content: When Gilette invented the safety razor in 1902 he practically gave them away. This was because he knew he would make much more money selling the blades. The tactic was called a loss leader. That's what Canon is doing with this printer. The ink is very expensive and produces fewer prints than any other printer I have ever owned by far. My printer is still working well but I'm throwing away this otherwise OK machine because I can't afford to feed it.