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		mattkevan on Jan 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canon is telling customers how to override counter... I discovered this when the HP printer I’d just bought from a major UK retailer refused to accept official HP ink cartridges. Turned out that the starter cartridges that came with it were US region coded and the printer was now permanently locked to US ink. Hated that thing with a passion - the crunch it made hitting the bottom of the e-waste bin when it finally broke was deeply satisfying. I’ll never purchase an HP product ever again.

pbhjpbhj on Jan 9, 2022 [–]

Why not return it, that's clearly not fit for purpose and so contravenes the Consumer Rights Act, UK.

Some retailers care that the products they're selling are conning people; especially if it results in returns.

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