My HP IIP-Plus Laserjet printer needs a cartridge.
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> I don't print anywhere near as much stuff as I used to when I ran a
> marketing business, so replacements are fewer and farther between. >
> So, I went to that Big Box store - the one whose name sounds like a device
> that is used to fasten papers together - and couldn't find my particular
> cartridge - 75A - on their shelves.
>
> Spoke with a "manager" who immediately went to - TADA! - the computer - NOT
> a paper catalog.
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> He couldn't find one.
>
> Now, to establish the correct frame of mind for the next statement, you
> must understand that I have owned this printer since new - for
> approximately 14 years - and have bought several cartridges for it over the
> years.....picking them right off the shelf myself, without any assistance
> from anyone.
>
> Then, I heard it....."Are you SURE it's a IIP-Plus?"
>
> No, idiot. It's actually a 4P, but I only fill the paper tray half full, so
> I can get away with half the laser cartridge.....Here's your sign. >
> I left and went to a small, independent stationery store that I used to do
> a lot of business with. They pulled out the HP book, looked up the part,
> and told me they could have it here Tuesday.
>
>
> THAT WAS EASY!!!
(here's your button ;-) Some months ago, another shop owner here in town needed a toner cartridge for his Hp Deskjet 1000, for another $20 he was able to buy a whole new laser printer. Such is the world of cheap electronics... I'm not sure I'd expect a big box office supply store to be able to help me with a 14 year old printer, but I sure as hell think Ford should still be able to supply evaporative emissions parts for a 8 year old vehicle. No wonder they're going tango uniform.