You might think, “It’s just a few cents!” But over a lifetime, you’ll print around 100,000 pages. That’s $3,000 if you’re careless. Or $1,500 if you’re a cost-savvy ninja. That’s a vacation to the Bahamas. Do you want a tan or a stack of paper?
Also, laser printers are weirdly resilient. You can drop one off a desk, and it’ll still print. Inkjet printers? One sneeze and they clog. Laser printers are the Nokia 3310 of office equipment. Durable, but hungry for your money.
Final Punchline
Next time you hit “print,” imagine a tiny accountant inside your printer. He’s tallying up fractions of cents. He wears a visor. He’s judging your 47-page anime fanfic. Don’t let him win.
Print smart. Use double-sided. Buy high-yield. And for the love of all that is holy, stop printing memes in color. Your wallet will thank you. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll save enough for that laser printer you secretly want to buy for fun. Yes, people do that. I’m one of them.
