Today didn't start out great. I got a phone call from E asking me to come in and work a shift. As I half-heartedly got ready to go in, I got a text saying it was a joke, and thanks for my flexibility. I was ticked off. Thankfully I was very careful in my text response, and found out that he'd truly needed me to come in - but had found another way to take care of it. E needs to learn the right time to say "just joking" and the wrong time. (today was my day off)
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Won't go into it, but the situation with my landlady still isn't getting better. I went out to Target this afternoon to look at printers, and then saw "Love Happens" at the dollar theater.
When I got home, I was just overwhelmed with the desire to get out of here asap! So I checked out Craigslist (again - been doing a lot of that lately). Miracles! There were at least 4 really good possibilities which had just been listed today!! One is for $300/mo with the additional responsibility of pet sitting their dog! Another one is just a few blocks from where I am now ($255/month). I'm kind of wondering if this isn't God providing a way out for me ...
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Here are the printers I'm considering. I'd love to hear what you all think about the options - or know about ink costs for them. (i.e. can I use the Walgreen's refills, etc.?)
1. $39 HP Deskjet F2430 All-in-One Printer
2. $40 Canon Pixma MP250 Photo All-In-One Inkjet Printer/Copier/Scanner
3. $45 HP Deskjet F4235 Multi-function Inkjet Printer, Copier & Scanner
4. $49 HP F2480 All-in-One Printer/Copier/Scanner
5. $49 Canon Pixma MP490 Photo All-In-One Inkjet Printer, Copier, Scanner - Energy Star Compliant
There are three things I mainly want to be able to do: 1) print stuff for school (research papers, etc) 2) print coupons and 3) scan photos
*all prices are off of walmart.com
Thanks!
Printer options; Renting possibilities
January 7th, 2010 at 02:04 am
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January 7th, 2010 at 02:42 am 1262832155
Fingers crossed that you can find a better living situation...SOON!
January 7th, 2010 at 03:20 am 1262834415
January 7th, 2010 at 04:12 am 1262837562
Thanks Joanne. For the most part it has been a good situation. However, there have been many instances of passive aggressive behavior on her part. Taken individually, none of them are huge deals. It's more the build up of them, and then the way I've been treated as person non grata since returning from my CA trip which has taken me to the point of being willing to move even if it means doing so during the actual semester.
January 7th, 2010 at 05:18 am 1262841533
Good luck with the rentals!
January 7th, 2010 at 05:38 am 1262842720
I have an HP that is really, really old (probably 10 years at least?) and it is a WORKHORSE!! I love it!
January 7th, 2010 at 09:36 am 1262856973
January 7th, 2010 at 01:37 pm 1262871465
And yes, Canon prints as well as anybody. In fact, they had one of the best archival inkjets on the market ten years ago. ($1000 at the time, but the ink was rated to not fade for literally 20 to 30 years! Scary thing is the ink was super cheap, which just goes to show how much they scalp with today's ink.)
If I didn't need one myself, I'd give you my Canon printer for free. Most of your cost is going to come from ink anyways.
January 7th, 2010 at 06:38 pm 1262889482