The loyalty program
Well it seems all good things must come to an end or at least that is the theme playing out in my head right now. My laptop died and I had to get a new one. My airport router died and I had to get a new one. My external hard disk drive died and I had to get a new one. Yesterday my printer died and I had to get a new one. I believe I’ll call it a day.
Considering this was my year to not purchase one thing and I have had to purchase that many things – I’m spent out on consumer electronics. The good news today was that Hewlett Packard gave me a substantial discount because I’ve been a loyal customer for over two decades. They gave me a printer that normally sells for $150 at $79 with free shipping, free ink, and an extended warranty for only $1. Can’t beat it with a stick. This upgraded printer has separate color ink cartridges so it prints better photos and it also scans better – so now after a long delay I can finally go back to scanning the family photo – a project I started now two years ago.