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Article: Liquid Gold; WHY INK FOR YOUR BASIC PC PRINTER COSTS 16 TIMES MORE THAN VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE.(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2004
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Byline: DAMIEN FLETCHER
IF you won the Lottery you might be tempted to bathe in champagne. If it was a triple rollover, you might fill the tub with printer ink - one of the world's most expensive liquids.
The average cost of replacing the tablespoon of ink in a 17ml colour printer cartridge is pounds 29, making it sixteen times more expensive than vintage 1985 Dom Perignon.
It also puts Chanel No.5 and even rocket fuel in the shade.
Labour MEP David Bowe, who is campaigning for lower prices, says: "Inkjet printer cartridges are one of the most widely-used products ...
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