to taking your layouts somewhere and having them printed?

Thought it would be interesting

[Amanda]

Actually margie has. She figures with paper and ink it cost her about $1.75 for an 8.5x11. I get mine printed at kinko's for $1.50.

[Margie]

and for an entire year, i had a supply of free paper since all i asked for last christmas was hp photo paper!!!! so around 75¢ then. now that i used it up... back up to the whopping $1.75. course i don't have a kinkos around here to compare prices. :(

[Lauren]

Sheesh - well that is great for you lot over there in consumer heaven - it is way more expensive over here - Paper costs are over $1 each page - and ink - well just dont go there with me - in fact our local consumer rights tv programme did a little thing on computer ink just this week - per mill it is more expensive than the most expensive french perfume and the most expensive congac !!!
I am in the market for a new scanner and I think I will go for one of these multifunction printer scanners as there is a Canon one for which I can get refills ( generic) for only $10 each which is less than a third of what I can get my (generic) epson ones for.

To get an 8x10 printed at an online photo place here costs me a minimum of $7 each ( if I get 5 done at a time) - so I am always looking for a cheaper option!!!!!!!