I bought a new HP Deskjet printer recently because it was cheap and was only going to be used in my studio. I also signed up for their free instant ink cartridges. My expectation was that I would use the cartridges and cancel the subscription since I don’t print many pages at a time. The thing is they can monitor the amount of pages you print and yo

There’s a catch. If you cancel the Instant Ink subscription early, you have to return the cartridges even if they’re not empty because they will turn the cartridges off remotely on the expiration date. I have two weeks to use up the ink. So far I have printed 50 pages. I guess I’m going to print a lot of reference photos for paintings as well as collage papers for future art projects.

So once again, Free does not mean free. Unless you make a lot of prints, I don’t recommend the Instant Ink. Just use the regular cartridges right from the start.