Office Depot sells printers at very low (or even negative) margin, and then inflates the margins on cables, paper, ink, and warranty. If you want the best deal, get the printer from OD, and everything else you need somewhere else. That $20 USB cable they sell costs them $1 and you can get the same or better online for $2.68.
Aye this is 100% correct! I used to manage a store in NC. Also none of the tech services are actually done by the associates. We just attach a USB with a program for someone else to fix it remotely.
I know I’m super late to the party, but everyone should know about Monoprice.com
It’s honestly my go-to website whenever I need audio cables, video cables, PC/laptop adaptors, or even network cables. But they offer a lot more than just cables.
Let’s say you need to buy a personal printer cable (USB-A to USB-B) at’s 6 feet long. Office Depot’s lowest price is just under $6. Best Buy’s lowest price is $7.99. Staples’ lowest cost offer is a bit over $3. Walmart’s lowest price is just under $5. Amazon’s lowest price (minus Monoprice items on the site,) is just under $7.
Monoprice offers one 6 foot long printer cable for $1.99. And after adding the shipping cost for me, it came out to be $5.
Office Depot sells printers at very low (or even negative) margin, and then inflates the margins on cables, paper, ink, and warranty. If you want the best deal, get the printer from OD, and everything else you need somewhere else. That $20 USB cable they sell costs them $1 and you can get the same or better online for $2.68.
I appreciate the exact price of $2.68.
Aye this is 100% correct! I used to manage a store in NC. Also none of the tech services are actually done by the associates. We just attach a USB with a program for someone else to fix it remotely.
I know I’m super late to the party, but everyone should know about Monoprice.com
It’s honestly my go-to website whenever I need audio cables, video cables, PC/laptop adaptors, or even network cables. But they offer a lot more than just cables.
Let’s say you need to buy a personal printer cable (USB-A to USB-B) at’s 6 feet long. Office Depot’s lowest price is just under $6. Best Buy’s lowest price is $7.99. Staples’ lowest cost offer is a bit over $3. Walmart’s lowest price is just under $5. Amazon’s lowest price (minus Monoprice items on the site,) is just under $7. Monoprice offers one 6 foot long printer cable for $1.99. And after adding the shipping cost for me, it came out to be $5.
Who in the world is using a USB printer in 2023?
Ethernet bby
Who is using an Ethernet printer in 2024?
Wifi bby